Tag: AI

Podcast #17: Cal Newport on Deep Work

For a computer scientist, Georgetown professor and author Cal Newport is hard to reach via email. But it’s part of his philosophy that focused concentration–so elusive in our overstimulated world–is the key to a better and more rewarding work and personal life.

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Podcast #17: Cal Newport on Deep Work
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Podcast #16: Tomaso Poggio on the State of AI

Tomaso Poggio, Director of MIT’s Center for Minds, Brains, and Machines, explains why AI’s recent success is still a long way from the dystopian fears of robot overlords, but that the threat to jobs is real.

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Podcast #16: Tomaso Poggio on the State of AI
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Podcast #1: Lee Spector and the future of AI

Computer Scientist Lee Spector sits down with The Technoskeptic for a wide-ranging discussion about artificial intelligence, the dangers and benefits of machine learning, and what it means to be human.

Computer Scientist Lee Spector sits down with The Technoskeptic for a wide-ranging discussion about artificial intelligence, the dangers and benefits of machine learning, and what it means to be human.

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Podcast #1: Lee Spector and the future of AI
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