Eye On A.I.
Craig S. Smith
Eye on A.I. is a biweekly podcast, hosted by longtime New York Times correspondent Craig S. Smith. In each episode, Craig will talk to people making a difference in artificial intelligence. The podcast aims to put incremental advances into a broader context and consider the global implications of the developing technology. AI is about to change your world, so pay attention.
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Dive into the cutting-edge realm of neuromorphic computing with André van Schaik, a professor of electrical engineering at the Western Sydney University, and director of the International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems, in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
In this episode of Eye on AI, André unveils the capabilities of DeepSouth, an innovative brain-scaled neuromorphic computing system designed to simulate up to 100 billion neurons in real time. Discover how DeepSouth leverages spiking neurons and synapses to process information more efficiently than traditional AI models, and how this technology could transform our understanding of brain computation and unlock new AI architectures.
The conversation explores the unique hardware setup of DeepSouth, utilizing FPGAs (Field-Programmable Gate Arrays) for a flexible, reconfigurable approach that mimics the asynchronous and spiking communication of biological neurons.
André discusses the initial testing phase focusing on balanced excitation-inhibition networks, reflecting common neural activities in the human cortex, and outlines the system's potential to facilitate large-scale simulations previously unachievable due to computational constraints.
André's insights are invaluable for anyone interested in the intersection of neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and computational technology.
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(00:00) Preview and Introduction
(02:19) André van Schaik's background
(03:39) What is neuromorphic computing?
(05:45) Differences between Von Neumann and neuromorphic architectures
(09:27) How DeepSouth simulates neurons
(12:20) What are FPGAs?
(16:42) Current status of DeepSouth
(19:04) Running neural network architectures on DeepSouth
(22:33) DeepSouth as an open source, commercial hardware
(24:40) Potential for cheaper model training
(28:35) Number of neurons and connections in DeepSouth
(30:01) Power consumption comparison
(34:21) Mimicking brain structures in DeepSouth
(35:42) André van Schaik's background in neuroscience
(39:12) Goals of understanding brain activity vs solving problems
(41:44) Interest from AI research community
(43:03) Summary of DeepSouth's goals
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238 - #180 Thomas Lah: Navigating AI Adoption in Tech Businesses Mon, 08 Apr 2024 - 0h
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237 - #179 Ylli Bajraktari: AI and National Security - The Race with China Wed, 03 Apr 2024 - 0h
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236 - #178 Terry Sejnowski on Integrating Human Development Principles into AI Models Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 0h
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235 - #177 Björn Ommer: Diffusion Mods Explained By Stable Diffusion’s Creator Fri, 22 Mar 2024 - 0h
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234 - #176 Sergey Levine: Decoding The Evolution of AI in Robotics Sun, 17 Mar 2024 - 0h
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233 - #175 Aravind Srinivas: Revolutionizing Search with Perplexity AI Thu, 14 Mar 2024 - 0h
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232 - #174 Tianmin Shu: How World Models are Shaping The Future of AI Sun, 10 Mar 2024 - 0h
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231 - #173 Vincent Vanhoucke: How Is AI Helping Advance Robotics? Sat, 09 Mar 2024 - 0h
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230 - #172 Cristóbal Valenzuela: Can AI Revolutionize How We Create Art? Sun, 03 Mar 2024 - 0h
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229 - #171 Anna Marie Wagner: Harnessing AI for Synthetic Biology Tue, 27 Feb 2024 - 0h
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228 - #170 Richard Sutton on Pursuing AGI Through Reinforcement Learning Thu, 22 Feb 2024 - 0h
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227 - #169 Guillermo Rauch: How To Use AI to Improve Web Development Wed, 14 Feb 2024 - 0h
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226 - #168 Ian Bremmer on Regulating AI for a Safer Future Wed, 07 Feb 2024 - 0h
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225 - #167 Matt Powell: The Impact of AI on Security and Surveillance Fri, 02 Feb 2024
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224 - #166 Itamar Arel: Is Voice AI the Future of Customer Service? Wed, 24 Jan 2024 - 0h
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223 - #165 Andy Hock: Will AI Revolutionize How We Do Business? Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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222 - #164 Hrant Khachatrian: Deep Dive Into The Breakthroughs & Challenges of AI Research Mon, 08 Jan 2024
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221 - #163 Rem Darbinyan: Inside The Armenia’s Tech Revolution & Rise of AI Startups Wed, 03 Jan 2024 - 0h
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220 - #162 Vasi Philomin: Behind the Scenes of Amazon's AI Breakthroughs Fri, 29 Dec 2023 - 0h
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219 - #161 Harut Martirosyan: What Secrets Lie Behind Armenia's AI Surge? Wed, 20 Dec 2023 - 0h
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218 - #160 Atul Deo: The Future of Generative AI at Amazon Wed, 06 Dec 2023 - 0h
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217 - AI and Allies: coordinating national security with NATO and India Wed, 28 Oct 2020 - 0h
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216 - Programmatic labeling with Alex Ratner of Snorkel AI Wed, 28 Oct 2020 - 0h
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215 - Data Wrangling with Joe Hellerstein Wed, 14 Oct 2020 - 0h
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214 - Turing Award Winner David Patterson - CPUs to GPUs to TPUs and Beyond Wed, 30 Sep 2020 - 0h
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213 - Great Power Competition in the Digital Age with Gilman Louie Wed, 16 Sep 2020 - 0h
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212 - Turning AI from a Tool to a Teammate with Ken Ford Wed, 09 Sep 2020 - 0h
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211 - AI War Games Will Inform Military Doctrine with Katharina McFarland Wed, 02 Sep 2020 - 0h
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210 - Eric Horvitz on Ethical Uses of AI for National Security Wed, 26 Aug 2020 - 0h
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209 - The Conundrum of AI Export Controls with Jason Matheny Wed, 19 Aug 2020 - 0h
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208 - Episode 48 - Mignon Clyburn Wed, 12 Aug 2020 - 0h
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207 - Episode 47 - Talking Machines Tue, 04 Aug 2020 - 0h
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206 - Episode 46 - Qualcomm Technologies Tue, 04 Aug 2020 - 0h
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205 - Starting Project Maven with Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan Wed, 22 Jul 2020 - 0h
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204 - Episode 44 - Fei-Fei Li Wed, 08 Jul 2020 - 0h
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203 - Episode 43 - Pietro Perona Wed, 24 Jun 2020 - 0h
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202 - Episode 42 - Eric Horvitz Wed, 10 Jun 2020 - 0h
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201 - Episode 41 - Gilman Louie Wed, 03 Jun 2020 - 0h
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200 - Episode 40 - Jason Matheny Wed, 27 May 2020 - 0h
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199 - Episode 39 - Katharina McFarland Wed, 20 May 2020 - 0h
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198 - Episode 38 - Jose-Marie Griffiths Wed, 13 May 2020 - 0h
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197 - Episode 37 - Andrew Moore Wed, 06 May 2020 - 0h
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196 - Episode 36 - Vittorio Sebastiano Wed, 15 Apr 2020 - 0h
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195 - Episode 35 - Irina Rish Mon, 30 Mar 2020 - 0h
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194 - Episode 34 - David Cox Wed, 18 Mar 2020 - 0h
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193 - Episode 33 - Justin Gottschlich Wed, 04 Mar 2020 - 0h