Episode 38: A Conversation with Carolina Galleguillos

In this episode Byron and Carolina discuss computer vision, machine learning, biology and more. In this episode Byron and Carolina discuss computer vision, machine learning, biology and more. Guest Carolina Galleguillos built computer vision and machine learning classification systems at SET.tv, which was acquired by Conversant in 2014. She obtained a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UC San Diego, where she did research in object recognition in images. Transcript Byron …

Episode 37: A Conversation with Mike Tamir

In this episode, Byron and Mike talk about AGI, Turing Test, machine learning, jobs, and Takt. In this episode, Byron and Mike talk about AGI, Turing Test, machine learning, jobs, and Takt. Guest Mike Tamir serves as Head of Data Science at Uber ATG and lecturer for UC Berkeley iSchool Data Science masters program. Mike has led several teams of Data Scientists in the bay area as Chief Data Scientist …

Episode 36: A Conversation with Bill Mark

In this episode Byron and Bill talk about SRI International, aging, human productivity and more. In this episode Byron and Bill talk about SRI International, aging, human productivity and more. Guest Bill Mark heads SRI’s Information and Computing Sciences Division, 250 researchers in four laboratories creating new technology in virtual personal assistance, information security, machine learning, speech and natural language, and computer vision. In addition to leading-edge research, the group …

Episode 35: A Conversation with Lorien Pratt

In this episode, Byron and Lorien talk about intelligence, AGI, jobs, and the human genome project. In this episode, Byron and Lorien talk about intelligence, AGI, jobs, and the human genome project. Guest Lorien Pratt, PhD is an expert in AI, inductive transfer, convolutional neural networks for vision recognition, Fourier transform for vocal recognition opportunity. Lorien invented a subfield of machine learning called inductive transfer, and helped to pioneer decision …

Episode 34: A Conversation with Christian Reilly

In this episode, Byron and Christian talk about AGI, AI assistants, transfer learning, ANI and more. In this episode, Byron and Christian talk about AGI, AI assistants, transfer learning, ANI and more. Guest Christian Reilly is vice president of global product and technology strategy at Citrix. He also serves as an expert to share the Citrix vision with customers, partners and Citrix global teams. Working to better understand the evolving …

Episode 33: A Conversation with Bryon Jacob

In this episode, Byron and Bryon talk about intelligence, consciousness, emergence, automation and more. In this episode, Byron and Bryon talk about intelligence, consciousness, emergence, automation and more. Guest Bryon is the CTO and co-founder of data.world – on a mission to build the world’s most meaningful, collaborative, and abundant data resource. Bryon is a recognized leader in building large-scale consumer internet systems and an expert in data integration solutions. …

Episode 32: A Conversation with Alan Winfield

In this episode, Byron and Alan talk about robot ethics, military robots, emergence, consciousness, and self-awareness. In this episode, Byron and Alan talk about robot ethics, military robots, emergence, consciousness, and self-awareness. Guest Alan Winfield attended the University of Hull where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering and a Ph.D. in Digital Communications. In 1984, he left academia to found MetaForth Computer Systems (later called APD Communications Ltd), …

Episode 31: A Conversation with Tasha Nagamine

In this episode, Byron and Tasha talk about speech recognition, AGI, consciousness, Droice Lab, healthcare, and science fiction. In this episode, Byron and Tasha talk about speech recognition, AGI, consciousness, Droice Lab, healthcare, and science fiction. Guest Tasha Nagamine is finishing her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Columbia University, where she works on understanding deep learning methods. She also works with Microsoft Research on applying cutting edge artificial intelligence methods …

Episode 30: A Conversation with Robert Mittendorff and Mudit Garg

In this episode, Byron, Robert and Mudit talk about Qventus, healthcare, machine learning, AGI, consciousness, and medical AI. In this episode, Byron, Robert and Mudit talk about Qventus, healthcare, machine learning, AGI, consciousness, and medical AI. Guest Based in Norwest’s Palo Alto office, Robert Mittendorf focuses on investing capital in venture and growth opportunities in the healthcare sector, including digital health and healthcare IT, technology enabled healthcare services, medical devices, …

Episode 29: A Conversation with Hugo LaRochelle

In this episode, Byron and Hugo discuss consciousness, machine learning and more. In this episode, Byron and Hugo discuss consciousness, machine learning and more. Guest Hugo LaRochelle is a research scientist at Google Brain and an associate professor at the University of Sherbrooke. His research focuses on supervised and unsupervised machine learning, as well as object recognition. Transcript Byron Reese: This is Voices in AI, brought to you by Gigaom. …

