Michael L. Brodie – an expert in artificial intelligence and big data, professor at Harvard University and M.I.T., gave a talk entitled “The AI Revolution is transforming our world: philosophy, benefits and challenges” at the AI&EDU SGMK Scientific Congress.
During the talk, Dr. Brodie stressed that the artificial intelligence revolution has made fundamental changes in various aspects of life, starting with simple everyday applications, such as the popular ChatGPT chatbot, which mimics human conversation. He recalled the words of Alan Turing, who predicted that computers would reach the level of human intelligence when they could not be distinguished from humans in communication.
Dr. Brodie discussed in detail AI based data science, pointing out that even though it is just a small and relatively new part of AI, AI based data science solutions have already revolutionized many AI areas, e.g. replaced previous AI solutions used in language and image recognition, that have been developed for decades.
He also explained that AI technology is brain-inspired; it mimics the structure of the human brain, which consists of billions of neurons and connections. He described the operation of artificial neural networks that learn to recognize patterns in data, for example, distinguishing images of chairs, pizzas and houses based on millions of photos.
The scientist emphasized that one of the biggest challenges with AI is its inscrutability – we don’t understand exactly how some AI applications work and the accuracy and reliability of their results. He noted the need for engineering techniques that ensure safety and compliance with humanitarian values.
Dr. Brodie also touched on the positive aspects of AI, such as faster prediction of protein structure and personalization of medicine through genomics. On the other hand, he pointed out that AI has the potential to both create new jobs and eliminate them, as is already happening in the field of computer programming, where AI tools are beginning to replace humans.
Dr. Brodie’s lecture provided a comprehensive look at the current state and future of artificial intelligence, highlighting both its enormous potential and the key challenges facing societies and scientists around the world.
The AI&EDU SGMK Science Congress organized by the Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School was held on June 13-14, in Warsaw. Just like the Futurist of the Year SGMK, the largest futurological science congress of 2024, it became an interdisciplinary space for the exchange of knowledge and experience of Polish and international experts and researchers.
Check out the conference materials and video report from the congress: https://www.youtube.com/@SzkolaKopernika
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