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Prof. Benjamin Rosman on Artificial Intelligence: Decision Making in an Uncertain World

Posted by saoug on January 27, 2020
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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have become the most talked about topics amongst scholars and professionals. This field is rapidly evolving as it is being applied in various fields thus making it multidisciplinary. With that being said, everyone is exposed to AI and ML on a daily basis without being aware. Why you ask? Well, fear not as Prof. Benjamin Rosman enlightened us at the last talk we hosted by providing an engaging and rather layman’s based talk  which provided a rather generic and easy to understand overview of the discipline/s.

In simple terms, AI is as Prof Rosman put it “the pursuit of understanding intelligence”… Hmmmm, simple right? Hahaha, not quite…
Delegates were introduced to AI and ML fundamentals which entailed the following core perspective:
-Engineering: Focussing on building systems.
-Biological: With a stance in understanding the human brain.
Well, that’s not. As mentioned earlier, AI and ML are multidisciplinary thus making them broad in nature. Some of the applications of the these phenomena entail the following (which I know will surely make our jobs easier…hail AI and ML):
-Domain modelling
-Process automation
-Identification of inferences
-Pattern recognition
He then provided real-life examples of the application of AI and ML, which left a few jaws dropped in amazement.

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Artificial Intelligence: Decision Making in an Uncertain World

Posted by saoug on October 28, 2019
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You are cordially invited to our Year End Function

Date: Thursday, 05 December 2019
Time: 08:30 – 15:00
Venue: Accolades Boutique Venue – 72 Dale Rd, President Park AH, Midrand, 1685
Cost: R170 for paid-up members; R400 for non-members

Programme

08:30-09:30 Registration, coffee and tea
09:30-09:25 Welcome and announcements
09:35-10:35

TALK: Artificial Intelligence: Decision Making in an Uncertain World  – by Dr Benjamin Rosman

Artificial intelligence and machine learning have become pervasive, through the ability of machines to learn, adapt, and make predictions. The excitement around the field has largely been driven around recent progress in deep learning, which has enabled artificial systems to understand images and text at a human-like level. With a better understanding of the world, comes the potential to act in that world. In this talk we will unpack some of the mysteries of deep learning, and indicate where progress may be headed next, into the realm of human-like decision making.
10:35 – 10:45
10:45 – 11:00
11:00 – 12:00
12:00		 Questions
Comfort break
General meeting
Lunch & Networking
TO RSVP: Please complete the REGISTRATION FORM by Wednesday, 20 November 2019 OR Contact Elisca at: events.saoug@gmail.com

Cancellation fee:Please take note: In case of “no-show” or cancellation of less than 7 days before the meeting, you will have to pay the full non-member price

2019 Membership

  Click here to renew your membership.  Individual Membership = R 160.00    /    Corporate / Institutional Membership = R  580.00

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Beyond 4IR: The human implications of the technological disruptions – by Prof. Johannes Cronje

Posted by saoug on August 29, 2019
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Due to the rapid evolution of technology we have moved on from 4IR (well it is still happening – only in our minds), which places emphasis on technology. We are now in 5IR which unlike its predecessor places emphasis on creating an equilibrium between both technology and people.

With that being said, one needs to ask: How do we cope in a world where everything is connected to everything else? In comes De Leuze and Gualltari’s Rhizome Theory, which provides us with some clues/guidelines. Prof Cronjé took delegates through the six elements of the Rhizome Theory, which facilitate learning in a connected world.

Connection: Encourage ceaseless connection and diversity in people, ideas, and resources.

Heterogeneity: Diversity between parts/components (No two things are the same)

Multiplicity: Multiplicity of solutions, finding the one relevant thing

Rupture: Deconstruction and regeneration of pieces/parts/components

Cartography: Mapping connections between parts

Decalcomania:  Putting things together until a pattern appears

We were reminded that the Information specialists/librarians’ job is to keep students away from books…by giving them the one book they need and keep them away from the million books they don’t need

The session ended with a game of Kahoot

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