Artificial intelligence feels like the new kid on the block to folks fooling around with Chat GPT and making images of people with extra fingers.<\/p>\n
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Its history, though,\u00a0goes back to the mid-1950s<\/a>. The first \u201cchatterbot,\u201d\u00a0a psychology tool called Eliza<\/a>, emerged in 1966 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\u00a0IBM\u2019s Deep Blue played chess matches against a human champion, Garry Kasparov<\/a>. The Russian grandmaster lost the first game but won the match in 1996. Kasparov lost the next year\u2019s rematch, a tight affair.<\/p>\n
One-note machines Eliza and Deep Blue would be amazed at what generative AI can do. This version, which scientist Geoffrey Hinton pioneered, is based on neural networks similar to human brains, with versatility to create content in multiple mediums \u2014 and make decisions about your everyday life.\u00a0Nowadays, Hinton expresses fear at its potential<\/a>.<\/p>\n
The technology sparks ethical and legal issues but presents great opportunities. Much of it will be up for conversation on Thursday and Friday, during the\u00a0Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council\u2019s Disrupt Up<\/a>, a national conference on emerging technology, at Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center.<\/p>\n
When:\u00a0<\/strong>8 a.m. Thursday, 8 a.m. Friday<\/p>\n
Where:<\/strong>\u00a0Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center<\/p>\n
Cost:<\/strong>\u00a0Registration is $485 via\u00a0member.rbtc.tech\/events\/disrupt-up\/register<\/a><\/p>\n
Full schedule:<\/strong>\u00a0rbtc.tech\/disrupt-up\/schedule<\/a><\/p>\n
Read the full Cardinal News article here, by technology reporter, Tad Dickens<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n