Ilya Eckstein is an AI Researcher at Google and co-founder of Robin Labs, a startup that creates open, expandable, and teachable voice-operated personal assistants. Recap During this podcast, we discuss: Ilya’s startup, Robin Labs, and the inspiration for starting it The future of NLP* (Natural Language Processing) and the industries that may be most impacted …

Haroon and Mac interview Kostas Pelechrinis, an Associate Professor at the School of Computing and Information at the University of Pittsburgh. Kostas’ research interests include network science, urban informatics, and sports analytics. During our interview, we discuss topics such as: How AI is revolutionizing sports analytics for most major sports around the world The ways …

Haroon and Mac interview Hart Woolery, CEO and Founder of 2020CV, a startup that builds augmented reality applications using artificial intelligence technologies. They discuss a host of topics, including: His unusual journey to founding a successful AI venture Reducing biases and increasing diversity in AI applications Advice he would give to someone who wants to …

Renowned robotics expert, Rodney Brooks, recently received widespread attention for a blog post he published on January 1st, 2018 titled “My Dated Predictions“. In  this blog post, Brooks lays out his predictions about various technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning. In this podcast, Mac and Haroon discuss the most important points from Brooks’ predictions …

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