“Acceptance Speech” Frontiers of Knowledge Award 2022 in Information and Communication Technologies

Acceptance speech by Judea Pearl, winner of the 2022 Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Information and Communication Technologies, honored for his fundamental contributions to the development of modern artificial intelligence. His research has established the mathematical foundations of probabilistic reasoning and causal inference, enabling computer systems to manage uncertainty, identify cause-and-effect relationships and support their decisions with explicit reasoning.

Pearl explains the three levels of reasoning that allow us to understand the world: prediction, intervention and counterfactual thinking, which enables us to consider what might have happened under different circumstances. Using everyday examples, he shows how these capabilities help distinguish correlation from causation and anticipate the consequences of hypothetical decisions. He also highlights their applicatio

Acceptance speech by Judea Pearl, winner of the 2022 Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Information and Communication Technologies, honored for his fundamental contributions to the development of modern artificial intelligence. His research has established the mathematical foundations of probabilistic reasoning and causal inference, enabling computer systems to manage uncertainty, identify cause-and-effect relationships and support their decisions with explicit reasoning.

Pearl explains the three levels of reasoning that allow us to understand the world: prediction, intervention and counterfactual thinking, which enables us to consider what might have happened under different circumstances. Using everyday examples, he shows how these capabilities help distinguish correlation from causation and anticipate the consequences of hypothetical decisions. He also highlights their applications in personalized medicine and advocates the development of more transparent, explainable AI systems capable of generalizing their results.