How Does AI Actually Work?

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Published 2023-10-24
This week, we have a special episode for you! There has been so much talk about AI over the last year or two, but not a lot of explanations. What is AI? What is the difference between AI and Machine Learning? How do they work? David sat down with Danu Mbanga, Director of Generative AI Solutions at Google, to get to the bottom of it all. This talk switches between a general overview of AI and an in-depth discussion about the meaning of intelligence. Danu has years of experience in this field so we hope you learn as much as we did! Enjoy.

00:00 Intro
03:32 What is AI?
12:02 Transformers
22:50 Ad break
22:53 How Regular People Can USe AI
28:55 What is Gen AI?
40:21 What is AGI?
46:32 Ad break
52:18 The Hallucination Problem
01:02:20 Typing Test

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Attention Is All You Need Paper: bit.ly/attentionisallyouneed
IBM k-nearest neighbors: ibm.co/3S6hdtm

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All Comments (21)
  • @S3verance
    i started panicking thinking that the week is already over and I haven't gotten any work done
  • @NickVrodos
    This has thrown off my weekly podcast schedule
  • @sheforeal1134
    22 minutes in, and I feel I should be getting college credit for this course. Love this one.
  • @dougnulton
    David was the right dude to do this video, his commentary is always so sharp and it translates really well to interview questions. I’m grabbing more popcorn and binging this straight through🍿
  • @mycabbages_
    People who are as knowledgeable as this guy about a particular field and are able to breakdown complex concepts from their fields into these palatable bits of information for us normies really fascinate me. Great interview, definitely one of my favs!
  • @AlanAA
    I'm glad I got recommended with this gem. Actual good podcast with people discussing things that really matter these days..
  • @ToppyTree
    As a pattern recognising algorithm I must conclude that it is probably Friday today
  • @davidblack6413
    Danu is a superb guest. He's a gift for explaining complex ideas beautifully. Not surprised he's in a senior position at Google in such a pathbreaking area of computer research. Thanks for a well-organized podcast, David, and for asking Danu these productive questions.
  • @vibhudoesntexist
    I usually watch the podcast in pieces and finish it right before the next one arrives....but this time I actually finished it on Sunday and had to wait 5 days and I'm so happy right now that they released the bonus episode right when I needed it the most Haha...thankyou guys 😂
  • @chaldea_
    Also, I love that individual members are allowed to host! Such a cool culture in the office.
  • @VaalkinTheOnly
    This was an episode made only out of passion and curiosity wasn't it?
  • @joshuacst
    If I want to know something as deep as possible, I would trust David to explain it to me. Good choice!
  • @ShaluaMandara
    The breaking down of the complexities of AI to be more simple and digestible bits was just amazing. Cheers to you guys. A great bonus episode
  • @PolarBlairGaming
    Love a good bonus episode. And I love learning with David. Maybe he needs your own podcast on the MKBHD network. "David Wants to Know"
  • This episode was worth leaving my first ever comment on YouTube. I love this type of topic and how in this video, the very complex and technical parts are explained so well. Makes me feel both smart for understanding and like an idiot compared to Danu at the same time.