Python for AI research

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.
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