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HomeGeoff Hinton

Moonshots, moonshine and AI’s inflection point

2 April 2016Technologyartificial intelligence, deep learning, Geoff Hinton, Google, machine learning, neural networksNick Dunbar

Artificial intelligence is booming and technology companies are pouring billions into AI research. But has AI really got to a take off point, and what does the history of the field have to tell us about the prospects for success?

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