Das Pferd, das zu viel wusste

A talk and book presentation of "Das Pferd, das zu viel wusste" in the event hall of the Museum für Naturkunde. Author Reto U. Schneider, in conversation with science journalist Lilo Berg, tells the story of the clever horse Hans, who could calculate, read and answer questions by tapping his hoof, and how he reappeared in AI research a hundred years after his death. The story travels through the circuses and variety shows of Berlin, then to London and Washington where early AI researchers worked, and on to California, where ChatGPT triggered the great AI boom in 2022. The evening offers surprising anecdotes, never-before-seen pictures, songs about thinking animals and recordings of a talking dog.