Bingecast: The Successes and Limitations of A.I.

What is an algorithm and could a computer ever perform a non-algorithmic task? Computers are getting faster, algorithms are getting more complex, and our computing power is growing. With all these advancements, are there limitations that computers can never overcome? Show Notes 01:00 | Roger Penrose – The Emperor’s New Mind and Shadows of the Mind 01:30 | Meet Eric Holloway 04:03 | Faster and faster computers and the Church-Turing thesis 04:27 | Deterministic and Non-deterministic Turing Computation 06:08 | The halting problem 06:50| Past states, future states, and the inability to be purposeful 07:20 | Free will 08:10 | Read More ›