The role of radiologists will evolve from doing perceptual things that could probably be done by a highly trained pigeon to doing far more cognitive things.
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Everybody right now, they look at the current technology, and they think, 'OK, that's what artificial neural nets are.' And they don't realize how arbitrary it is. We just made it up! And there's no reason why we shouldn't make up something else.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote discusses the arbitrary nature of current artificial intelligence technologies and encourages rethinking and innovation.
Geoffrey Hinton emphasizes that the way artificial neural networks are understood today is just one interpretation of the technology. He highlights the importance of creativity and innovation, suggesting that since current technologies are constructed based on our own design, there's no limit to how we can redefine and improve them in the future.
Themes
Artificial IntelligenceInnovationTechnologyNeural NetworksCreativity
In practice
Example use cases
In a tech conference, to inspire developers to think creatively about future AI technologies.
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