In an increasingly digital world, changes and shifts are to be expected in the functioning of our society. With this transition in mind, Portuguese television channel, RTP1, has developed 5 episodes that guide viewers through the national technological ecosystem. From healthcare to outer space, the mini-series showcases examples of enterprises in different fields and the opinion of various experts. Among those experts, and with appearances across more than one episode, are INESC-ID researcher and President of the Board of Directors, Inês Lynce and INESC-ID researcher and INESC President, Arlindo Oliveira.

Arlindo Oliveira shares his predictions for the future, how general-purpose technology has a way of revolutionising society, similar to what happened with the invention of electricity. He believes systems will amplify and enhance efficiency and that although Artificial Intelligence (AI) is experiencing rapid evolution, it’s still far from producing new creative ideas and associating concepts from very different domains.

With years of research on algorithms, Inês Lynce explains the importance of accuracy and reliable data to train models and highlights how much this research has evolved since the term “Artificial Intelligence” was first used in 1956. She adds that Large Language Models (LLMs) like Chat GPT have the ability to go through an enormous amount of data and adapt their “behaviour”, however, data ethics and the biases present in the very data available to train models are concerns that must be addressed.

Watch the episodes (in Portuguese) here

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