Horizon The Hunt for A.I.
Horizon is an ongoing and long-running British documentary television series on BBC that covers science and philosophy.
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1The Hunt for A.I. Marcus Du Sautoy wants to find out how close we are to creating machines that can think like us: robots or computers that have artificial intelligence. His journey takes him to a strange and bizarre world where AI is now taking shape. Marcus meets two robots who are developing their own private language, and attempts to communicate to them. He discovers how a supercomputer beat humans at one of the toughest quiz shows on the planet, Jeopardy. And finds out if machines can have creativity and intuition like us. Marcus is worried that if machines can think like us, then he will be out of business. But his conclusion is that AI machines may surprise us with their own distinct way of thinking.
Primary Title
- Horizon
Secondary Title
- The Hunt for A.I.
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 17 July 2014
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Series
- 2012
Episode
- 15
Channel
- BBC Knowledge
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Horizon is an ongoing and long-running British documentary television series on BBC that covers science and philosophy.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary