S1E1: Dr. Mark Riedl- Creativity, AI, and the Power of Storytelling

Welcome to the first episode of OMSCS Buzz, the official OMSCS podcast!

On this episode, Tanmay chats with Dr. Mark Riedl. Dr. Riedl is a computer science professor at Georgia Tech and teaches one of the newest OMSCS courses, CS 7650: Natural Language Processing. He is also the Associate Director of the Georgia Tech Machine Learning Center and the Director of the Entertainment Intelligence and Human-Centered AI Labs. Tune in to learn more about Dr. Riedl's research on AI creativity and storytelling, his path to Georgia Tech, and his lifelong love of computer games! 

TIMESTAMPS-

(0:00) - Intro 

(1:33) - Dr. Riedl’s current work 

(31:59) - Background and life story 

(40:55) - OMSCS experience 

(50:03) - Mindset and advice 

(54:57) - Closing thoughts and Outro 

EPISODE LINKS-

Entertainment Intelligence and Human-Centered AI Labs: https://eilab.gatech.edu/ 

Dr. Riedl on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mark_riedl

Dr. Riedl on Medium: https://mark-riedl.medium.com/

VISIT https://omscs.gatech.edu/omscs-buzz-podcast for our entire catalog of episodes. 

EDITOR – Serge Nino Martin Villasica