Ep. 91 - Brian Roemmele on Implications of Coronavirus

Show Notes

In a special edition, Carla and Tom welcome back Brian Roemmele for his third appearance to discuss the lessons of the 1918-1919 Spanish Flu for the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Event 201 Simulation
• Event 201 Simulation videos
• Brian's COVID-19 Tweet Thread
• Edward R. Dewey Wikipedia Page
• The "Silent Generation"
• The historical context of the corporate headquarters
• Working from home and productivity
• Hawthorne Effect studies
• Gilbreth Time/Motion Studies
• Toyota Production System
• W. Edwards Deming
• The role of women in the workplace
• The keystone as architectural breakthrough
• Brunelleschi's Dome
• Alfred Adler, gemeinschaftsgefuhl, "fellow feeling," or "social interest"
• @brianroemmele @tomguarriello @carladiana

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Ep. 90 - Carla’s Interaction Design 20 Talk and Conference Report

Show Notes

This week, Carla and Tom discuss Carla’s presentation at the Interaction 20 Conference and other highlights of the event.

• Carla's Interaction Design Talk: Social Robotics and Product Design
• Carlo Ratti MIT Sensible City Webpage
• Magic Leap Website
• Moxi healthcare assistant robot
• Designing for "moments of endearment"
• Dan Saffer talk: The Robots are Coming
• Hadar Maximov talk: Emotional Connections With Robots
• Safinah Ali talk: Creative Robots Inspiring Creativity
• Cas Holman Netflix Abstract Episode
• Georgia Lupi talk: The Human Side of Data
• Jan Knikker talk: Creative Transformation
• Andrew Hoppin talk: (Data) Trust is the New Oil
• Matt Cottam talk: Design Nonfiction
• Walter Isaacson Leonardo Da Vinci biography

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Show Notes

This week, Carla and Tom discuss the robots that showed up at the Consumer Electronics Show and what they might mean for the future of human-robot interaction.

• RoboPsych Podcast Apple Podcasts Home Page
• Noel Sharkey says we're in an "AI autumn"
• Gartner hype cycle
• "Jennie" robotic dog
• Qoobo catlike robot withoug a head
• Pibo companion robot
• Lovot
• Paro robotic companion
• Carla's TEDx Brussels talk
• Samsung's Ballie robot
• Big Five Personality model
• Spot: Boston Dynamics dog robot
• Reachy robot
• Loro cognitive trainer robot
• Rogers Adoption Curve
• Arnold Schwarzenegger robot example of doppelganger robot
• Machines Like Me - Ian MacEwan
• Samsung's Neon robots
• Max Headroom
• ”Jennie” the dog: less uncanny?
• Charmin delivery robot!
• Sextech admitted to CES for first time
• Sony electric concept car

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Ep. 88 - 2019: RoboPsych Podcast Year In Review

Show Notes

This week, Tom and Carla review thoughts about 2019 in AI/Robotics. Carla previews her Fast Company article about a camera that leads to a couple’s breakup.

• RoboPsych Podcast Apple Podcasts Home Page
• Episode 85 - Michal Kosinski - The End of Privacy
• PBS Frontline Episode: In The Age of AI
• China's AI Spending Trends
• Big 5 Personality Scale
• Cranbrook’s 4D Design Program
• Episode 77 - Brian Roemmele - The Last Interface
• Google employees express concerns about AI controlling society
• Away's company culture problems
• Moxi healthcare assistant robot on Time 100 Most Important Inventions of 2019
• Episode 71 - Moxi, With Diligent Robotics Executive Team
• Episode 86 - John Danaher on Automation and Utopia
• Episode 82 - John C. Havens on Autonomous

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Ep. 87 - Flynn Coleman - Author of "A Human Algorithm"

Show Notes

This week, Tom and Carla are very pleased to have Flynn Coleman with us as our guest. Flynn is a human rights attorney who has focused on ethics and technology for decades. She has investigated war crimes, genocide and fought for global equality of opportunity. Her new book, A Human Algorithm, thoroughly explores the history of AI and other emerging technologies and explores the ethical questions they raise.

