Towards the future

AI researchers around the world are trying to create a general purpose learning system that can learn to solve a broad range of problems without being taught how. Koray Kavukcuoglu, DeepMind’s Director of Research, describes the journey to get there, and takes Hannah on a whistle-stop tour of DeepMind’s HQ and its research.If you have a question or feedback on the series, message us on Twitter (@DeepMind using the hashtag #DMpodcast) or email us at podcast@deepmind.com.Further reading:OpenAI: An overview of neural networks and the progress that has been made in AIShane Legg, DeepMind co-founder: Measuring machine intelligence at the 2010 Singularity SummitShane Legg and Marcus Hutter: Paper on defining machine intelligenceDemis Hassabis: Talk on the history, frontiers and capabilities of AIRobert Wiblin: Positively shaping the development of artificial intelligenceAsilomar AI PrinciplesRichard S. Sutton and Andrew G. Barto: Reinforcement Learning: An IntroductionInterviewees: Koray Kavukcuoglu, Director of Research; Trevor Back, Product Manager for DeepMind’s science research; research scientists Raia Hadsell and Murray Shanahan; and DeepMind CEO and co-founder, Demis Hassabis.Credits:Presenter: Hannah FryEditor: David PrestSenior Producer: Louisa FieldProducers: Amy Racs, Dan HardoonBinaural Sound: Lucinda Mason-BrownMusic composition: Eleni Shaw (with help from Sander Dieleman and WaveNet)Commissioned by DeepMind