Machines: How Do They Learn and Where Are They Headed?

In this public lecture held at the Institute on October 27, 2017, Sanjeev Arora, Visiting Professor in the School of Mathematics, and Richard Zemel, Visitor in the School of Mathematics, gave brief talks about the field of machine learning and its major technical challenges. A panel discussion moderated by Robbert Dijkgraaf, Director and Leon Levy Professor, followed.