Past Events

This research mission broadly aims to understand how children grasp new concepts from few examples, how children build upon layers of concepts to reach an understanding of the world and have the flexibility to solve an unbounded range of problems. Can we build AI that starts like a baby and learns like a child?

Tal Linzen is an Associate Professor of Linguistics and Data Science at New York University, and a Research Scientist at Google. He directs NYU's Computation and Psycholinguistics Lab, which uses behavioral experiments and computational methods to study how people learn and understand language. At both Google and NYU, he works on large language model post-training, evaluation and interpretability.

Professors Ev Fedorenko, Jacob Andreas, and Roger Levy will present an update on the latest research being done within the Language and Thought Mission at SQI.

The Daw Lab at Princeton University studies how people and animals learn from trial and error (and from rewards and punishments) to make decisions, combining computational, neural, and behavioral perspectives.

Tom M. Mitchell is the Founders University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, where he established the world's first Machine Learning Department. He has worked on machine learning and AI since his 1970s Ph.D. research, and in 2010 was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering "For pioneering contributions and leadership in the methods and applications of machine learning."

Professors Nancy Kanwisher and Leslie Kaelbling will discuss the Embodied Intelligence Mission's recent research and upcoming projects.

This update on the Children Helping Science platform will be given by BCS research scientist and CHS Executive Director Dr. Melissa Kline Struhl.

During the afternoon of Monday, November 24, faculty, students, research scientists, staff, and supporters gathered to celebrate the next stage in the Quest's journey at a special event. We shared research updates and had a sneak peek at new and upcoming projects. The event was recorded and is available on our YouTube channel.