Computational Rationality

July 8, 2015
Eric Horvitz and Josh Tenenbaum | Microsoft Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Eric Horvitz, managing director and distinguished scientist at Microsoft Research, and Josh Tenenbaum, a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discuss putting a computational lens on scientific theories of rationality, human cognition, and the future of artificial intelligence.

- Eric Horvitz
  
  Chief Scientific Officer
Research Area
- Artificial intelligence

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