Toward Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)

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Dive into the history of machine learning and deep learning, current uses, and  breakthroughs still needed to move forward.

<h2>The Progress of Deep Learning and AI </h2><p>The precursors to the machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) of today have been in place for more than 400 years. It all started with the quest by humans to model the real world in a way it could be understood. </p><p><a href="https://www.ucsc-extension.edu/about/instructors/ravishankar-n-chityala/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><strong>Ravi Chityala</strong></a>, senior software development engineer and instructor with the <a href="https://www.ucsc-extension.edu/certificates/database-and-data-analytics/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">UCSC Silicon Valley Extension Database and Data Analytics program</a>, will begin the evening by walking through the history and progress we have made in modeling the real world: from the time we solved differential equations to the current applications of ML and DL.  </p><p>We will then look to biology for inspiration in creating intelligent systems. We understand the brain today much better than we did 50 years ago. What new lessons can help us move beyond the limitations of Deep Learning?</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattspratt/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><strong>Matt Taylor</strong></a>, open source community manager with <a href="https://numenta.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Numenta</a>, will present some key components of intelligence as it is currently understood at Numenta, including continuous learning, sparsity, and distributed semantics. </p><p>We&#x27;ll talk about the predictive capacity of pyramidal neurons, how one can represent many things in many contexts, and how sparsity and distributed semantics are enforced within some layers of the neocortex. We&#x27;ll even explore how to apply these ideas to today&#x27;s Deep Networks like CNNs. </p><p>Finally we’ll discuss the breakthroughs needed to move AGI forward in the lab and toward practical applications.</p><h3><a href="https://youtu.be/qVKVj4nx-mE" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">This event will be livestreamed.</a></h3><p>This event is co-sponsored by UCSC Silicon Valley Extension and Numenta.</p>

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