Why does human intelligence beat AI? – with Gerd Gigerenzer
How does AI cope with decision-making in an uncertain world, when compared with the human brain? Watch the Q&A here: https://youtu.be/MpHFcTVZ6eY
Gerd's book 'How to Stay Smart in a Smart World' is out now: https://geni.us/twcR
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In this talk, Gerd discusses how trust in complex algorithms can lead to illusions of certainty that become a recipe for disaster.
00:00 Intro
06:23 The algorithms of finding love online
09:52 Why AI only works in stable world situations
12:03 The illusion of fully automated self-driving cars
14:13 Why Elon Musk’s prediction is wrong
17:09 Is more data always a good thing?
24:29 How human common sense differs from AI
26:50 Why humans and computers make different mistakes
31:28 The problem with deep neural networks
33:49 Are we sleep-walking into surveillance?
38:30 The lack of risk literacy amongst politicians and decision-makers
41:52 Face recognition doesn’t work for all problems
44:28 People want online privacy – but they don’t want to pay for it
51:07 China’s social credit system – could it happen in the west?
55:38 How to stay smart in a smart world
This livestream was recorded at the Ri on 28 April 2022.
Gerd Gigerenzer is Director of the Harding Centre for Risk Literacy at the University of Potsdam, Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg and partner of Simply Rational - The Institute for Decisions. He is the former Director of the Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition (ABC) at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and at the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research in Munich.
His award-winning popular books 'Calculated Risks', 'Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious', and 'Risk Savvy: How to Make Good Decisions' have been translated into 21 languages. His academic books include 'Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart', 'Rationality for Mortals', 'Simply Rational', and 'Bounded Rationality'.
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How does AI cope with decision-making in an uncertain world, when compared with the human brain? Watch the Q&A here: https://youtu.be/MpHFcTVZ6eY
Gerd’s book ‘How to Stay Smart in a Smart World’ is out now: https://geni.us/twcR
Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe
In this talk, Gerd discusses how trust in complex algorithms can lead to illusions of certainty that become a recipe for disaster.
00:00 Intro
06:23 The algorithms of finding love online
09:52 Why AI only works in stable world situations
12:03 The illusion of fully automated self-driving cars
14:13 Why Elon Musk’s prediction is wrong
17:09 Is more data always a good thing?
24:29 How human common sense differs from AI
26:50 Why humans and computers make different mistakes
31:28 The problem with deep neural networks
33:49 Are we sleep-walking into surveillance?
38:30 The lack of risk literacy amongst politicians and decision-makers
41:52 Face recognition doesn’t work for all problems
44:28 People want online privacy – but they don’t want to pay for it
51:07 China’s social credit system – could it happen in the west?
55:38 How to stay smart in a smart world
This livestream was recorded at the Ri on 28 April 2022.
Gerd Gigerenzer is Director of the Harding Centre for Risk Literacy at the University of Potsdam, Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg and partner of Simply Rational – The Institute for Decisions. He is the former Director of the Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition (ABC) at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and at the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research in Munich.
His award-winning popular books ‘Calculated Risks’, ‘Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious’, and ‘Risk Savvy: How to Make Good Decisions’ have been translated into 21 languages. His academic books include ‘Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart’, ‘Rationality for Mortals’, ‘Simply Rational’, and ‘Bounded Rationality’.
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A very special thank you to our Patreon supporters who help make these videos happen, especially:
Andy Carpenter, William Hudson, Richard Hawkins, Thomas Gønge, Don McLaughlin, Jonathan Sturm, Microslav Jarábek, Michael Rops, Supalak Foong, efkinel lo, Martin Paull, Ben Wynne-Simmons, Ivo Danihelka, Paulina Barren, Kevin Winoto, Jonathan Killin, Taylor Hornby, Rasiel Suarez, Stephan Giersche, William Billy Robillard, Scott Edwardsen, Jeffrey Schweitzer, Frances Dunne, jonas.app, Tim Karr, Adam Leos, Alan Latteri, Matt Townsend, John C. Vesey, Andrew McGhee, Robert Reinecke, Paul Brown, Lasse T Stendan, David Schick, Joe Godenzi, Dave Ostler, Osian Gwyn Williams, David Lindo, Roger Baker, Greg Nagel, Rebecca Pan.
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