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Creativity in People and Computers
Wed, Feb 18, 2015 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Paul Thagard, University of Waterloo
Talk Title: Creativity in People and Computers
Abstract: Abstract: An idea is creative if it is new, valuable, and surprising. This talk will describe neural mechanisms for human creativity, including multimodal representations, binding of representations into new ones, and competition among them to become conscious. These mechanisms contrast with current computational models of creativity such as Chef Watson, but suggest how computers might become more creative.
Biography: Paul Thagard is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Waterloo.
His most recent books are The Brain and the Meaning of Life (Princeton University Press, 2010) and The Cognitive Science of Science: Explanation, Discovery, and Conceptual Change (MIT Press, 2012).
Host: Greg Ver Steeg
Location: Information Science Institute (ISI) - 11th floor large conference room
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kary LAU
