Episode 93: A Conversation with Pieter Abbeel

In this episode Byron speaks with Berkeley Robotic Learning Lab Director Pieter Abbeel about the nature of AI, the problems with creating intelligence and the forward trajectory of AI research. In this episode Byron speaks with Berkeley Robotic Learning Lab Director Pieter Abbeel about the nature of AI, the problems with creating intelligence and the forward trajectory of AI research. Guest Professor Pieter Abbeel is Director of the Berkeley Robot …

Episode 92: A Conversation with Chris Duffey

In this episode, Byron speaks with guest Chris Duffey about the nature of creativity and how machine intelligence can interact with creative concepts. In this episode, Byron speaks with guest Chris Duffey about the nature of creativity and how machine intelligence can interact with creative concepts. Guest Chris Duffey is author of Superhuman Innovation: Transforming Businesses with Artificial Intelligence, and the Head of Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Strategy at Adobe. …

Episode 91: A Conversation with Mazin Gilbert

In this episode Byron speaks to Mazin Gilbert from AT&T Labs about the nature of intelligence and why we have so much trouble defining it. In this episode Byron speaks to Mazin Gilbert from AT&T Labs about the nature of intelligence and why we have so much trouble defining it. Guest Dr. Mazin Gilbert is the Vice President of Advanced Technology and Systems at AT&T Labs. He leads AT&T’s Research …

Episode 90: A Conversation with Norman Sadeh

In this episode, Byron Reese speaks with Norman Sadeh from Carnegie Mellon University about the nature of intelligence and how AI effects our privacy. In this episode, Byron Reese speaks with Norman Sadeh from Carnegie Mellon University about the nature of intelligence and how AI effects our privacy. Guest Norman M. Sadeh is a professor in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. He is director of CMU’s …

Episode 89: A Conversation with Doug Lenat

In this episode Byron speaks with Cycorp CEO Douglas Lenat on developing AI and the very nature of intelligence. In this episode Byron speaks with Cycorp CEO Douglas Lenat on developing AI and the very nature of intelligence. Guest Douglas Lenat is one of the pioneers of Artificial Intelligence. He received his PhD in Computer Science from Stanford, investigating machine learning and automated discovery based on “interestingness” heuristics, for which …

Episode 87: A Conversation with Sameer Maskey

In this episode Byron speaks with Sameer Maskey of Fusemachines about the development of machine learning, languages and AI capabilities. In this episode Byron speaks with Sameer Maskey of Fusemachines about the development of machine learning, languages and AI capabilities. Guest Sameer Maskey is the Founder of Fusemachines, Inc. and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Sameer has more than 15 years of experience in natural language processing/machine learning/data science. …

Episode 86: A Conversation with Amir Husain

In this episode Byron talks to fellow author Amir Husain about the nature of Artificial Intelligence and Amir’s book ‘The Sentient Machine’ In this episode Byron talks to fellow author Amir Husain about the nature of Artificial Intelligence and Amir’s book ‘The Sentient Machine’ Guest Amir Husain is the Founder and CEO of SparkCognition, a member of the Board of Advisors at the University of Texas in Austin’s Department of …

Episode 85: A Conversation with Ilya Sutskever

In this episode, Byron and Ilya Sutskever of Open AI talk about the future of general intelligence and the ramifications of building a computer smarter than us. In this episode, Byron and Ilya Sutskever of Open AI talk about the future of general intelligence and the ramifications of building a computer smarter than us. Guest Ilya Sutskever is a computer scientist working in machine learning and currently serving as the …

Episode 84: A Conversation with David Cox

In this episode, Byron and David Cox of IBM discuss classifications of AI, and how the research has been evolving and growing. In this episode, Byron and David Cox of IBM discuss classifications of AI, and how the research has been evolving and growing. Guest David Cox is the IBM Director of the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, a first of its kind industry-academic collaboration between IBM and MIT, focused on …

Episode 83: A Conversation with Margaret Mitchell

In this episode Byron and Margaret Mitchell of Google discuss the nature of language and it’s impact on machine learning and intelligence. In this episode Byron and Margaret Mitchell of Google discuss the nature of language and it’s impact on machine learning and intelligence. Guest Margaret Mitchell is a Senior Research Scientist in Google’s Research & Machine Intelligence group, working on artificial intelligence. Her research generally involves vision-language and grounded …

Episode 82: A Conversation with Max Welling

In this episode, Byron and Max Welling of Qualcomm discuss the nature of intelligence and its relationship with intuition, evolution, and need. In this episode, Byron and Max Welling of Qualcomm discuss the nature of intelligence and its relationship with intuition, evolution, and need. Guest Max Welling is a research chair in Machine Learning at the University of Amsterdam and a VP Technologies at Qualcomm. He has a secondary appointment as …