The Collaboration that Built Modern AI: Geoff Hinton & Jeff Dean in Conversation with Jordan Jacobs

This special edition of Radical Talks features a conversation between AI pioneers Jeff Dean and Geoffrey Hinton, moderated by Jordan Jacobs at the NeurIPS conference. They reflect on the evolution of AI, from early deep learning breakthroughs to current challenges, sharing anecdotes about AlexNet's humble beginnings and the Google Brain team's early days. The discussion covers the importance of compute and data, the development of Transformers, and Google's journey in AI, including the creation of TPUs and the Gemini project. They also explore AI's potential future impact on healthcare, education, scientific discovery, and society, while also addressing potential risks and the need for political systems to adapt to increased productivity and wealth distribution.