Name: Genius makers: meeting the mavericks inside AI’s revolution
Start: 2021-05-12T18:30:00+01:00
End: 2021-05-12T19:30:00+01:00
Location: The National Museum of Computing

Genius makers: meeting the mavericks inside AI’s revolution

The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) is home to the world's largest collection of working historic computers.Follow the development of computing: from the Turing-Welchman Bombe and Colossus of the 1940s through the large systems and mainframes of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, to the rise of personal computing and the rise of mobile computing and the internet.Recognised as one of England’s top 100 ‘irreplaceable places’, we welcome corporate and group visits, schools and individuals from all over the world.We are normally open Tuesday to Friday 10:30 -17:00, Saturday & Sunday 10:30 – 17:00. Please check tickets for actual opening days and times.TNMOC operates independently of Bletchley Park Trust, although we are located on the Bletchley Park Estate.To visit us, go through the main Bletchley Park entrance, through the barrier, walk or drive bearing left beyond the main car parks, to our separate entrance located at the top of the Park.Visit their website here for more information.https://www.tnmoc.org/Sat Nav users: please use the postcode for the railway station MK3 6DS on Sherwood Drive and then follow signs. The postcode for Bletchley Park will actually take you to an old entrance which is closed.

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AI has come of age after decades of scepticism thanks to the persistence of a maverick group of idealistic academics.

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A Virtual Talk by Cade MetzFollowing years in the wilderness this group have been scooped up by some of the most powerful companies on Earth, racing to dominate the next decades of technology.Join New York Times’ reporter Cade Metz on May 12 for a conversation and audience Q&amp;A about Genius Makers, his new book giving the inside story on these scientists and the incredible events placing them at the centre of a revolution re-shaping society. Cade and TNMOC will highlight the role of two central characters - Geoff Hinton and Demis Hassabis, UK academics from different generations snapped up by Google. They will discuss:<ul><li>How Hinton, the father of deep learning, spent 50 years pursuing the idea of the neural network and the significance of his role in making this important technology finally work. </li><li>The fascinating life and career of Hassabis, a former child-chess genius whose DeepMind beat one of the world’s top players of the ancient game of Go in 2016 - an event decades sooner than expected and regarded as an inflection point for AI.</li><li>The fast-paced competition between the technology giants of Silicon Valley to dominate this new frontier and the battle between China and the West.</li><li>The rise of AGI - a machine that can do anything the human brain can do.</li></ul>Drawing on eight years of experience covering artificial intelligence as a reporter for the New York Times, Metz will tell a story no one else can: he will bring an insider’s perspective on the seismic moments and the chance meetings that have changed everything for technology and society.

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