Can machines ever be like us? Prof Michael Wooldridge on the future of AI
In the year that AI was supercharged by Chat GPT, Prof Michael Wooldridge is giving the Royal Institution’s Christmas lectures on the truth about AI. Madeleine Finlay hears from him and science correspondent Nicola Davis in this Science Weekly Christmas special
December 19, 202319m 48s
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Show Notes
Prof Michael Wooldridge has been an AI researcher for more than 30 years, and in the year that AI was supercharged by ChatGPT, he is giving the Royal Institution’s Christmas lectures on the truth about AI. The Guardian science correspondent Nicola Davis sat down with him to find out how he sees AI evolving, what makes human intelligence unique, and what really keeps him awake at night. Madeleine Finlay hears from them both in this Science Weekly Christmas special.. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sciencepod">theguardian.com/sciencepod</a>
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ScienceAI (artificial intelligence)ComputingConsciousnessTechnologyChatGPTSurveillanceRoyal Institution