AI Foundations: A Brief History and Update on the State of AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not a new concept, but in recent years it has fueled amazing new capabilities, from computer vision to language processing. Developed with enormous volumes and diversity of data and unprecedented computing power, large-scale AI systems have begun to manifest emergent—unplanned, unexpected, unexplainable—capabilities. This three-part series, 'Artificial Intelligence: AI's Influence on Society and the Christian's Response', covers the foundations for AI technology, where it has excelled, and an update on the use of AI in diverse contexts:

AI Foundations: A Brief History and Update on the State of AI - In this talk, we cover, at a high level, the foundations for AI technology, where it has excelled, what the key technology components are at play, and where the technology is heading (what may come next).