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Michael Nielsen

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Is AlphaGo Really Such a Big Deal?

By Michael Nielsen
March 29, 2016
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The Go-playing program teaches itself to replicate something very much like human intuition, an advance that promises far-reaching consequences.

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The Physical Origin of Universal Computing

By Michael Nielsen
October 27, 2015
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The physical nature of computers might reveal deep truths about their uniquely powerful abstract abilities.

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The Rise of Computer-Aided Explanation

By Michael Nielsen
July 23, 2015
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Computers can translate French and prove mathematical theorems. But can they make deep conceptual insights into the way the world works?

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Michael Nielsen is a computer scientist and research fellow at the Recurse Center in New York City. He has written books on quantum computing, open science, and deep learning. His current research interests are collective cognition and intelligence amplification.
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