Ex Machina's Scientific Advisor - Murray Shanahan

Summary

Murray Shanahan, a scientific advisor on the movie Ex Machina, discusses the changes in the field of AI since his PhD thesis in the 80s. He worked on logic programming and Prolog languages, specifically focusing on speeding up query answering by keeping a record of established relationships. He also explored the frame problem, which involves determining relevance in cognitive processes. Despite the niche nature of his work at the time, AI has now gained widespread interest and attention.

Murray Shanahan worked on logic programming and Prolog languages, focusing on query answering and the frame problem.
AI has gained widespread interest and attention since Shanahan's work in the 80s.

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