Melanie Mitchell
American computer scientist, Davis Professor of Complexity at Santa Fe Institute
American computer scientist, Davis Professor of Complexity at Santa Fe Institute
Every podcast episode featuring Melanie Mitchell that Attunex has found: 63 interviews and appearances across 48 shows between 2014 and 2026. Most often on COMPLEXITY (7), The Jim Rutt Show (4) and Many Minds (3). Often in conversation with Tim Scarfe. Follow Melanie in Attunex to get new appearances automatically, each with an on-device transcript and summary.
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Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans (Melanie Mitchell) - Amazon Poland Store: https://www.amazon.pl/dp/B0FTKHZ676?tag=9natreepoland-21 - Amazon Worldwide Store:…
L'intelligenza artificiale. Una guida per esseri umani pensanti (Melanie Mitchell) - Amazon Italian Store: https://www.amazon.it/dp/8806253301?tag=9natreeitz-21 - Amazon Worldwide Store:…
Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans (Melanie Mitchell) - Amazon Türkiye Store: https://www.amazon.com.tr/dp/B0FTKHZ676?tag=9natreetr-21 - Amazon Worldwide Store:…
When an LLM answers a question, is it reasoning like humans, or just producing text that looks like reasoning? The distinction isn’t just philosophical, this determines what we can trust AI to do,…
On Episode 159 of the Silver Bullet Security Podcast, BIML’s Gary McGraw hosts Melanie Mitchell . Melanie talks about the surprising progress made in AI since the '90s, whether real concepts emerge…
The Handoff Last week, just before I handed the question back to you, I made a claim I now owe you an argument for. When an intelligence develops without consequence ever binding it, I wrote, the…
En esta conversación hacemos una primera aproximación, junto a Diana Damas de Diego, al fascinante y escurridizo mundo de la complejidad. Partiendo del libro Complexity: A Guided Tour de Melanie…
Two rules I keep for unrelated reasons (no caffeine after ten, no food before two) quietly banned coffee with milk. The same thing builds computers inside a math game, leaves a baby stateless, and…
When AI gets the right answer, how do we know it got there the right way? Why do we assume that fluent language means intelligence? What do infants and chatbots have in common? What do AI’s mistakes…
This week we're MONKEEING AROUND with Melanie Mitchell to chat about the 16th aired episode of The Monkees! We also chat about what’s happening in the world of the Monkees, including the tenth…
Beth Barnes and David Rein on the one graph that ate the AI timelines discourse, and why the two people who built it are the most careful about how you read it.**SPONSOR**Prolific - Quality data.…
Leading AI researcher and Professor at the Santa Fe Institute Melanie Mitchell joins Ethan Batraski for a conversation on how our current generation of AI is powerful, promising, and still badly in…
If you wanted a petri dish for understanding metaphors—how they emerge and evolve and jostle with each other—it would be hard to do better than the world of AI. We talk about AI systems variously as…
Melanie Mitchell is a professor at the Santa Fe Institute and a leading thinker on artificial intelligence, analogy, and abstraction . She reflects on how analogy quietly drives creativity and…
This is the post-show podcast post of my Sustain What conversation with Christopher Mims, the Wall Street Journal tech columnist and author of How to AI , and Melanie Mitchell , the Santa Fe…
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Time is a journey - the future ahead of us, the past behind. Our burdens are a weight that we carry, our problems are a puzzle that we solve. Metaphor is at the heart of how we understand our…
First up on the podcast, producer Meagan Cantwell and Contributing Correspondent Sara Reardon discuss alternative approaches to animal testing, from a heart on a chip to a miniorgan in a dish. Next…
My guest today is Melanie Mitchell, a Professor at the Santa Fe Institute, author of "Complexity: A Guided Tour" and "Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans." Melanie studied under the…
Professor Melanie Mitchell joins Lisa Wexler to talk about what AI systems are trained on, what AI agents do for humans, energy costs for AI, the understanding we use AI systems in all parts of life…
