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"AI 101" - What It Is, How It Works, and Why It's So Important
April 6, 2021 | Online via Zoom | 6:00pm CST |
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is one the most hyped technologies of our time--with very good reason. Machine learning approaches, including deep learning, enable us to train models that can inference--classify, judge, predict, decide--better, faster, and/or cheaper than humans for an increasing number of increasingly complex tasks. Technology visionaries and leaders are proclaiming AI to be the most revolutionary capability of our time, and that AI will change every industry, every aspect of our lives, everything. In this first presentation of our "AI April," we'll explain what AI, machine learning, and deep learning, are and how they work. We'll focus on understanding how this is truly different, and provide information on how to learn more--fast.
We welcome your participation! Please email us with your questions, answers and prognostications in advance. Admission to the Austin Forum is always free. The Austin Forum accepts donations of used smart phones and tablets at all our events. All devices will have a factory reset and be set up as new by the team at Austin Pathways’ nationally-recognized “Unlocking the Connection” initiative, which will connect every public housing resident with a digital device, digital literacy, and a free or very low-cost internet connection. Your donated phone can change lives and help close Austin’s digital divide, thanks to Austin Pathways. |
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Skilled researcher, developer, and evangelist for containerized applications, John Lockman is CTO at Vizias and consults for the Dell Technologies HPC & AI Innovation Lab. John has over 15 years of experience working with academic and private research institutions covering network architectures, parallel file systems, accelerators, and containerization technologies. He has expertise in nature-inspired algorithms, deep learning, and large scale graphs with a passion for building tools that enable advanced computing.
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Luke Wilson Ph.D
Chief Data Scientist & Distinguished Engineer, Dell Technologies HPC & AI Innovation Lab and Chief Analytics Officer, Vizias |
Luke is the Chief Data Scientist in Dell Technologies HPC & Innovation Lab and Chief Analytics Officer of Vizias. He leads the engineering and design of Dell EMC’s AI Solutions, works with customers and partners to develop state-of-the-art AI models and new techniques for reducing time-to-value of AI projects, and co-leads the open-source Omnia project for simplifying the deployment of high-performance computers. Luke has been involved in advanced R&D activities at the intersection of artificial intelligence and parallel and distributed computing for nearly 20 years, focused on developing cutting-edge technology and techniques for solving complex scheduling, categorization, prediction, and design problems.
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