Empathetic Machines

Tech powers much what we experience in our lives and experiences now. But what powers tech? Joined by neXtCurve’s Leonard Lee, we being to explore big batteries. There’s an impact on power and environment.

Just a couple of months ago there was a conversation about indicting devices for driving us apart. Now there are lifelines-- sometimes literally.

There are three key areas of focus: tele-health, connectedness, and the pluses and minuses of rapid innovation or invention.

In our debut podcast we explore how we as individuals got to our current relationship with our devices. We are completely attached. The phone is the obvious example, and it’s the tip of the iceberg of all the smart devices in our lives. Speakers, thermostats, whole kitchens, cars, homes, work, buildings— there's nothing that remains untouched.

Our devices offer what seem like magical capabilities. In the COVID-19 time of social distancing— or distant socializing— our tech is providing some real solace. But what's been making the news for years is how bad our relationship with technology has become even as we have become ever more intimate with it.

In the podcast we go back to what feels like the beginning: the launch of the iPhone. The source of the magic comes to the surface in the MacWorld Expo keynote delivered in 2007 by Steve Jobs. Years later, an interview with Tim Cook suggests ways we might get the magic back in control.

Episode 19: 5G, cloud, AI & related tech, advanced analytics, edge devices, drones-- all of these things mean something different in when it comes to borders and immigration.

Bronx-based Communitas America has a mission to build network of local expertise and entrepreneurial talent to address community needs. We explore this current evolution of an idea that started in Seoul.

https://www.communitasamerica.org

Part 1 of a 2 part exploration of the Supply Chain of tomorrow. Because it’s a source of cost and customer / employee / partner experience, supply chain is a significant driver of the decisions made by the company’s we encounter every day. The focus it rightly receives results in a merger of physical and digital. This focus also makes it place for technology and innovation, as well as a stage to display ethics. So a perfect spot for Empathetic Machines!

Are the platforms biased? Are they censoring and / or inciting? Are they doing weird things? And how should that be addressed— by regulation, a high commissioner, a legion of ombudspeople, AI oversight & technical innovation? Are there lessons from the newsroom of the past? Do we leave this to the tech titans themselves?

This is an episode in our occasional series exploring devices and our relationships with them. Our guests reflect on devices, their lives, and a bit of history.

This is an episode in our occasional series exploring devices and our relationships with them. Our guests reflect on devices, their lives, and a bit of history.

This is an episode in our occasional series exploring devices and our relationships with them. Our guests reflect on devices, their lives, and a bit of history. Episode 13: What if you start to think of a device as anything that augments your experience throughout the day, right?