Tuesday, October 8, 2024

The Paradox of Artificial Intelligence – SMARTER than a Grandmaster but more IGNORANT than a Toddler

On Tuesday 24 September 2024, I moderated a panel discussion on learning in humans and machines at the 11th Heidelberg Laureate Forum. 


It was an interesting, informative and animated discussion that was highly appreciated by all the audience: over 200 young researchers (56 countries) from computer science and mathematics, and some 25 laureates of the most important scientific prizes in mathematics and computer science: the ACM Turing Award, the ACM Prize in Computing, the Abel Prize, the Fields Medal, and the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize.

Thanks a lot to the four great panelists: Celeste Kidd, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley (USA); Po-Shen Loh, Professor of Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University (USA); Brigitte Röder, Professor of Biological Psychology and Neuropsychology, University of Hamburg (Germany); and Eric Schulz, Director of the Institute of Human-Centered AI, Helmholtz Munich (Germany)

The entire panel discussion can now be viewed online:


This article on the HLF Blog summarises the discussion.