Episode #30: Ido Aharoni & Nadav Cohen: what is AI and why should we learn more

Tel Aviv University’s Dr. Nadav Cohen as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and a rising star in the field of artificial intelligence and data analytics. Dr. Cohen’s research focuses on the theoretical and algorithmic foundations of deep learning, analyzing aspects of expressiveness, optimization and generalization. The goal of his research is to derive theoretically founded procedures and algorithms that will improve practical performance. Here Dr. Cohen discusses with host Ido Aharoni Aronoff the meaning of neural networks and the pros and cons of the AI revolution.

00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Service in the IDF in a special unit
02:00 - degree in engineering and mathematics at the Technion. A combination of practice and theory.
03:00 - Artificial intelligence. AI
04:11 - A combination of academia and industry in the application of the capabilities of artificial intelligence in the field of pollution.
05:00 - Eclectic background from home.
07:37 - Deep learning
11:30 - Network characteristics
18:00 - The meaning of artificial intelligence in everyday life
20:00 - Game out of control.
27:00 - Contribution to the green industry, green energy.

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