In the same paper where Alan Turing outlined his famous criteria for determining when a computer is capable of thinking like a human being, he also shared advice on building a device that might one day pass the ‘Turing Test.’ “Instead of trying to produce a programme to simulate the adult mind,” the pioneer of computer science writes,“why not rather try to produce one which simulates the child's?” The deep learning breakthroughs by Geoffrey Hinton and the architects of neural networks...

A feature conversation with AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li. As WIRED magazine put it:  “She’s one of a tiny group of scientists—a group perhaps small enough to fit around a kitchen table—who are responsible for AI’s recent remarkable advances.” The Stanford Computer Science Professor and Co-Director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, joins Radical Ventures Managing Partner, Jordan Jacobs, for a feature conversation on the enormous opportunities to improve healthcare with AI, the state of...

A feature interview with Pieter Abbeel,  an innovator at the cutting edge of where AI meets robotics. In this episode of Radical Talks, Radical Ventures Managing Partner Jordan Jacobs chats with Pieter about the impact of COVID19 on automation, how AI has revolutionized the field of robotics and they also share a few thoughts on how professional sports should be thinking about robot refs. Pieter Abbeel is a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of...

Dr. Eric Topol joins Radical Ventures Managing Partner Jordan Jacobs for a discussion about the latest challenges in combatting COVID-19, and how Artificial Intelligence is the future of healthcare — the key to better health and more compassionate care. Dr. Topol is the founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, professor of molecular medicine, and executive vice president of Scripps Research. His latest book is Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make...

Welcome to the premier episode of Radical Talks.  Created by Radical Ventures, an early stage venture fund investing in technology and Artificial Intelligence, Radical Talks explores the intersection of technology, the economy, politics and culture with global thought leaders. In our first episode we're joined by Eric Schmidt. Eric was the CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011, and the Executive Chairman of Google -- and then Alphabet -- from 2011 to 2017. He is also an investor in Radical...