Rob Albritton, previous guest-star from episode #5, returns to The Data Canteen! Rob kicks things off by updating us on the metamorphosis of Octo's oLabs from the planning stage (where things were in episode #5), to the fully evolved physical instantiation that debuted just last month, to how he hopes to see it employed for positive impact going forward. Next, we go down a very cool and weird path talking about rogue robots, cyborgs, and artificial general intelligence :-)! Finally, Rob addresses questions submitted by you our listeners!

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Name: Rob Albritton

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OUTLINE:

00:00:07 ​ - Introduction

00:01:14 - Metamorphosis of oLabs from the planning stage to the fully evolved physical instantiation

00:19:57 - What makes oLabs special

00:23:39 - How oLabs will be employed for positive impact

00:28:51 - Introduction to the weird path of rogue robots, cyborgs, and AGI

00:29:14 - What to expect in the near to mid-term regarding AI enabled systems on the battlefield

00:40:28 - Cyborgs...should we expect something like Musk's Neuralink...or something else?

00:43:59 - What is a rogue robot, and are they a present or future threat?

00:49:47 - AGI...possible or not? And, if so, when?

00:54:31 - Answers to listener submitted questions

01:10:41 - The "unasked question question"

01:14:07 - Should you invest in learning defensive and/or offensive adversarial ML attack skills?

01:19:49 - The best way to contact Rob

01:20:44 - Farewells