Jeffrey Watumull is Director of Artificial Intelligence at Oceanit in Honolulu, and principal investigator on programs for DARPA. He received BS degrees, summa cum laude, in Mathematics and Evolutionary Biology from Harvard in 2009, a Masters of Philosophy in Linguistics from Cambridge in 2010 (as a Gates Cambridge Scholar), and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from MIT in 2015. His research has centered on the mathematical optimality of human cognition, specifically in the domain of language. He has published numerous papers, and his work is frequently covered in the media. At Oceanit, Jeffrey has embarked on research to develop strong AI: computational systems equipped with human-level intelligence in domains both specific (e.g., language) and general (e.g., pattern recognition).

Despite his imposing curriculum vitæ, Jeffrey will give us lay folk a picture of the basics of AI and where it’s headed.

Place: The Ohana Room at Architects Hawaii, Ltd, through the courtesy of Harvard Club member David Miller. It's on the 29th floor of the Makai Tower of Pacific Guardian Center, 733 Bishop Street.

Cost: FREE

Lunch: Bring your own sandwich, bento, beverage, etc.

RSVP by email to arkie@arkoehl.com