Meet Baylor's expert on artificial intelligence and deep learning

Artificial intelligence (AI) used to be a fantasy, found only in science fiction. Today, it propels society forward in countless ways; even the phones in our pockets include multilingual translators, photo apps that recognize faces, and intelligent assistants that can understand spoken commands (thanks, Siri). This is all made possible through the process of deep learning -- and Dr. Pablo Rivas, an assistant professor of computer science at Baylor, has literally written the book on the subject. "I first fell in love with the field of AI and the principles that can explain human intelligence 20 years ago, when it was all beginning," says Rivas. "Now, the industry is booming. And while the advances are incredible, they can also be a little disarming."