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Episode 49 – AI in the Wild

Episode 49 – AI in the Wild

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By the mid-2010s, deep learning was leaving the lab and entering the real world. This episode highlights how neural networks transformed medicine, from cancer detection to drug discovery, revolutionized translation through systems like Google Translate, and even entered the arts through generative creativity. We’ll explore the successes and failures of applying AI to messy, high-stakes environments—and what this revealed about the promises and limits of deep learning.

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