In his signature style, computer scientist Bernhard Schölkopf combines history, science, and philosophy to explore what it really means for machines – and, indeed, perhaps even humans – to be intelligent. Mr. Schölkopf, who is one the world's leading figures in machine learning and causal inference, starts by taking the audiences back into the 1950s. Fast-forwarding to today, Mr. Schölkopf reflects on how far we've come. Mr. Schölkopf then turns to the "creative" side of AI and the ability of generative AI to produce music from text or to create stunning images through diffusion models. Finally, Mr. Schölkopf flips the script with a simple but profound question: "Are we intelligent?"