For years, artificial intelligence companies have heralded the coming of artificial general intelligence, or AGI. OpenAI, which makes the chatbot ChatGPT, has said that their founding goal was to…
Guest: Melanie Mitchell, Resident Professor, Santa Fe InstituteHosts: Abha Eli Phoboo Producer: Katherine Moncure Podcast theme music by: Mitch Mignano Follow us on: Twitter • YouTube • Facebook •…
Guests: Erica Cartmill, Professor, Anthropology and Cognitive Science, Indiana University BloomingtonEllie Pavlick, Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Linguistics, Brown UniversityHosts: Abha…
Guests: Linda Smith, Distinguished Professor and Chancellor's Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University BloomingtonMichael Frank,…
Guests: Tomer Ullman, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Harvard UniversityMurray Shanahan, Professor of Cognitive Robotics, Department of Computing, Imperial College London; Principal…
Guests: Evelina Fedorenko, Associate Professor, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and Investigator, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, MITSteve Piantadosi, Professor of Psychology and…
Guests: Alison Gopnik, SFI External Faculty; Professor of Psychology and Affiliate Professor of Philosophy at University of California, Berkeley; Member of Berkeley AI Research GroupJohn Krakauer,…
Key Takeaways: Elon Musk's Grok AI news feature draws attention for relying solely on user-generated content from the social media platform X, presenting challenges in differentiating sincerity from…
Melanie Mitchell is one of the leading AI researchers in the world. She is Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. Her current research focuses on conceptual abstraction and analogy-making in artificial…
Are generative AI systems such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT really intelligent? Large language models such as GPT 4 appear to use human-level cognitive abilities when they engage in legal reasoning, write…
In Episode #6, Team Save Us vs. Team Kill Us,, host John Sherman weaves together highlights and analysis of The Munk Debate on AI Safety to show the case for and against AI as a human extinction…
Want to see the most important issue in human history, extinction from AI, robustly debated, live and in person? It doesn’t happen nearly often enough. In our Episode #6, Team Save Us vs. Team Kill…
Are generative AI systems such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT really intelligent? Large language models such as GPT 4 appear to use human-level cognitive abilities when they engage in legal reasoning, write…
How does ChatGPT really work? Is there a relationship between a program like ChatGPT and artificial general intelligence (AGI)? This time we review the famous paper "Sparks of Artificial General…
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mlst Discord: https://discord.gg/ESrGqhf5CB Prof. Melanie Mitchell argues that the concept of "understanding" in AI is ill-defined and multidimensional - we can't…
Transcript with Links Eric Topol ( 00:00 ): This is Eric Topol, and I'm so excited to have the chance to speak to Melanie Mitchell. Melanie is the Davis Professor of Complexity at the Santa Fe…
On June 22nd we gathered at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall for a live, sold out debate on Artificial Intelligence. We were joined on stage by four AI experts and pioneers to debate the resolution Be it…
The following is a Hub exclusive in the form of a series of interviews conducted by The Hub's executive director, Rudyard Griffiths, where he was in conversation with Yann LeCun, Max Tegmark, Melanie…
Jim talks with Melanie Mitchell about her critique of applying standardized exams to LLMs and the debate over understanding in AI. They discuss ChatGPT and GPT-4's performance on standardized exams,…
This and all episodes at: https://aiandyou.net/ . How intelligent - really - are the best AI programs like ChatGPT? How do they work? What can they actually do, and when do they fail? How humanlike…
This and all episodes at: https://aiandyou.net/ . How intelligent - really - are the best AI programs like ChatGPT? How do they work? What can they actually do, and when do they fail? How humanlike…
Lexman is joined by Melanie Mitchell to discuss the latest case involving scissel and duresses. The duo also discuss the ewe roving case and the mysterious thermosiphon system.
