Imitation Games, Then and Now: The Renaissance Roots of A.I.
Guest Lectures
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58m
with Quentin Hardy
Artificial Intelligence is powerful, futuristic, and a little scary. But away from the hype, it’s quite familiar, and closely tied to some of the most powerful themes and aspirations of the Renaissance: Imitation, perfection, classical learning and a new exploration of the world. You will learn about A.I. in ways you can (finally!) understand, and see how the works of artists like Giotto, Brunelleschi, Da Vinci and Michelangelo contributed to our contemporary dream of creating computers that think.
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