Profs and Pints Online presents: “Turning AI into Human Intelligence,” on the quest to develop artificial intelligence that can explain its thought processes to teach us, with Forest Agostinelli, assistant professor in the AI Institute at the University of South Carolina.

[This talk will remain available in recorded form at the link given here for tickets and access.]

Artificial intelligence has long worked in ways that elude our own understanding, functioning somewhat as a creation with a mind of its own. Although AI algorithms can enable computers to learn to synthesize chemical compounds, fold proteins, and write code, such algorithms cannot explain to us the thought processes behind their decisions. As a result, we may be reluctant to fully trust AI for delicate tasks such as surgery or the administration of disaster relief.

Our relationship with artificial intelligence could change dramatically, however, as a result of efforts to develop “explainable” AI that can tell us exactly how it went about reaching decisions. Not only could such AI be more worthy of our trust, it also might share new insights and discoveries, inspire innovations, and actively collaborate with us.

Come learn about exciting research and new advancements on this front with Dr. Forest Agostinelli, an assistant professor in the University of South Carolina’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering who is working with other researchers to develop “explainable” AI.

He’ll introduce us to DeepCubeA, an AI algorithm that can solve the Rubik’s cube and six other puzzles without human guidance. And he’ll discuss how he and other researchers are building on this work to create AI algorithms that can explain their solutions to puzzles in a manner that people can understand.

Finally, he’ll discuss how such work relates to problems in the natural sciences and mathematics, such as chemical synthesis and theorem proving.

Regardless of whether you work in computers, follow new technologies, or simply want to know what the future holds, you’ll find that this talk opens your eyes to new worlds of possibility.

Profs & Pints Online: Turning AI into Human Intelligence