Stephen Thaler
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DABUS and Creativity Machines: Autonomous Innovation Over the Last 30 Years
Join Dr. Stephen Thaler, a pioneering expert in neural network technology and artificial intelligence, for an enlightening talk on the transformative potential of artificial inventors. Drawing from his extensive career, including groundbreaking work in the defense industry and contributions to over 90 academic papers and 25 AI patents, Dr. Thaler will explore the evolution of autonomous invention. He will delve into how AI systems are not only enhancing human creativity but also independently generating innovative solutions. This talk will also address the philosophical and ethical implications of machine consciousness and self-aware neural systems. Prepare to be captivated by Dr. Thaler’s visionary insights and inspired by the future possibilities of AI-driven invention and artistic creativity.
Audience Takeaways:
- Why 1974 is the year generative artificial neural systems were born
- The first projects undertaken by Thaler’s “Creativity Machines” in the 80s and 90s
- How the military latched onto Creativity Machines as control systems for improvisational battlefield robots
- The impetus for building the next generation of Creativity Machines, DABUS How Creativity Machines and DABUS are light years ahead of generative AI that appears in the news cycle
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Stephen Thaler Claims He’s Built a Sentient AI
Stephen Thaler made headlines last year when courts around the world began ruling on whether his AI system could be named as the inventor on a patent. (No.) But as one of the AI industry’s pioneers, Thaler has led a fascinating and storied career — and he recently shared some highlights during an online talk for a March 1 Meetup of the Chicago and Washington D.C. branches of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Thaler told his audience that he’d first started playing with neural networks back in the 1970s, to create alternate versions of the “have a nice day” smiley face. By 1995, Thaler had founded Imagination Engines In
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