Sebastian Goldt
faculty member in Data Science SISSA
Sebastian Goldt is a faculty member at SISSA, where he has led the “Neural Network Theory” group since 2020. He studies what and how neural networks learn, with the goal of better understanding the key technology behind artificial intelligence. A native of Germany, he studied physics at Cambridge (UK) and earned a Ph.D. in theoretical physics in Stuttgart (Germany). Before joining SISSA, he was a postdoc in Paris (France). He organizes international schools and conferences, including the “Youth in High Dimensions” series in Trieste.
Past talks
Sat. 26 September
at 16:30 - 17:45
16:30 - 17:45
Saturday 26 September
Area Talk 2
Piazza Unità d'Italia, 34121, Trieste, TS
Piazza Unità d'Italia, 34121, Trieste, TS
TRIESTE
What is intelligence? How can we distinguish human intelligence from artificial intelligence? By bringing together neuroscience, machine learning, and philosophy, we explore the similarities and differences between biological brains and artificial systems. We discover how large language models — the “brains” behind tools like ChatGPT — work and what makes them so skilled at answering our questions. Can we really say that they “think,” or are we simply projecting human categories onto them?
Location: Area Talk 2 - Piazza Unità d'Italia, 34121, Trieste
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