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Python for AI research

Episode #124, published Mon, Aug 7, 2017, recorded Wed, May 31, 2017

We all know that Python is a major player in the application of Machine Learning and AI. That often involves grabbing Keras or TensorFlow and applying it to a problem. But what about AI research? When you're actually trying to create something that has yet to be created? How do researchers use Python here?

Today you'll meet Alex Lavin, a Python developer and research scientist at Vicarious where they are trying to develop artificial general intelligence for robots.

Links from the show

Alex on the web: lavin.io
Alex on Twitter: @theAlexLavin
Vicarious: vicarious.com
NOVA's Great Robot Race Documentary: youtube.com
Episode transcripts: talkpython.fm

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