• Flynn Coleman's Website
• "A Human Algorithm" at Amazon.com
• Fundacio MONA Primate Foundation
• Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences model
• Flynn's TEDx Talk
• Georgia Tech Quixote Project
• IEEE Ethically Aligned Design Standards
• UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Julie Carpenter: Que Gender Neutral Voice Assistant
• John Danaher on Utopia: RoboPsych Podcast Episode
• Kate Raworth - Doughnut Economics
• On The Origin of Stories - Brian Boyd
• Parody of Boston Dynamics Robots - YouTube Video
• Ursula K. LeGuin
• Octavia E. Butler
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche - Danger of a Single Story
• “A Human Algorithm” at Amazon.com

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Episode 86 - John Danaher on Automation and Utopia

Show Notes

This week, Tom and Carla are very pleased to have John Danaher with us as our guest. John is the author of the just-published Harvard University Press book, Automation and Utopia: Human Flourishing in a World Without Work. He is a philosopher and lawyer, currently a lecturer in the Law School at the National University of Ireland. His Philosophical Disquisitions website is an outstanding source for reflections on the ethical, social and legal implications of emerging technologies.

• John’s Website
• Automation and Utopia on Amazon
• Frey and Osborne Oxford Work Study
• McKinsey 2017 Job Report
• WALL-E
• Humans and displacement in the “cognitive niche”
• “Blueprint” vs. “Horizonal” models of utopia
• Bernard Suits book, The Grasshopper
• John on Twitter

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Episode 85 - Michal Kosinski, Ph.D. on The End of Privacy

Show Notes

This week, Tom and Carla are very pleased to have Dr. Michal Kosinski with us as our guest. Michal is an Associate Professor at Stanford University (Graduate School of Business) and holds a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Cambridge and master's degrees in psychometrics and in social psychology. Michal's research focuses on the fields of individual psychological differences and on the implications of digital privacy.

• Michal's Website
• Michal's Talk at Google: The End of Privacy
• Big Five Personality model
• Big Five: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism
• Deep neural networks detecting sexual orientation from facial images. Michal's paper in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
• Daniel Kahneman's work
• Author's Note: Michal's response to criticisms of his research
• Sharing data as analogous to paying taxes
• Harvey Milk as example of social change processes
• If only we could get privacy back...

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Episode 84 - Dr. Julie Carpenter

This week, Tom and Carla are very pleased to have Dr. Julie Carpenter with us as our guest. Julie holds a Ph.D. In cognitive science from the University of Washington. Julie is the “Co-Host Emeritus” of the RoboPsych Podcast. After being part of the show for most of 2017, Julie moved to San Francisco to join Accenture in 2018 as a Research Scientist in human-robot/human-technology interaction. Recently, she has been part of the team that developed Q, a genderless voice-interactive platform that was awarded 7 Cannes Lion awards at the recent Cannes Festival.

• Julie Carpenter's website
• Q: A genderless voice technology
• Vice Copenhagen Q Team
• Anna Jorgensen research
• Listen to Q speak
• School of Visual Arts Masters in Branding Program
• Julie's Website

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Episode 83 - Jill Fain Lehman, Ph.D. on Developing Language Interactions

Show Notes

This week, Carla Diana and Tom Guarriello speak with Dr. Jill Fain Lehman about her work on language and machines at Carnegie-Mellon University and as a consultant at Disney.

• Jill's LinkedIn Page
• Jill's work with Disney
• Using technology for language-based interactions with children
• Creating interactions that are fun for kids
• We need a "theory of fun"
• Creating systems for children on autism spectrum
• Scott McCloud's facial representation abstraction spectrum
• Scott McCloud's excellent book, Understanding Comics
• Interacting with Alexa, Jibo and other "intelligent agents"
• Mathblasters and other early "edutainment" systems
• The "behavioral uncanny valley" of stereotypical activities
• What makes an interaction a "conversation"?
• Dr. Paul Pangaro RoboPsych Podcast interview
• Apple's 1987 "Knowledge Navigator" interactive agent video
• Jill's thoughts about near-term developments in human-machine interaction
• Teaser for Jill's next RoboPsych Podcast appearance!

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Episode 82 - John C. Havens on Autonomous System/AI Ethics

This week, Carla Diana is away, and Tom Guarriello speaks with John C. Havens about his work with the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Standards Association, a project to create standards for “measuring the impact of artificial intelligence or autonomous and intelligent systems (A/IS) on humans.”

Show Notes

• Heartificial Intelligence - John's book
• IEEE Ethics in Action Website
• IEEE Well-Being chapter
• Ciitizen health data repository
• Gliimpse acquisition
• Google ethics council disbanded

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