Have suggestions for future podcast guests (or other feedback)? Let us know here ! In episode 53 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to Professor Melanie Mitchell . Professor Mitchell is…
We were delighted to be joined by Davis Professor at the Sante Fe Insitute, Melanie Mitchell! We chat about our understanding of artificial intelligence, human intelligence, and whether it's…
We're on break this month, but are sharing some favorite episodes from our archives to tide you over. Enjoy, friends! I'm betting you've heard about the next generation of artificial intelligence,…
Building Policy Update: As of June 1, 2022, masks remain required at Town Hall Seattle. Read our current COVID-19 policies and in-building safety protocols. Thu 7/14, 2022, 7:30pm Blaise Agüera y…
Today's guests: Rajan Sawney - UCP leadership candidate / MLA - Calgary-North East Dr. Zain Chagla, Infectious Diseases Physician / Associate Professor of Medicine at McMaster University Dr. Melanie…
Recent developments in the field of Artificial Intelligence are fascinating as well as terrifying; there are extravagant promises as well as frustrating setbacks; there is great progress in narrowly…
Tech optimists promise that true artificial intelligence is just around the corner . . . and have been for half a century. So should we be skeptical of all the excitement surrounding so-called "deep…
I'm betting you've heard about the next generation of artificial intelligence, the one that's just around the corner. It's going to be pervasive, all-competent, maybe super-intelligent. We'll rely on…
In this episode of Intel on AI host Amir Khosrowshahi and Melanie Mitchell talk about the paradox of studying human intelligence and the limitations of deep neural networks. Melanie is the Davis…
Melanie Mitchell is a professor of complexity at Santa Fe Institute. Her research focuses on conceptual abstraction, analogy-making and visual recognition in artificial systems. In this episode, she…
Since its beginning in the 1950s, the field of artificial intelligence has vacillated between periods of optimistic predictions and massive investment and periods of disappointment, loss of…
Melanie Mitchell & Jim talk about her recent paper, "Why AI is Harder Than We Think". They cover AI fantasies, self-driving cars, prediction failures, AI winters & summers, Melanie's four fallacies,…
Few would disagree that AI is set to become one of the most important economic and social forces in human history. But along with its transformative potential has come concern about a strange new…
Im MIXEDCAST #251 befassen wir uns mit vier möglichen Fehlschlüssen in der KI-Forschung und Apples AR-Fundament. Vier Fehlschlüsse in der KI-Forschung Die KI-Forscherin Melanie Mitchell zeigt, warum…
As AI systems have become more powerful, an increasing number of people have been raising the alarm about its potential long-term risks. As we’ve covered on the podcast before, many now argue that…
This program includes an introduction read by the author. No recent scientific enterprise has proved as alluring, terrifying, and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as…
Today we’re joined by Melanie Mitchell, Davis Professor at the Santa Fe Institute and author of Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans. While Melanie has had a long career with a myriad…
In this Currents episode, Jim talks to Melanie Mitchell & Jessica Flack about their recent Aeon article, Uncertain times. Why R(0) is not a good measure for COVID contagion, network contagion & super…
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Melanie Mitchell is the Davis Professor of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute, and Professor of Computer Science at Portland State University. Prof. Mitchell is the author of a number of…
Show Notes: Santa Fe Institute (2:00) Alexander Hamilton biography by Ron Chernow (4:30) The Universe and Dr. Einstein by Lincoln Barnett (5:45) Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by…
Mike's guest for Episode 2 is Professor Melanie Mitchell, speaking about all things Artificial Intelligence. Melanie is the Davis Professor of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute and Professor of…
Dr. Melanie Mitchell, Davis professor at the Santa Fe Institute, talks to Tonya Hall about training machines to predict conversations and how that technology will evolve. FOLLOW US - Subscribe to…
Tonya Hall sits down with Dr. Melanie Mitchell, Davis professor at the Santa Fe Institute, to discuss Mitchell's book about whether smart machines can actually think or understand, and what might…
Since the term was coined in 1956, artificial intelligence has been a kind of mirror that tells us more about our theories of intelligence, and our hopes and fears about technology, than about…
Professor & Author Melanie Mitchell and Jim have a wide-ranging talk about her work in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). They explore the differences between deep learning, symbolic…
Computer Scientist and author Melanie Mitchell of Portland State University and the Santa Fe Institute talks about her book Artificial Intelligence with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Mitchell explains…
Melanie Mitchell is a professor of computer science at Portland State University and an external professor at Santa Fe Institute. She has worked on and written about artificial intelligence from…
Listen to full audiobook for free : https://audiobookzap.com/free Title: Artificial Intelligence Subtitle: A Guide for Thinking Humans Categories: Artificial Intelligence, Computer, Computer Science,…
Artificial intelligence is better than humans at playing chess or go, but still has trouble holding a conversation or driving a car. A simple way to think about the discrepancy is through the lens of…
It's the technology of the future. But is that a good thing? Artificial Intelligence researcher Melanie Mitchell joins us. We talk the next big AI breakthrough, if we should trust computers and what…
In this episode of the SuperDataScience Podcast, I chat with Melanie Mitchell, one of the leading researchers in the field of AI. You will learn about complexity, what it is and how it works, and how…
Professor and author Melanie Mitchell discusses artificial intelligence with Dave. [Title photograph courtesy of Melanie Mitchell]
Enabling computers to understand images remains one of the hardest open problems in artificial intelligence. No machine vision system comes close to matching human ability at identifying the contents…