Alex Wiltschko: Machine Learning, Animal Behavior & Giving Computers a Sense of Smell | Good Chemistry #22

Mind & Matter

English - May 14, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
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Nick talks to neuroscientist and machine learning engineer, Alex Wiltschko, PhD. Alex is a senior scientist at Google Brain, where he leads the digital olfaction group, where are working to build machines with a sense of smell. Alex received a PhD in neurobiology from Harvard, where he developed sophisticated machine vision and machine learning techniques to study animal behavior. They discussed Alex's research, the neuroscience of olfactory perception and animal behavior, as well as Alex's thoughts on topics related to machine learning and artificial intelligence.

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