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Ep. 18: How AI Learns Racism, Sexism
We spoke with Princeton researcher Aylin Caliskan, co-author of a headline-grabbing paper published in Science magazine earlier this month. Her paper details how learning machines can sometimes learn…
Published on 8 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 17: Training an AI to Play Mario Kart 64
Previous episodes discussed deep learning systems trained to master games like Chess, Go, and even Texas Hold 'Em. But training a deep neural net on a racing game like Mario Kart 64? What can you lea…
Published on 8 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 16: Growth Opportunity - How AI Puts Lettuce in Your Salad Bowl
If you're looking for the impact of deep learning, look to the end of your fork. We spoke with Blue River Technology co-founder and CTO Lee Redden about how the startup put deep learning to work tend…
Published on 8 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 15: How AI Beat the Pros at Texas Hold'em, and Why It Matters
We spoke with Michael Bowling, a professor at the University of Alberta whose team of researchers created a GPU-trained AI that has defeated professional poker players at heads-up no-limit Texas hol…
Published on 8 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 14: AI Takes Wing – Deep Learning Hears Once Extinct Bird
We speak with Matthew McKown, CEO of Conservation Metrics, about how deep learning techniques helped rediscover a bird that was once thought extinct, and how GPU-powered AI now helps biologists crunc…
Published on 8 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 13: How AI Can Improve Brain Tumor Treatment
We talk with Dr. Bradley Erickson, a Mayo Clinic neuroradiologist, who uses AI to predict tumor genomics using MRIs. His method could give doctors easier access to invaluable genetic information. Inf…
Published on 8 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 12: How AI Can Improve the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases
Medicine — particularly radiology and pathology — have become more data-driven. The Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Clinical Data Science — led by Mark Michalski — promises to accelerate th…
Published on 8 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 11: How a Computer Scientist Uses AI to Read Lost Literature
University of Kentucky Computer Science Professor Brent Seales caused a worldwide sensation when he and his team were able to use non-invasive scans to unlock writings on the ancient En-Gedi scroll t…
Published on 8 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 10: Turning AI Loose on the Track with Roborace
If you want to bring autonomous vehicles to the mainstream, fast, first you’ve got to go fast. We spoke with Jonathan Cooke, chief marketing officer of Roborace, the first ever driverless electric ra…
Published on 8 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 9: Winning the Cybersecurity Cat and Mouse Game with AI
Cybersecurity is a cat-and-mouse game where the mouse always has long had the upper hand because it’s so easy for new malware to go undetected. Dr. Eli David, an expert in computational intelligence …
Published on 8 years, 10 months ago