Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 6 months, you won’t have been able to avoid being bombarded with news about the latest developments in generative AI. Much of this information quickly devolved into wild speculation about the capabilities of these models, with many claiming that they are sophisticated enough to soon replace roles as diverse as writers, designers, lawyers, doctors … and even data professionals. Others have gone further, claiming that these models are showing at least some signs of artificial general intelligence or that we’re on an inevitable path to an AI apocalypse.
In this talk, we’ll cut through the hype and dive deeply into claims of artificial general intelligence. We’ll discuss how to more systematically measure intelligence in AI systems, and talk about where the current models stack up against this definition. By the end of this talk, you’ll see how far away we are from creating truly intelligent models, and also see the potential of such an intelligence if it could be developed.
Presented at:
- ODSC West 2023
- Python Conference NL 2023
- Big Data LDN 2023