Science on Screen: AI

Sarah Dean, Cornell CS

 

machine learning

 

History of AI

  • Cybernetics (1940s)
  • Information theory (1940-50s)
  • Perceptron (1950-60s)

Norbert Weiner

Claude and Mary Shannon

Frank Rosenblatt

AI Today

  • Scale
    • Large deep networks
    • Large datasets
  • Training = prediction + feedback

AI Issues

  • Energy use
  • Data & surveillance
  • Human labor
  • Fallacy of functionality

Science on Screen: AI

Sarah Dean, Cornell CS