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Turning Up the Synaptic Noise to Create Machines that Dream
Neural network - it's almost a buzz word, but it was looked down on during certain periods of AI development. Nonetheless, most of the public is not aware of what a neural network is, how it works, a…
Published on 10 years ago
Artificial Intelligence's Double-Edged Role in Cyber Security
Cyber security is closely linked to advances in artificial intelligence. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Roman V. Yampolskiy about the cyber security factors and risks associated with AI. How is A…
Published on 10 years ago
Get into the Machine's Head to Better Understand Your Own
It's common knowledge that scientists study the brain to understand how to replicate intelligence in machines; it's less commonly known that scientists also use machine models to understand how the m…
Published on 10 years ago
The Spirit in the Machine May Not Be So Far Out
Over 100,00 years ago, it may have been advantageous for human beings to be hyper aware of other living things for the purposes of survival. In the future, between the IoT and advances in AI, we once…
Published on 10 years ago
Wanted: Emotionally Intelligent AI that Understands the Human Mind
Most of us can admire AI such as Siri, Watson, and other agents shaping the fabric of future AI-powered entities, but it's also possible to admire them as a "dead end". Dr. Alexei V. Samsonovich is o…
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
A Wealthier, Healthier Society through Increased Automation?
Dr. James D. Miller, an Economics and AI researcher who received his doctorate from the University of Chicago, sheds light on how economics factors into our increasingly automated world, where develo…
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
Welcome to AI Kindergarten
Dr. Danko Nikolic, a scientist at the Max-Planck Institute for Brain Research, asks and works to answer questions about how our physical neuronal connections create the mind's perceptions. In the rea…
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
Calling Siri Names? You're Not Alone
After receiving her PhD in Computer Science from the University of New York in 2002, Dr. Sheryl Brahnam's research interests steered her toward studying human abuse and misuse with computers, specifi…
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
Trending Now: The Evolution of Strong Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Joscha Bach is a software developer and researcher, who is currently developing a cognitive AI framework at MIT Media Lab and the Harvard Program for Evolutionary Dynamics. In this episode, he s…
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
Why We Must Hardware AI if We Want to Sustain the Human Race
Is it possible to make AI friendly to humans via software or will we have to hardwire consideration for humanity into an advanced AI? Louis Del Monte, best-selling author and expert in the field of A…
Published on 10 years, 2 months ago