On Saturday, May 21st I’ll be delivering the prestigious ‘Lotfi Zadeh Memorial Lecture on AGI, Neuroscience, and Psychometrics — Frontiers of AI’ at National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (Pakistan’s version of IIT) opening up the Nascon 2022. One of the deepest regrets that I have is that I…

Academic conferences are essentially becoming echo chambers with industry-led and sponsored madness like LLMs. Once in a while, meaningful applied research is conducted which doesn’t get much traction in the mainstream but is a treasure trove for applied research scientists. One such endeavor is Text REtrieval Conference (TREC). The Text…

Neuroscience is the root of nowadays artificial intelligence. Reading and being aware of the evolution and new insights in neuroscience not only will allow you to be a better “Artificial Intelligence” guy, but also a finer neural network architectures creator. …

Neuromorphic Computing — What is Ahead? The First Draft of the Report on the EDVAC was written by Von Neumann by hand while commuting by train to Los Alamos, New Mexico in 1945, and he mailed the handwritten notes back to Philadelphia. …

Most important problems in AI do not involve coming up with novel algorithms and boosting accuracy on benchmark datasets. It’s the battle of making the right decisions when you are buried under conflicting opinions and options. Many important problems involve decision-making under uncertainty, including aircraft collision avoidance, wildfire management, and…

Find Your Greatness. A common perception is that greatness is reserved only for the chosen few who bring honor and pride to the nation. …

Totem Poles, Nike Swoosh, Swastika, Christian Cross, Viking War Horn, Apple’s Bitten Apple, Golden Arches, Red Traffic Light, Taj Mahal, Mecca, El Dorado, Ferrari’s Shield with Horse, and timeless music pieces. They have nothing in common except one thing: They have become symbols of a story that everyone agrees on. …

Robotic process automation (RPA) is a form of business process automation technology that uses software robots to automate tasks performed by humans. Large-scale adoption by the industry eliminates repetitive, time and labor-intensive processes saving trillions of dollars across industries. Only if that is possible to do when it matters the…