Popular Mechanics - USA (2019-12)

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Innovation^7

// AZALIA MIRHOSEINI, 32, SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST AT GOOGLE BRAIN, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA //

( 1 ) What better source of inspiration than the human brain? Deep learning, which is only

vaguely inspired by but still far from how the human brain functions, is already revolution-

izing the world. ( 2 ) We spend most of our time on the journey. We better be having fun doing

so. ( 3 ) Of course, caffeinated! That’s the whole point! ( 4 ) Just like the majority of people in

the field, I program my deep learning algorithms in Tensorf low and use its Python API.

Python is really the established language of AI. ( 5 ) I work in an open office space, so a pair

of noise-canceling headphones is a must. ( 6 ) Reinforcement learning is more creative.

Something I find intriguing about RL is that it can solve decision-making problems in ways

we humans can’t think of ( just like it solved chess and Go). We’re going to see revolutioniz-

ing applications of it in the coming years. ( 7 ) Innovation is what unlocks the future.

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