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The Orthogonal Bet: What AI Can Learn from Human Cognition
Jul 12, 2024
Guest Alice Albrecht, CEO of Recollect, talks about AI, human cognition, and the future of artificial intelligence. Topics include transitions from academia to tech, the importance of human models in problem-solving, the relationship between attention, memory, and goals in AI development, limitations of current AI approaches, language manipulation, and the concept of human-machine partnership.
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- Transition from academia to tech allowed Alice Albrecht to leverage cognitive neuroscience in machine learning.
- Tech's interdisciplinary dynamics contrast academia's siloed structure, emphasizing collaboration for innovation.
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Alice's Transition from Academic to Tech and the Birth of Recollect
Alice Albrecht, founder of Recollect, shifted from academia to tech, leveraging her background in cognitive neuroscience to enter the realm of machine learning. She found academia constraining and sought cross-functional work dynamics in the tech industry to create tangible impacts. Her transition benefited from the abundance of data in tech compared to academia, facilitating her focus on enhancing human intelligence through cognitive augmentation at Recollect.
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