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  • Is the Turing Test Outdated When it Comes to Measuring AI?

    Is the Turing Test Outdated When it Comes to Measuring AI?

    Alan Turing was a British scientist and a pioneer in computer science.  During World War II, it was Turing who developed a machine that would break the German Enigma code.  He also laid the groundwork for modern computing and theorized about artificial intelligence.  That was some 70 years ago, folks.  Turing developed a “test” which…

  • Google’s DeepMind Achieves Machine Learning Breakthroughs, Which is Terrifying

    Google’s DeepMind Achieves Machine Learning Breakthroughs, Which is Terrifying

    I wrote an article last week about the AlphaGo and AlphaGo Zero “robots” that used machine learning to beat humans in Go.  But I want to explore the technology behind what made all of that possible.  If you want to read more about that particular battle, check out my previous post.  Google is making progress…

  • Artificial Intelligence Breakthrough Puts Us On the Path to Singularity

    Artificial Intelligence Breakthrough Puts Us On the Path to Singularity

    AlphaGo was the first computer program to defeat a professional human Go player.  It was also the first program to defeat a Go world champion and arguably the strongest Go player in history.  Until now.  AlphaGo had its first formal match against the reigning 3 time European Champion, Fan Hui in October 2015.  AlphaGo defeated…