Cafe Skeptics Meetup: Artificial Intelligence

WHAT:   A Skeptic’s Perspective on Artificial Intelligence
The past few decades have shown incredible progress in technology. Advancements in computer speed and storage have enabled impressive advancements like Google Search, voice recognition, facial recognition, and competitive machine players for games like Chess and Go. Today we own electronics that have certain features we appropriately call “intelligent”, yet we do not (or is it not yet?) have artificial intelligence. Discussion of A.I. includes both good science and a lot of woo. This talk will explore what’s likely, unlikely, possible, and science fiction. Further, this talk will comment on how a non-technical person can be appropriately skeptical without an advanced degree.

WHO:   Kyle Polich
Kyle Polich is a data scientist and host of the Data Skeptic podcast. Kyle studied computer science and focused on artificial intelligence in grad school. His general interests range from obvious areas like statistics, machine learning, data viz, and optimization to data provenance, data governance, econometrics, and metrology. He resides in Los Angeles, CA with his wife LinhDa (pronounced “Linda”), and their lilac crowned amazon parrot Yoshi.

WHEN:   7:30pm Thursday March 10

WHERE:   La Peña, 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley (Click for map)

HOW:   Presented free by the Bay Area Skeptics

WHY:   Because humans are fascinating!