Name: You should be skeptical when it comes to hyped-up AI. Here’s why.
Uploaded: 2019-09-20T10:00:19-04:00
Duration: 6 min 56 s
Description: These questions can help us think more critically about new developments in artificial intelligence.

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Gary Marcus

Dr. Gary Marcus is the director of the NYU Infant Language Learning Center, and a professor of psychology at New York University. He is the author of "The Birth of[…]

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