The Numberphile Podcast

Google's 'DeepMind' does Mathematics

Dec 2, 2021
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INSIGHT

DeepMind Is A Research Team, Not Just A Machine

  • DeepMind is a research organisation of people building AI systems to advance science and general intelligence.
  • Their work pairs machine learning research with domain experts to apply AI to hard scientific problems.
ANECDOTE

A Computer Scientist Joins Mathematicians

  • Alex, a machine-learning researcher, joined the maths project despite not being a professional mathematician.
  • He says collaborating with expert mathematicians like Geordie and Mark made the work possible.
INSIGHT

AI As A Pattern-Spotting Telescope

  • Machine learning helps by spotting patterns in large, high-dimensional data that humans struggle to visualise.
  • These machine-identified patterns then guide mathematicians to pursue new conjectures and proofs.
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