Toby Walsh, UNSW Australia, Data61, TU Berlin

The Limits of Artificial Intelligence

As we get closer to simulating parts of the brain in silicon, and as we see breakthroughs every day in the field of Artificial Intelligence, the question arises as to what are the limits to this scientific quest? Will we re-create human or super-human level intelligence in machines? Will they be conscious? Will machines take over as the dominant species on the planet? Where will this all end?

This talk is part of the BCCN Berlin-organised mini-symposium Artifical Intelligence and the Brain during the Berlin Science Week (Nov 1-10, 2016).

Additional Information

Toby Walsh is a leading researcher in Artificial Intelligence. He is Guest Professor at TU Berlin, and a Professor of Artificial Intelligence at UNSW, Sydney, Australia. He has been elected a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, and has won a Humboldt research award. He has previously held research positions in England, Scotland, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland and Sweden. He regularly appears in the media talking about the impact of AI and robotics. His twitter account has been voted one of the top ten to follow to keep abreast of developments in AI. He has played a leading role at the UN and elsewhere on the campaign to ban lethal autonomous weapons (aka "killer robots").

Organized by

Raphael Holca / Robert Martin