On this week’s show, we spoke with Hugo Larochelle, Research Scientist @ Google. 

Hugo is  the lead of the Google Brain team in Montreal, adjunct professor at Université de Montréal and a Canada CIFAR Chair. His research focuses on the study and development of deep learning algorithms.

 

On the show, we spoke about: 

• His love of teaching and starting a YouTube channel
• The rapid advances of the past 12 months
• The illusion of AGI
• Enabling new scientific discoveries
• Philanthropy and the generous $1M donation from Hugo and his wife to combat climate change

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