Naked Scientists launches Why AI series featuring Hinton, Wooldridge and Wendy Hall
wooldridgemike · x · 2026-10-07
The Naked Scientists, in partnership with Frontiers, launched its Why? series with "Why AI?", exploring AI's rapid progress, how it works, and its impact. Guests include Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton, Oxford's Mike Wooldridge, FT's Cristina Criddle, and Southampton's Wendy Hall; the episode also touches on the White House's new 'Super Intelligence Force' for AI policy oversight.
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