The AI Journey from 1950s to GPT and Beyond

This event is hosted by INTUIT - they will be providing pizza and beverages (beer and soda - along with a great venue!). In order to comply with their security requirements (just standard) - we will also need attendees to register using this link:

https://forms.gle/G2RQ1mvbvzbr8imV7

In his talk, "The AI Journey from 1950s to GPT and Beyond," David Gunning leverages his decades of experience to guide audiences through the evolution of Artificial Intelligence. He traces AI's roots from its inception in the 1950s, where it aimed to mimic high-level human thought in logic, to the transformative development of technologies such as deep learning in the second wave of AI. The talk concludes with an exploration of contemporary AI advancements, including Large Language Models like GPT, while also discussing the ongoing challenges in achieving human-level AI. Gunning's presentation provides a comprehensive, insider's view of AI's trajectory, its potential, and the hurdles it faces.

David Gunning has extensive experience as a three-term DARPA program manager, where he managed a series of AI programs over three decades. These included the Explainable AI (XAI) program that he created and managed from its inception in 2016 and the Personalized Assistant that Learns (PAL) program from 2003-2008 that produced Siri. In between DARPA tours, Dave also managed AI research as technical manager at Facebook AI Research (FAIR), the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), Vulcan Inc., Cycorp, and the Air Force Research Labs. David Gunning's resume:, along with additional information from Google Scholar.

The meeting will be both in person and remote over Zoom. See the Zoom link below. The meeting will open at 6:30 pm. The talk will begin at 7:00 pm PT.

If you would like to attend remotely, this is the zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87531312105?pwd=dUxOY0k0QVZmSnN1NldMNDBSbHRXQT09

The physical location will be hosted by INTUIT, at 7545 Torrey Santa Fe Rd San Diego, CA 92129. Check in at the main lobby for directions. There will also be signs on the street and in front of the lobby directing folks to where they need to go.

Looking forward to seeing you at the meetup and thanks in advance for your interesting in this fascinating and game changing topic!