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Public Writings

An artificial intelligence system trained on words and sentences alone will never approximate human understanding.

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Can deep learning systems learn to manipulate symbols? The answers might change our understanding of how intelligence works and what makes humans unique.

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Computer Vision Timeline
Website, images, and interactive components by Philipp Schmitt

A whiggish history of computer vision. Images and interactive components provided by Philipp Schmitt. â€‹

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They seem so human, but they are very alien.

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Like every kind of intelligence, AI will develop appropriate representations of the world to accomplish what it needs for its various tasks.

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As machine learning continues to develop, the intuition that thinking necessarily precedes learning — much less that humans alone can learn — should wane.

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Artificial Intelligence Timeline

Website, images, and interactive components by Philipp Schmitt

A timeline on the history of artificial intelligence. Written for the DeYoung Gallery's Uncanny Valley Exhibit. Images provided by Philipp Schmitt.

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