Intelligence Squared US: Can AI Change Your Mind?

Specials | Mar 1, 2019

Intelligence Squared U.S. has debated Artificial Intelligence (AI) before – the risks, the rewards, and whether it can change the world – but for the first time, it debates with AI. IBM Project Debater is the first AI system designed to debate humans on complex topics using a combination of pioneering research developed by IBM researchers, including: data-driven speech writing and delivery, listening comprehension, and modeling human dilemmas. Project Debater faces world-class debater Harish Natarajan. Will Project Debater change your mind?

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