AI as a Jeeves? The Dream of Seamless Help
Jeeves understood context and human weakness. Tracing that ideal to today's AI, this lecture asks whether prediction is the same as wisdom.
In the novels of P.G. Wodehouse, Jeeves is impressive because he understands context and human weakness. This lecture traces that ideal from early ubiquitous computing to contemporary predictive assistants. We explore why optimisation is not judgment and prediction is not wisdom, examining how to design assistance that supports human capability.
A lecture by Professor Matt Jones
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- 1 hour
- In person
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Gresham College
Barnard's Inn Hall
Holborn London EC1N 2HH
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