Man & Machine

Episode 32: Boston Dynamics & Neuralink Update

Will Bett joins his brother for a look into the future with Boston Dynamics' ground-breaking robotics and the latest from Neuralink!
 
https://www.bostondynamics.com/
Boston Dynamics on 60 minutes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns__YpRneBA
 
https://neuralink.com/
Monkey MindPong:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsCul1sp4hQ
 
 

Episode 33: Can Computers Become Smarter?

Will the Singularity ever come? Dr. Bett and Will consider the possibility of artificial general intelligence. Can computers become smarter without humans? ... and then dissect the acquisition of Nuance by Microsoft and what it means for AI in medicine.
 
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/why-computers-wont-make-themselves-smarter
 
https://www.axios.com/artificial-intelligence-health-big-data-32f462fb-d5ac-4575-8e54-858951c55fb6.html

Episode 34: Microsoft, Nuance, & AI

Microsoft goes all in on AI w/ the purchase of NuanceHealth... and AWS starts developing applications for clinical research.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90624335/microsoft-nuance-acquisition-ai-doctors
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/industries/voice-applications-in-clinical-research-powered-by-ai-on-aws-part-1-architecture-and-design-considerations/

Episode 35: Forbes 2021 AI 50

Return of the Mack... Matt rejoins Dr. Bett to discuss the Forbes Top 50 AI companies to watch in 2021... They each pick 5, their best-of-the-best, and find 1 in common... Who will it be?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2021/04/26/ai-50-americas-most-promising-artificial-intelligence-companies/?sh=3b1c346477cf

Episode 36: Policymaking & AI

How should the US craft policy to get ahead in the race to AI supremacy? Could it be too late?
The latest Agent of Archimedes, Will Bett, weighs in with an analysis of the Brookings Institute discussion:
Policymaking and Artificial Intelligence: A conversation with John R. Allen and Darrell M. West
https://www.brookings.edu/events/policymaking-and-artificial-intelligence-a-conversation-with-john-r-allen-and-darrell-m-west/amp/

Episode 37: NVIDIA & Harvard Business Review

NVIDIA brings AI closer to reality... and fresh off another 14-day contract, Will Bett joins his brother to discuss a Harvard Business Review analysis of telehealth.

Episode 38: The Future of Education

Education could be decentralized by AI and create an unimaginable world... perhaps even the Metaverse as described by NVIDIA.
https://link.medium.com/f1q1hAFYdhb
https://venturebeat.com/2021/06/12/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-weighs-in-on-the-metaverse-blockchain-chip-shortage-arm-deal-and-competition/

Episode 39: The AI Will Treat You Now

AI in Medicine has been accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic... Should we be worried?
We dive into the details in the latest episode of the podcast.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90641343/epic-deterioration-index-algorithm-pandemic-concerns
https://www.axios.com/who-artificial-intelligence-health-care-ff0bcf06-ec7b-48d6-8baf-4b3342787002.html
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00134-021-06446-7
https://www.epic.com/epic/post/epic-ai-helps-clinicians-predict-covid-19-patients-might-need-intensive-care