#135 – Charles Isbell: Computing, Interactive AI, and Race in America

Charles Isbell is the Dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(07:16) - Top 3 movies of all time

(13:26) - People are easily predictable

(19:08) - Breaking out of our bubbles

(30:54) - Interactive AI

(37:26) - Lifelong machine learning

(45:53) - Faculty hiring

(53:27) - University rankings

(1:00:55) - Science communicators

(1:10:20) - Hip hop

(1:19:20) - Funk

(1:20:44) - Computing

(1:36:35) - Race

(1:52:40) - Cop story

(2:01:01) - Racial tensions

(2:10:23) - MLK vs Malcolm X

(2:13:44) - Will human civilization destroy itself?

(2:18:14) - Fear of death and the passing of time