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The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence)

Engineering a Less Artificial Intelligence with Andreas Tolias - #379

May 28, 2020
46:21
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Andreas Tolias, a Professor of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine, discusses the shortcomings of learning algorithms compared to the brain. Topics include leveraging brain functions for AI advancement, data recording advancements in studying neuron activity, modeling the brain at various levels, data augmentation, bias, and brain-inspired learning in AI, challenges in bridging neuroscience and deep learning, and exciting directions in the intersection of biological systems and deep learning.
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Quick takeaways

  • Incorporating neuroscience can enhance AI algorithms and provide better inductive biases.
  • Deep learning helps decode brain functions and model complex brain activities for neurological experiments.

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Integrating Neuroscience and AI

Andreas Tullius, a neuroscience professor, delves into merging neuroscience and AI. He highlights his background in intricate brain studies, bridging neuroscience and AI through models mimicking brain tasks. By leveraging new technologies to gather massive neural data, such as recording thousands of neurons simultaneously, researchers use deep learning to decode and model complex brain activities.

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