a16z Podcast: Revenge of the Algorithms (Over Data)... Go! No?

The a16z Show · Oct 23, 2017 · 40m

with Frank Chen, Steven Sinofsky, and Sonal Chokshi

There are many reasons why we’re in an “A.I. spring” after multiple “A.I. winters” — but how then do we tease apart what’s real vs. what’s hype when it comes to the (legitimate!) excitement about artificial intelligence and machine learning? Especially when it comes to the latest results of computers beating games, which not only captures our imaginations but has always played a critical role in advancing machine intelligence (whether it’s AI winning Texas Hold’em poker or beating the world human champ in the ancient Chinese game of Go).

But…