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Will machines ever be intelligent?  

March 23, 2026 | Doug Burger, Subutai Ahmad, and Nicolo Fusi
Are machines truly intelligent? AI researchers Subutai Ahmad and Nicolò Fusi join Doug Burger to compare transformer-based AI with the human brain, exploring continual learning, efficiency, and whether today’s models are on a path toward human intelligence.

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