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Terrence Sejnowski chats chatbots and what we can learn at the intersection of AI and neuroscience

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Beyond Lab Walls | Salk Institute
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Feb 25, 2026
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Summary

Terrence Sejnowski, PhD, is a professor, head of the Computational Neurobiology Laboratory, and holder of the Francis Crick Chair at Salk, and he's played a hand in two entirely new scientific fields emerging—first computational neuroscience, then NeuroAI. Hear what it was like creating the first text-to-speech program, best practices for using modern chatbots, and how computer models are helping neuroscientists understand the human brain.