How AI Learned to Talk and What It Means - Prof. Christopher Summerfield

Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST)
17 June 2025 1h 8m
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Episode Description
We interview Professor Christopher Summerfield from Oxford University about his new book "These Strange New Minds: How AI Learned to Talk and What It". AI learned to understand the world just by reading text - something scientists thought was impossible. You don't need to see a cat to know what one is; you can learn everything from words alone. This is "the most astonishing scientific discovery of the 21st century."People are split: some refuse to call what AI does "thinking" even when it outper

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