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SUMMARY:The Wheeler Lecture In Computer Science: Language\, Learning\, and
  Creativity - Professor Stephen Pulman - Department of Computer Science\, 
 University of Oxford.
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CONTACT:David Greaves
DESCRIPTION:It's nearly 70 years since the Turing test was proposed as an 
 operational test for intelligence in computers\, and it is still a subject
  that provokes much discussion. One important aspect of the Turing Test is
  linguistic ability\, and one important aspect of that ability is what Cho
 msky called "the creative aspect of language use"\, the ability of languag
 e to serve as "an instrument for free expression of thought\, unbounded in
  scope\, uncontrolled by stimulus conditions though appropriate to situati
 ons".\n\n \n\nWith every new wave of progress in artificial intelligence\,
  such as that promised by the current "deep learning" paradigm\, it's natu
 ral to ask the question whether these advances get us any nearer to a mach
 ine that could pass the Turing test\, or that could use language creativel
 y. In this talk\, I'll explore these issues\, in particular looking at som
 e parallels between the implications for human learning that we could deri
 ve from current deep learning methods\, and the intellectual climate of be
 haviourism and empiricism in language learning and use that Chomsky was re
 acting against.\n\nAdvance registration is required to attend the Wheeler 
 Lecture.  \nThe form is here https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/seminars/wheeler/boo
 king.html\n\n 
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 1\, Computer Laboratory
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