Algeria, August 13, 2020

An online talk featuring NVIDIA's David Hall, discussing how
Machine Learning and AI is currently being used for state of
the art research in climate modeling

Description:

 

Machine learning allows us to build tools and applications  

that were previously beyond the reach of even the most  

skillful software engineer. With these new capabilities, we  

can build most anything we want. But how should we use them?  

In this talk, I describe my personal perspective on this  

question. Forging a positive future means tackling many  

important global problems simultaneously including, but not  

limited to: minimizing climate change, dealing with the  

impacts of extreme weather events, monitoring the biosphere,  

ensuring an adequate food supply, and achieving global  

consensus. Machine learning can contribute materially to each  

of these challenges, and I will present an overview of some of  

the recent research in these areas. Finally, I address the  

potential risks and rewards of machine learning itself, as the  

risks of machine learning are as great as its potential  

rewards.