Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence
OUR FUTURE WITH THE MACHINE
2/27/2014ALEX POON
ALEX POON
• VP Engineering @ Outbrain (JUST QUIT)
• Co-founder of Visual Revenue (Acquired by Outbrain 2013)
• Love scalable systems, machine learning; Fascinated by Robots
• Used to build signal intelligence software for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
• Play Zerg in Starcraft II
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
MACHINE LEARNING
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEThe INTELLIGENCE exhibited by machines or software, and the
branch of computer science that develops machines and software
with INTELLIGENCE.
A branch of artificial intelligence, concerns the construction and
study of systems that can LEARN from data
MACHINE LEARNING
SOURCE WIKIPEDIA
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What about the future?
HUMAN ONLY MACHINE ONLY
FUTURE: A little bit of both
More Data Sources
Natural Languages
Working with Machines
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Working with Machines
SUMMARY
• Strong Machine Learning techniques != Intelligence
• In the near future, more data, sensors, natural language input
• Machine and human cooperate to solve complex problems
• Human judgments can improve algorithms when done right
• We can partner with machines if we understand them
ALEX POON
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