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Most people in AI, particularly the younger ones, now believe that if you want a system that has a lot of knowledge in, like an amount of knowledge that would take millions of bits to quantify, the only way to get a good system with all that knowledge in it is to make it learn it. You are not going to be able to put it in by hand.
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What this quote means
Knowledge in AI systems is best acquired through learning rather than manual input.
Geoffrey Hinton emphasizes that modern artificial intelligence, especially in its more advanced forms, relies on learning from vast amounts of data rather than being manually programmed with information. This perspective reflects a significant shift in how knowledge is integrated into systems, showcasing the necessity of machine learning to achieve the complexity of understanding required for sophisticated AI applications.
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Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningKnowledgeDataAutomation
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In a talk about the future of technology, this quote illustrates the necessity of learning algorithms in AI.
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