How an algorithm became superhuman at Go — but not StarCraft — and then moved on to modeling proteins In a talk at the #vHLF20, DeepMind’s David Silver (recipient of the 2019 ACM Prize in Computing) showcased how AIs have become so powerful at playing games — and how this could be used to … 22. Sep 2020 | By Andrei Mihai | 1 comment
How HLF changed my life: Evangelos Kanoulas The COVID-19 pandemic forces us all to pause, reflect, and adapt. While the 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum has been postponed to September 2021, this year’s Virtual HLF will take place from Monday, September 21 until … 02. Sep 2020 | By Jens-Steffen Scherer | 0 comments
An AI walks into a bar, and it writes an awesome story “I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours,” quipped famous writer and humorist Jerome K. Jerome, more than a hundred years before he wrote an essay on using … 24. Aug 2020 | By Andrei Mihai | 2 comments
New AI is amazing at depixelating images — but it also highlights the problem of data bias As it so often happens, AI brings immense promise, but things are far from perfect. Read more 07. Jul 2020 | By Andrei Mihai | 4 comments
Böse neue intelligente Welt – führt künstliche Intelligenz zu mehr Krieg und der Erosion der Menschenrechte? Maschinelles Lernen hat mit lernen gar nichts zu tun. Man sollte von diesem Begriff überhaupt ganz abkommen und es das nennen, was es ist: Statistische Parameteroptimierung. Das meinte Noel Sharkey, einer der Teilnehmer der Podiumsdiskussion … 23. Sep 2016 | By Tobias Maier | 3 comments
Schöne, neue, intelligente Welt – wie künstliche Intelligenz uns allen helfen kann In intelligenten Robotern und Geräten mit künstlicher Intelligenz steckt unheimlich großes Potential, um das Leben der Menschen zum Positiven zu verändern. Und das beste ist: Das ist gar keine Zukunftsmusik. Es passiert jetzt gerade. Knapp … 22. Sep 2016 | By Tobias Maier | 3 comments
