The AI Experience

In this episode, Lloyd brings on guest Michael Stiefel to discuss the state of Artificial Intelligence in the field of surveillance. More Info: Visit us at aiexperience.org Brought to you by ICED(AI) Host - Lloyd Danzig

In this episode, Lloyd and guest Michael Stiefel discuss the use cases for AI in warfare. More Info: Visit us at aiexperience.org Brought to you by ICED(AI) Host - Lloyd Danzig

In this episode, Lloyd and guest Michael Stiefel debate the topic of "the Metaverse" and borrow concepts from Matthew Ball's original paper, which can be found here: https://www.matthewball.vc/all/themetaverse More Info: Visit us at aiexperience.org Brought to you by ICED(AI) Host - Lloyd Danzig

In this episode, Lloyd and guest Michael Stiefel debate whether the brain is a computer. Michael's article on the topic can be found here: https://www.infoq.com/articles/brain-not-computer More Info: Visit us at aiexperience.org  Brought to you by ICED(AI)  Host - Lloyd Danzig

In this episode, Lloyd discusses the applications of AI-generated and -enabled avatars. Episode Guide: 0:43 - Intro to AI Avatars 1:22 - Motivators & Use Cases 5:31 - Future Applications 6:49 - Massive Interactive Live Events (MILEs) 7:24 - The AI Avatar Stack 8:06 - Startups & Venture Capital 9:06 - Ethical Concerns & Challenges More Info: Visit us at aiexperience.org Brought to you by ICED(AI) Host - Lloyd Danzig

In this episode, Lloyd discusses some of the really large, but finite numbers that mathematicians make use of. Episode Guide: 0:58 - Intro to Finitely Big Numbers 2:08 - Orders of Magnitude 3:22 - Googol, Googolplex, Googolplexplex 5:22 - Skewes Number 7:44 - Graham's Number 12:04 - Knuth's Up-Arrow Notation 15:31 - MIT's Big Number Duel 17:30 - Exploring Infinity 17:58 - Hilbert's Paradox of the Grand Hotel 22:25 - Levels of Infinity More Info: Visit us at aiexperience.org Brought to you by ICED(AI) Host - Lloyd Danzig

In this episode, Lloyd discusses the use cases for Artificial Intelligence in the sports industry. Episode Guide: 1:25 - Augmented Reality & Fan Experience 3:20 - Advertising with AR and AI 3:47 - Synthesized Viewpoints 4:36 - Franchise & Venue Management 6:31 - Enhancing the At-Home Experience 7:07 - Player Tracking & Performance Optimization 8:15 - Behavioral Profiling & Targeted Marketing 10:09 - Social Functionality, Content, and Gaming 11:13 - "The Curation of Everything" More Info: Visit us at aiexperience.org Brought to you by ICED(AI) Host - Lloyd Danzig

In this episode, Lloyd discusses the Turing Test and the challenges surrounding the classification and identification of machine intelligence. Episode Guide: 0:36 - Intro to the Turing Test 3:03 - The Imitation Game 5:21 - ELIZA & PARRY 7:51 - The Chinese Room 9:40 - Loebner Prize 11:25 - Challenges & Artificial Stupidity 13:29 - Alternate Formulations 15:46 - Predictions  More Info: Visit us at aiexperience.org Brought to you by ICED(AI) Host - Lloyd Danzig

In this episode, Lloyd discusses Genetic Algorithms and the unique framework that allows them to be effective. Episode Guide: 1:34 - Intro to Genetic Algorithms 3:13 - Survival of the Fittest 6:08 - Genetic Encodings 8:54 - Quantitative Breeding 13:17 - Limitations & Drawbacks More Info: Visit us at aiexperience.org Brought to you by ICED(AI) Host - Lloyd Danzig

In this episode, Lloyd discusses Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), one of the more recent developments in the field of AI that has gained immense traction. Episode Guide: 1:47 - Intro to GANs 3:40 - A Helpful Example 6:16 - Deepfakes 8:24 - Other GAN Applications 9:28 - Drawbacks: Adversarial Machine Learning More Info: Visit us at aiexperience.org Brought to you by ICED(AI) Host - Lloyd Danzig

In this episode, Lloyd discusses Good Old Fashioned Artificial Intelligence (GOFAI), the predecessor to the approach to computation currently in focus in the industry. Episode Guide: 1:13 - Intro to GOFAI & Symbolic AI 3:48 - GOFAI Explained...Sort Of 8:05 - The Impact of GOFAI More Info: Visit us at aiexperience.org Brought to you by ICED(AI) Host - Lloyd Danzig

In this episode, Lloyd discusses the concept of Artifical Consciousness, as well as the philosophicaland ethical issues surrounding it. Episode Guide: 0:50 - Intro to Artificial Consciousness 3:39 - The Ship of Theseus 5:02 - What is Consciousness? 7:40 - Machine Ethics 9:37 - Turing Test 12:53 - A Case For Skepticism 13:51 - Boltzmann Brains 16:58 - Current AI Research More Info: Visit us at aiexperience.org Brought to you by ICED(AI) Host - Lloyd Danzig

