Today we’re joined by Samory Kpotufe, an associate professor at Columbia University and program chair of the 2021 Conference on Learning Theory (COLT).
In our conversation with Samory, we explore his research at the intersection of machine learning, statistics, and learning theory, and his goal of reaching self-tuning, adaptive algorithms. We discuss Samor ... Show More
Jan 29
The Evolution of Reasoning in Small Language Models with Yejin Choi - #761
Today, we're joined by Yejin Choi, professor and senior fellow at Stanford University in the Computer Science Department and the Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI). In this conversation, we explore Yejin’s recent work on making small language models reason more effectively. We ... Show More
1h 6m
Dec 17
Rethinking Pre-Training for Agentic AI with Aakanksha Chowdhery - #759
Today, we're joined by Aakanksha Chowdhery, member of technical staff at Reflection, to explore the fundamental shifts required to build true agentic AI. While the industry has largely focused on post-training techniques to improve reasoning, Aakanksha draws on her experience lea ... Show More
52m 54s
Jul 2023
How studying human cognition can help us make better AI systems, with Tom Griffiths, PhD
From ChatGPT to self-driving cars, AI is everywhere these days – but its rollout hasn’t always been entirely smooth. Tom Griffiths, PhD, a professor of psychology and computer science at Princeton University, talks about how artificial intelligence works, how AI differs from huma ... Show More
32m 18s
Jul 2021
#255 — The Future of Intelligence
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sam Harris speaks with Jeff Hawkins about the nature of intelligence. They discuss how the neocortex creates models of the world, the role of prediction in sensory-motor experience, cortical columns, reference frames, thought as movement in conc ... Show More
58m 1s
Jul 2018
175: Insights from the Founder of KDnuggets
In this episode of the SuperDataScience Podcast, I chat with the President and Editor at KDNuggets, Gregory Piatetsky-Shapiro. You will hear about the recent advancements in Data Science, learn how Reinforcement Learning can greatly improve AI capabilities, and learn about the no ... Show More
53m 22s