# The State of Artificial Intelligence: Hype vs Progress

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Yorick Wilks
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/artificial-intelligence)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Professor Wilks will discuss the notion of an artificial Companion, a long-term software agent that could be present in any device: a screen, handbag or even a furry toy - and which understands the person it 'lives' with.

## Lectures

1. [Making Information Personal: Companions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-artificial-intelligence/8606e01ee3ae) (YouTube)
2. [The Search for Meaning on the Web: The Semantic Web and Managing a Lifetime's Information](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-artificial-intelligence/0669484988c5) (YouTube)
3. [Is There Danger Ahead With AI: Superintelligence, Ethics, Work, Leisure and Automation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-artificial-intelligence/4245c97659cb) (YouTube)