“We need new words”: DeepMind researcher calls for a new language to keep up with AI

What if the biggest barrier to understanding artificial intelligence isn’t computing power, but vocabulary? Senior Staff Research Scientist at Google DeepMind Dr. Been Kim argued at a talk on Friday that as artificial intelligence (AI) systems grow more powerful, our existing language can no longer keep up with its new developments. 

During a lecture titled “Why We Can’t Understand AI Using Our Existing Vocabulary,” Kim combined computer…