In this episode, Lloyd discusses GPT-3, the latest development in Natural Language Generation from OpenAI, produced by a Machine Learning model trained on 175 billion parameters.  Episode Guide: 0:59 - Intro to GPT-3 2:43 - Byte-Pair Encoded Tokens 3:49 - Conflicting Opinions & GPT-3 Capabilities 8:30 - The Nature of Understanding & Clever Hans 12:27 - Implications of GPT-3 19:43 - Weaponized NLG & Practical Concerns More Info: Visit us at aiexperience.org Brought to you by ICED(AI) Host - Lloyd Danzig

In this episode, Lloyd describes the concept of The Metaverse and how it might play a role in bringing about a renaissance in Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Episode Guide: 1:08 - Intro to The Metaverse 2:03 - Expected Characteristics of The Metaverse 3:27 - What Will We Do In The Metaverse? 7:54 - The Role of Artificial Intelligence 10:57 - Virtual Worlds As The Catalyst For An AI Renaissance 16:11 - Fortnite, The Unreal Engine, and Epic Games More Info: Visit us at aiexperience.org Brought to you by ICED(AI) Host - Lloyd Danzig

In this episode, Lloyd explains the concept of "Instrumental Convergence" and breaks down the relevant arguments made and concerns raised by leading AI theorists. Episode Guide: 1:14 - Intro to Instrumental Convergence 4:17 - Riemann Hypothesis Catastrophe 6:20 - Paperclip Maximizer 7:33 - Basic AI Drives 17:01 - AI Control Problem 18:10 - Possible Solution: AI Box More Info: Visit us at aiexperience.org Brought to you by ICED(AI) Host - Lloyd Danzig

In this episode, Lloyd discusses the notion of unintended consequences by tracing trends and examples throughout history and then relating them to topics in the AI field today. Episode Guide: 1:10 - Intro to Unintended Consequences 1:56 - Unexpected Benefits 3:28 - Unexpected Drawbacks 6:42 - Perverse Results 12:21 - Unintended Consequences in Artificial Intelligence 13:58 - A Word on Autonomous Vehicles 17:22 - Other Concerns 19:06 - Self-Reinforcement Learning & Negative Feedback Loops 25:32 - Bain Report More Info: Visit us at aiexperience.org Brought to you by ICED(AI) Host - Lloyd Danzig

In this episode, Lloyd discusses the topic of predictive policing, which has recently garnered particular attention as mathematicians circulated a petition urging colleagues to sever ties with law enforcement agencies. Episode Guide: 1:20 - Intro to Predictive Policing 3:59 - A Scientific Veneer for Racism 5:56 - Negative Feedback Loops 9:49 - PredPol & ICERM 14:30 - The Impact of Facial Recognition 18:22 - Playing Devil's Advocate 19:25 - Minority Report IRL 22:03 - Disparate Impact 26:05 - The PATRIOT Act & The Role of Abstraction More Info: Visit us at aiexperience.org Brought to you by ICED(AI) Host - Lloyd Danzig

In this episode, Lloyd discusses the topic of misleading advertising as relates to Artificial Intelligence. It expands upon and follows an article which can be found here: https://bit.ly/InfoQ_MisleadingAds Episode Guide: 1:53 - Intro to Advertising AI Solutions 2:53 - Definitions & Terminology 5:57 - Confusion & Conflation 9:03 - Forms of Misleading Advertising 12:43 - Impacts of Misleading Advertising 14:28 - Signs of "Real AI" At Work 17:56 - Signs of "Fake AI" At Work 19:27 - Theranos & The Mechanical Turk 21:57 - Ambiguity Among Practitioners 24:21 - Questions to Ask More Info: Visit us at aiexperience.org Brought to you by ICED(AI) Host - Lloyd Danzig

In this episode, Lloyd discusses the concept of "existential risk" in the context of the current global pandemic as well as the pursuit of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Episode Guide: 1:23 - Intro to Existential Risk 5:04 - The Risks of AGI 6:32 - Instrumental Convergence & Self-Preservation 8:52 - Machines:Humans::Humans:Ants 9:46 - A Word From The Authors 14:18 - Poorly Specified Goals 20:50 - The Urn of Invention & The Vulnerable World Hypothesis 28:01 - Turnkey Totalitarianism More Info: Visit us at aiexperience.org Brought to you by ICED(AI) Host - Lloyd Danzig

In this episode, Lloyd revisits a prior discussion on facial recognition, in light of recent news that Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft are all changing course in the way they monetize the technology. This conversation is especially relevant in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, subsequent protests, and governmental response. The podcast was released with a newsletter on the same topic, which can be found at https://bit.ly/AI_Today_Issue014. Episode Guide: 2:42 - Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft on Facial Recognition 3:49 - COVID-19 Lessons Learned 7:12 - Reasons to Take Pause  11:41 - Emotion Recognition (https://www.photofeeler.com/) 13:57 - Stalking and Harassment via Web Crawlers 15:45 - Identify Fraud & Personal Privacy 18:13 - The Role of Regulation & Politics 21:07 - Life, Liberty, PATRIOT Act 24:18 - Cost/Benefit Analysis More Info: Visit us at aiexperience.org Brought to you by ICED(AI) Host - Lloyd Danzig