Corporations are currently more sophisticated in their decision-making than AI
Dileep George · The State of AI & What's Next // Dileep George, Vicarious AI (FirstMark's Data Driven NYC) · Dec 11, 2018 · at 22:04
Dileep George, founder and CEO of Vicarious AI, addresses an audience question at Data Driven NYC regarding an article comparing AI behavior to corporate decision-making.
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“I think corporations are more sophisticated than today's AI.”
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