In 1843, Ada Byron, a 27-year-old English mathematician, published a series of notes on an invention that was never built: Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine. In those writings was what is today considered the first algorithm designed to be executed by a computer.
But Ada also left behind a warning: she said that this machine did not think for itself, and could only carry out those operations that human beings knew how to order it to perform.
Today, more than 180 years later, with computers and algorithms capable of proposing hypotheses and identifying patterns, the question returns with force: can a machine discover something that would never have occurred to us? And if it does, how will we know it is true?
In honor of Ada Byron, the first AI-accelerated research platform in Chile and Latin America bears her name.
Presented last April by Universidad Andrés Bello, ADA brings together data, advanced computing, artificial intelligence, and expert support for UNAB's more than 400 researchers. It also has Amazon Web Services as a strategic partner.
To learn more about how it works and about whether artificial intelligence could one day replace human reasoning, the new episode of Mentes en movimiento features Elise Servajean as its guest. She holds a PhD in Sciences with a specialization in Astronomy from the Universidad de Chile and is the director of ADA.
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LT Board In this new episode, Francisco Aravena talks with Elise Servajean, director of ADA, the first AI-accelerated research platform in Chile and Latin America, presented by Universidad Andrés Bello last April.
Comments In 1843, Ada Byron, a 27-year-old English mathematician, published a series of notes about an invention that was never built: Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine. In those writings was what is today considered the first algorithm designed to be executed by a computer. But Ada also left a warning: she said that this machine did not think for itself, and could only carry out those operations that human beings knew how to order it to perform. Today, more than 180 years later, with computers and algorithms capable of proposing hypotheses and identifying patterns, the question returns with force: can a machine discover something that would never have occurred to us? And if it does, how will we know it is true? In honor of Ada Byron, the first AI-accelerated research platform in Chile and Latin America bears her name. Presented last April by Universidad Andrés Bello, ADA brings together data, advanced computing, artificial intelligence, and expert support for UNAB's more than 400 researchers. In addition, it has Amazon Web Services as a strategic partner. To learn more about how it works and whether artificial intelligence could one day replace human reasoning, the new episode of Mentes en movimiento features Elise Servajean as its guest. She holds a PhD in Sciences with a specialization in Astronomy from the University of Chile and is the director of ADA. We invite you to relive her interview in the following video. More about: LT Board Mentes en movimiento ADA artificial intelligence science and technology Board branded-ltboard