Peter Norvig
Director of Research
Google
Fireside Chat: PETER NORVIG AND ALFRED SPECTOR
What’s New and What’s Next
CHAT TOPIC:
Join us for an exclusive fireside chat with AI luminaries Peter Norvig and Alfred Spector. These pioneering computer scientists will discuss the latest AI developments of 2024 and share their visions for the future.
From recent breakthroughs to what’s coming next, Norvig and Spector will offer unique insights into the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and its potential impact on society. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from two of the most influential minds in the field as they explore the cutting edge of AI technology.
2023 Conference Video
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2023 Presentation Title:
Generative AI and Programming
2023 Presentation Summary:
Recently, Large Language Models have shown a strong ability to generate working code. This talk explores what this means for the future of programmers, programming languages, and the software industry.
about | Peter Norvig
Peter Norvig is a Distinguished Education Fellow at Stanford's Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Institute and a researcher at Google Inc; previously he directed Google's core search algorithms group and Google's Research group.
He was head of NASA Ames's Computational Sciences Division, where he was NASA's senior computer scientist and a recipient of NASA's Exceptional Achievement Award in 2001.
He has taught at the University of Southern California, Stanford University, and the University of California at Berkeley, from which he received a Ph.D. in 1986 and the distinguished alumni award in 2006.
He was co-teacher of an Artificial Intelligence class that signed up 160,000 students, helping to kick off the current round of massive open online classes.
His publications include the books Data Science in Context (2022), Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (the leading textbook in the field), Paradigms of AI Programming: Case Studies in Common Lisp, Verbmobil: A Translation System for Face-to-Face Dialog, and Intelligent Help Systems for UNIX.
He is also the author of the Gettysburg Powerpoint Presentation and the world's longest palindromic sentence.
He is a fellow of the AAAI, ACM, California Academy of Science and American Academy of Arts & Sciences.