In the third episode of Info Under the Radar, we are going to talk about what is Artificial Intelligence (AI in short), the fears around it, possibilities with AI, terminologies commonly associated with AI, its practical usage, the future of AI, and much more.

In this episode, our guest is Shivani Shah. She is the co-founder & CTO of SAMP, a Paris-based startup, that is using AI to build digital twins for Industrial Facilities. Shivani also has her PhD in AI for Biology/Meta-genomics from Université François Rabelais de Tours.

Feel free to use timestamps to jump around the topics that interest you most:

(00:00) - Intro and topics we are going to cover

(13:08) - Welcoming Shivani and usage of AI in day to day life

(16:15) - Personalisation

(17:00) - Why AI is suddenly popular and a short history of AI

(19:00) - What to make of Elon Musk’s fear of AI?

(20:20) - Weak vs Strong AI

(23:45) - How real is the fear of AI in coming years?

(27:30) - Fear of jobs being taken by AI/comparing AI revolution with Industrial revolution

(32:08) - Benefits of AI

(33:35) - How Shivani ended up in the field of AI?

(35:30) - Commonly used terminology in the AI world (AI vs Machine Learning vs Data Science vs Deep Learning)

(38:30) - Real-world applications of Deep learning

(43:20) - Computer Vision and Face detection

(46:45) - What is Automation and how robots work?

(50:35) - Application of AI in the future of Farming (Agriculture 4.0)

(52:20) - How to create AI systems?

(54:50) - Blackbox nature of AI/Deep learning

(57:45) - Self Driving Cars and their current efficiency compared to human drivers

(60:40) - How to build products/companies in AI (tech in general) in an ethical manner?

(63:40) - Shivani’s experience of being a female founder in the tech world and her interests outside technology

(71:00) - Future of AI

(73:30) - When will self-driving cars become a reality?

(78:15) - Application of AI in the automotive industry (outside self-driving)

(79:10) - Common applications of AI in coming years

(81:50) - Application of AI in Healthcare

(83:20) - Application of AI in Mental Health/Psychology

(85:00) - Application of AI in personalisation of education for kids

(87:45) - Final thoughts

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