AI in 2014
2 milestones in artificial intelligence
ResearchDeep Learning Breakthrough
Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)
Ian Goodfellow introduced GANs — two neural networks (generator and discriminator) competing against each other, one creating fake data and the other trying to detect it. The concept allegedly came to him during a bar conversation. Yann LeCun called GANs 'the most interesting idea in the last 10 years in ML.'
Ian GoodfellowUniversité de Montréal
ProductDeep Learning Breakthrough
Amazon Echo & Alexa
Amazon launched the Echo smart speaker with Alexa voice assistant, creating an entirely new product category. Alexa could play music, control smart home devices, answer questions, and run third-party 'skills.' It brought always-on AI into the living room.
Amazon