The Rise of the Machines: Understanding How Data Accelerates AI

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the rise of the machines understanding how data accelerates AI

Volker Hirsch @vhirsch

ALPSP, NOORDwijk 15 September 2017

Data…

…How Much?

The Internet…

2016: 1,100 Exabyte

What is an EXABYTE?

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2025 180,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Byte (180 Zettabyte = 180,000 Exabyte)

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Source: IDC

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Extinct Today

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Exponential Growth

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T h e m a c h i n e s are coming

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A m a c h i n e is a data node

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Factory Worker

TESla factory, Fremont, California

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$20/day > technology

Amazon automated warehouse

warehouse logistics

Policeman

Boston Dynamics Wildcat

Baxter

Prof Stefanie Tellex Brown University

RIP. It was good while it lasted...

The Matrix

Data is is at the Centre

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Advanced Tree Search 2 Neural Networks

(Policy & Value) 12 network layers

Reinforcement Learning Algorithms

Alpha Go

Pattern recognition

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More network nodes + More sensors + More raw data

+ Machine Learning + Artificial Intelligence

= More Structured Data = More SENSE

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The future comes Even Faster...

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Today is the slowest pace of progress

you will ever know

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Thank You!

@vhirsch

me@vhirsch.com

+44 7843 599 678