Dr. Yejin Choi University of Washington Professor and MacArthur Fellow, works to improve AI's understanding of common sense. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation hide caption toggle caption John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Short Wave Can you teach a computer common sense? January 31, 2023 • Over the past decade, AI has moved right into our houses - onto our phones and smart speakers - and grown in sophistication. But many AI systems lack something we humans take for granted: common sense. In this episode Emily talks to MacArthur Fellowship-winner Yejin Choi, one of the leading thinkers on natural language processing, about how she's teaching machines to make inferences about the real world. Can you teach a computer common sense? Listen · 13:11 13:11 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1152568554/1152681548" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Can you teach a computer common sense? Listen · 13:11 13:11 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1152568554/1152681548" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
iStockphoto Opinion 13.7: Cosmos And Culture Learn To Code, Learn To Think June 9, 2014 • Must the next generation of students learn to write their own computer programs? Or should they just leave it to a smarter machine? Commentator Tania Lombrozo says logic dictates the choice.
