Monthly Melbourne Maths and Science Meetup!
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Knitting Mathematics and General Artificial Intelligence
Julia Collins - Knitting mathematics
It is impossible to be a knitter (or crocheter) without having mathematical intuition, especially when it comes to ideas of geometry and topology. Throughout history we see examples where knitters discovered concepts centuries before mathematicians did. Mathematicians can also use knitting as a way of visualising and exploring complex ideas. In this talk I will show my favourite examples of the connections between mathematics and knitting, with lots of hands-on pieces for the audience to play with afterwards.
(The talk will be suitable for non-knitters and non-mathematicians!)
Cael Hasse - Tackling Artificial General Intelligence
Different types of problems require different intellectual tools to find solutions. I will be discussing why I think achieving the goals of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) requires different tools to the ones used for AI, and what those tools are. I will then introduce some ideas I am using in my own approach to AGI.