Kevin Ellis
Professor at Cornell University, specializing in artificial intelligence and cognitive science. Focuses on enabling machines to learn abstract knowledge from few examples.
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Apr 8, 2025 • 1h 17min
How Machines Learn to Ignore the Noise (Kevin Ellis + Zenna Tavares)
Prof. Kevin Ellis, an AI and cognitive science expert at Cornell University, and Dr. Zenna Tavares, co-founder of BASIS, explore how AI can learn like humans. They discuss how machines can generate knowledge from minimal data through exploration and experimentation. The duo highlights the importance of compositionality, building complex ideas from simple ones, and the need for AI to grasp abstraction without getting lost in details. By blending different learning methods, they envision smarter AI that can tackle real-world challenges more intuitively.
May 29, 2021 • 1h 18min
[26] Kevin Ellis - Algorithms for Learning to Induce Programs
Kevin Ellis, an assistant professor at Cornell and a research scientist at Common Sense Machines, dives into the intriguing world of AI and program synthesis. He discusses his groundbreaking work on DreamCoder, which automates the creation of programming libraries using neural networks. Ellis explores the fusion of AI with natural language and cognitive models, emphasizing Bayesian approaches that mirror human cognition. He shares insights on bridging program synthesis with theorem proving, highlighting the importance of reusable abstractions in machine learning.
