Life After Philosophy

Episode 47: THE SCIENTIST +8 Years MA in Philosophy


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Zachary Robinson is Chief Scientist at Rising Tide, a startup that automates and optimizes business operations for last-mile logistics companies. He has 12 years of experience in algorithm development, applied mathematics, applied magnetics, digital signal processing, data analysis, software development, and more.

He is a 2017 graduate of Mount St. Mary’s University with a Master of Arts in Philosophical Studies degree. He has also earned bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and physics, and an MS in Applied and Computational Mathematics from Johns Hopkins University in 2014.

Zachary is also a husband and the father of two children.

0:00 Shifting Lanes

5:11 Rising Tide

11:06 AI Cannot Reason Algorithmically

21:25 Economic & Psychological Problems with AI

27:50 Parenthood & Self-Understanding

Study published by Apple: https://ml-site.cdn-apple.com/papers/the-illusion-of-thinking.pdf

 AI losing to Atari at chess: https://futurism.com/atari-beats-chatgpt-chess

 Rising Tide's website: https://www.risingtide.us/

 His LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacharytrobinson/

MAPS program: https://msmary.edu/academics/graduate-school/master-of-arts-in-philosophical-studies.html

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Life After PhilosophyBy Christopher Anadale