The most exciting part of the interview for me related to the use of machine learning and prediction. The professor asked if we are really at a place where machine learning will take over fully to predict the future. Avi responded that we are trying to improve our understanding of nature. He also said that machine learning is imitating reality and that we do not benefit from the understanding of WHY it happens this way. He thinks that the underlying explanations for things are what makes sense exciting. This was a very nuanced understanding that fits into what we talked about in our class. It is all about figuring out HOW prediction works rather than just wanting to get from point a to be. It enables us to have a better understanding of society.
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