Episode 98 – A Conversation with Jerome Glenn

Byron speaks with futurist and CEO of the Millennium Project Jerome Glenn about the direction and perception of AI as well as the driving philosophical questions behind it. Byron speaks with futurist and CEO of the Millennium Project Jerome Glenn about the direction and perception of AI as well as the driving philosophical questions behind it. Guest Jerome Glenn is the Director of the Millennium Project of the World Federation …

Episode 97: A Conversation with Alexandra Levit

Byron speaks to futurist and author Alexandra Levit about the nature of intelligence and her new book ‘Humanity Works’ Byron speaks to futurist and author Alexandra Levit about the nature of intelligence and her new book ‘Humanity Works’ Guest A former nationally syndicated columnist for the Wall Street Journal and writer for the New York Times, Fast Company, and Forbes, Alexandra has authored several books, including the international bestseller They …

Episode 96: A Conversation with Gary Marcus

Byron speaks with author and psychologist Gary Marcus about the nature of intelligence and what the mind really means in relation to AI. Byron speaks with author and psychologist Gary Marcus about the nature of intelligence and what the mind really means in relation to AI. Guest GARY MARCUS is a scientist, best-selling author, and entrepreneur. He is Founder and CEO of Robust.AI, and was Founder and CEO of Geometric …

Episode 95: A Conversation with Eric Topol

In this episode Byron speaks with author Eric Topol regarding how Artificial Intelligence could revolutionize medicine and the health care industry. In this episode Byron speaks with author Eric Topol regarding how Artificial Intelligence could revolutionize medicine and the health care industry. Guest Eric Topol is the Founder and Director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, Professor, Molecular Medicine, and Executive Vice-President of Scripps Research, As a researcher, he has …

Episode 94: A Conversation with Amy Webb

Byron speaks with fellow futurist and author Amy Webb on the nature of artificial intelligence and the morality and ethics tied to its study. Byron speaks with fellow futurist and author Amy Webb on the nature of artificial intelligence and the morality and ethics tied to its study. Guest Amy Webb is a quantitative futurist. She is a professor of strategic foresight at the NYU Stern School of Business and …

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 88: A Conversation with Ron Green

In this episode, host Byron Reese speaks with Ron Green of KUNGFU.AI about how companies integrate AI and machine learning into their business models. In this episode host, Byron Reese speaks with Ron Green of KUNGFU.AI about how companies integrate AI and machine learning into their business models. Guest Ron is a serial tech entrepreneur and expert in machine learning. He’s built several successful companies and worked in telecommunications, biotechnology, …

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 …

Episode 81: A Conversation with Siraj Raval

In this episode Byron and Siraj Raval discuss machine learning, teaching ai and the use of ai for the betterment of the world. In this episode Byron and Siraj Raval discuss machine learning, teaching ai and the use of ai for the betterment of the world. Guest Our mission is to offer a world-class AI education to anyone on Earth for free. Our doors are open to all those who …

Episode 80: A Conversation with Charlie Burgoyne

In this episode, Byron and Charlie discuss the difficulty of defining AI and how computer intelligence and human intelligence intersect and differ. In this episode, Byron and Charlie discuss the difficulty of defining AI and how computer intelligence and human intelligence intersect and differ. Guest Charlie Burgoyne is the founder & CEO of Valkyrie Intelligence, a consulting firm with domain expertise in applied science and strategy. Charlie is also a …

Episode 79: A Conversation with Naveen Rao

In this episode Byron and Naveen discuss intelligence, the mind, consciousness, AI, and what the day to day looks like at Intel. Byron and Naveen also delve into the implications of an AI future. In this episode Byron and Naveen discuss intelligence, the mind, consciousness, AI, and what the day to day looks like at Intel. Byron and Naveen also delve into the implications of an AI future. Guest Naveen …