Episode 28: A Conversation with Mark Stevenson

In this episode, Byron and Mark discuss the future of jobs, energy and more. In this episode, Byron and Mark discuss the future of jobs, energy and more. Guest ‘Reluctant futurist’ Mark Stevenson is the author of two bestselling books, An Optimist’s Tour of the Future and the award-winning We Do Things Differently, available now from The Outlook Press. He is one of the world’s most respected thinkers on the …

Episode 27: A Conversation with Adrian McDermott

In this episode, Byron and Adrian discuss intelligence, consciousness, self-driving cars and more. In this episode, Byron and Adrian discuss intelligence, consciousness, self-driving cars and more. Guest Adrian leads Zendesk’s Product Management, Engineering and Operations teams. Prior to Zendesk he was CTO at Attributor and, as general manager, ran the video compliance business from first customer sales to business unit acquisition. Previously he was the VP of Engineering for Plumtree/BEA …

Episode 26: A Conversation with Peter Lee

In this episode, Byron and Peter talk about defining intelligence, Venn diagrams, transfer learning, image recognition, and Xiaoice. In this episode, Byron and Peter talk about defining intelligence, Venn diagrams, transfer learning, image recognition, and Xiaoice. Guest Dr. Peter Lee is Corporate Vice President, AI & Research, at Microsoft. He is responsible for incubating research projects that lead to new products and services. Past and current projects span a wide …

Episode 25: A Conversation with Matt Grob

In this episode, Byron and Matt talk about thinking, the Turing test, creativity, Google Translate, job displacement, and education. In this episode, Byron and Matt talk about thinking, the Turing test, creativity, Google Translate, job displacement, and education. Guest Grob holds a Master of Science in electrical engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Bradley University. He is a member of the IEEE and …

Episode 24: A Conversation with Deep Varma

In this episode, Byron and Deep talk about the nervous system, AGI, the Turing Test, Watson, Alexa, security, and privacy. In this episode, Byron and Deep talk about the nervous system, AGI, the Turing Test, Watson, Alexa, security, and privacy. Guest Deep manages data engineering functions across the Trulia business. This includes the vital acquisition of listings and public records, the consumer search experience and API, email/push, efforts to enhance …

Episode 23: A Conversation with Pedro Domingos

In this episode Byron and Pedro talk about the master algorithm, machine creativity, and the creation of new jobs in the wake of the AI revolution. In this episode Byron and Pedro talk about the master algorithm, machine creativity, and the creation of new jobs in the wake of the AI revolution. Guest Pedro Domingos is a computer science professor at the University of Washington and author of “The Master …

Episode 22: A Conversation with Rudina Seseri

In this episode, Byron and Rudina talk about the AI talent pool, cyber security, the future of learning, and privacy. In this episode, Byron and Rudina talk about the AI talent pool, cyber security, the future of learning, and privacy. Guest Rudina is Founder and Managing Partner of Glasswing Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm. In her prior role as Partner at Fairhaven Capital, she made investments in Artificial …

Episode 21: A Conversation with Nikola Danaylov

In this episode, Byron and Nikola talk about singularity, consciousness, transhumanism, AGI and more. In this episode, Byron and Nikola talk about singularity, consciousness, transhumanism, AGI and more. Guest Bestselling author of Conversations with the Future, Nikola Danaylov is a keynote speaker, futurist, strategic adviser, popular blogger and podcast host. Nikola has spoken at public events on topics ranging from technology, transhumanism and the technological singularity to new media, blogging …

Episode 20: A Conversation with Marie des Jardins

In this episode, Byron and Marie talk about the Turing test, Watson, autonomous vehicles, and language processing. In this episode, Byron and Marie talk about the Turing test, Watson, autonomous vehicles, and language processing. Guest Marie des Jardins is a professor of computer science with a focus on AI research at the University of Maryland. She has also been involved in the National Conference of the Association for the Advancement …

Episode 19: A Conversation with Manoj Saxena

In this episode, Byron and Manoj discuss cognitive computing, consciousness, data, DARPA, explainability, and superconvergence. In this episode, Byron and Manoj discuss cognitive computing, consciousness, data, DARPA, explainability, and superconvergence. Guest Manoj Saxena is the Executive Chairman and a successful serial entrepreneur who founded and sold two venture-backed software companies within a five- year span. He is Chairman, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, San Antonio branch, and is founding Managing …