Episode 81 - Dr. Paul Pangaro on Designing Interactions

This week, Carla Diana and Tom Guarriello speak with Dr. Paul Pangaro, Professor of Practice at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute of Carnegie-Mellon University. Paul is a longtime friend and colleague who has been thinking and writing about cybernetics, AI, and robotics for many years.

Show Notes

• Paul Pangaro, Ph.D. Homepage
• Paul’s “Turning Test” Post
• Resources in systems: Donella Meadows on systems literacy
• Paul's "Getting Started Guide" to cybernetics
• Paul's work on "Designing for Ethical Interactions"
• RSD: Relating Systems Design
• Ranulph Glanville Wikipedia page
• Brian Roemmele on intelligent agents and conversations

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Ep. 80 - Bryan Boyer on Autonomous Vehicles and Their Impact

This week, Carla Diana and Tom Guarriello speak with architect and public sector innovator Bryan Boyer about autonomous vehicles and their impact on cities and on us.

Show Notes

• Anthony Townsend of Bits and Atoms
• Carla's Popular Science Robot's Brain article
• Bloomberg Aspen Initiative on Autonomous Vehicles in Cities
• Stewart Brand's "pace layers"
• Garnter's Hype Cycle
• Global Atlas of Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Projects
• Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses
• Alain Kornhauser Smart Driving Newsletter
• Atlas of AV Civic Initiatives
• Ocado Robotic Grocery Warehouse

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This week, Carla Diana and Tom Guarriello discuss Carla’s new 4D Design program at the Cranbrook Academy of Art.

Show Notes

• Moxi healthcare assistant robot
• Moxi episode of RoboPsych Podcast
• Cranbrook Academy of Art
• Eames bent plywood chair
• 4 D Design Program at Cranbrook Academy of Art
• Rob Walker
• CP Snow’s “The Two Cultures”
• 4D Program FAQs
• Robert Caro's biography of Robert Moses, "The Power Broker"
• Carla's "Medusa" installation in downtown Detroit gallery
• Myth of Medusa
• Baymax from "Big Hero 6"
• Chris Atkinson at CMU
• Scooby's sonified plant demonstration
• Scooby YouTube video lecture

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Ep. 78 - Goodbye, Jibo

This week, Carla Diana and Tom Guarriello discuss the effects of Jibo, the social robot, being shut down.

Show Notes

• Jibo
• Cynthia Breazeal, Ph.D.
• Kuri
• Buddy
• Jibo, Inc., shutdown news
• Jibo Owners Facebook Group
• Anki Vector
• Jibo in recent news
• Jibo's goodbye speech
• Jibo Owners Facebook Group
• Tom’s Jibo tweet
• Jibo's intellectual property sale
• Clayton Christiansen Jobs To Be Done model
• Nao robot

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Ep. 77 - Brian Roemmele: The Intelligence Amplifier and Wisdom Keeper

This week, Carla Diana and Tom Guarriello talk to voice-first expert Brian Roemmele about his forthcoming book, The Last Interface, and his thoughts on what he calls “the Intelligence Amplifier” and “Wisdom Keeper.” A lively, fascinating conversation.

• ”The Last Interface”, Brian’s forthcoming book
• Paul Pangaro, Ph.D.
• Yan LeCun and Gary Marcus debate on AI
• Joseph Campbell, “The Hero’s Journey”
• Intersection, film
• Contact, film
• Judith Rich Harris
• "The Nurture Assumption"
• Group socialization
• Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
• William Faulkner on the past

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Show Notes

This week, Carla and Tom discuss Carla’s recent presentation about designing social objects at Interaction 19.

• IX 19 Interaction Conference
• Cranbrook Art Institute 4D Design Program
• Moxi Diligent Robotics Team RoboPsych Podcast Episode
• Moxi video
• Erica - Ishiguro's latest robot
• Genuine and fake smiles
• Carla's Popular Science article

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Ep 75 - Robots in Arizona - Victims, Villains, and Heroes

Show Notes

This week, Carla and Tom discuss the implications of recent aggressive incidents against self-driving vehicles in Arizona.

• Japanese hotel "fires" half its robots
• Yann LaCun on need for new approach to self-driving vehicles
• Rethink Robotics shuts down
• Pepper renewals down in Japan
• Waymo self-driving vehicles attacked in Phoenix suburbs
• Robot brings vape pen to threatening man
• Knightscope security robot deployment worries citizens
• The Luddites

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Ep. 74 - Dan Faggella on AI in Industry Today and Tomorrow

Show Notes

This week, Carla and Tom speak with Dan Faggella, CEO of Tech Emergence and host of the AI in Industry Podcast. We talk about the current applications of AI in companies, the military, and government, and about the future benefits, challenges, and concerns that AI raises.

• Tech Emergence website
• AI In Industry Podcast in iTunes
• Dan’s TEDx Talk at University of Rhode Island
• Dan's AI Ethics talk at Notre Dame
• China’s Citizen Score
• Edward Bernays Wikipedia page

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Ep 73 - Don Coolidge CEO of Elemental Path on Smart Toys

Show Notes

This week, Carla and Tom speak with Don Coolidge, CEO of Elemental Path, a company that makes smart toys for kids. We discuss the process for making smart toys, how Don’s company thinks about the challenges of producing things for kids, and the future of voice interactive devices.

• Elemental Path website
• Scout, Kickstarter from Elemental Path’s CogniToys
• Dino from CogniToys
• Tomorrow Lab
• Atlantic Magazine Alexa Cover Story
• IEEE Ethical Standards for AI Systems
• Vector
• Scout Kickstarter
• Don Coolidge on Twitter

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Show Notes

This week, Carla and Tom talk about just how realistic our expectations of intelligent robots really are. We use Rodney Brooks’ essays on the subject to investigate.

• Rodney Brooks: “Steps Toward Super Intelligence IV, Things to Work on Now”
• Dogs CAN recognize images on TV
• Rethink Robotics robots, Baxter and Sawyer
• Brian Roemmele RoboPsych Podcast Ep. 66
• Flesh and Machines by Rodney Brooks
• Clothes folding robot
• Brooks on magical thinking about AI
• False belief test
• NY Times Op-ed: AI Hits Hidden Barrier of Meaning
• Gary Marcus' work
• Carla's Popular Science article, "Don't Blame The Robots, Blame Us"
• RoboPsych Podcast Episode 64: Designing Places for People Living With Robots
• Article: “Machine Learning Confronts the Elephant In The Room”
• Article on hacking Alexa and Google Home
• Hacking stop signs to fool autonomous vehicles
• Rodney Brooks film: "Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control"

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