Invisible Machines podcast by UX Magazine
Invisible Machines
UX Magazine presents the Invisible Machines podcast.
Conversational AI is going everywhere. Join great conversations with experts in a podcast about AI agents, conversational AI and organizational artificial general intelligence (OAGI), covering the intersection of UX, business, technology and design.
Robb Wilson and Josh Tyson, authors of Age Of Invisible Machines, the first bestselling book about the agentic approach to software and conversational AI, envisioned the moment we’re in with ChatGPT and the AI revolution. Join in as they continue their discussion with leading thinkers and doers.
Conversational AI is going everywhere. Join great conversations with experts in a podcast about AI agents, conversational AI and organizational artificial general intelligence (OAGI), covering the intersection of UX, business, technology and design.
Robb Wilson and Josh Tyson, authors of Age Of Invisible Machines, the first bestselling book about the agentic approach to software and conversational AI, envisioned the moment we’re in with ChatGPT and the AI revolution. Join in as they continue their discussion with leading thinkers and doers.
Episodes
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Feb 22, 2024 • 49min
S3E7 Questioning Everything with Jaron Lanier, Prime Unifying Scientist at Microsoft
Co-founder of VR technology as we know it Jaron Lanier is also an accomplished musician and artist. As the Prime Unifying Scientist at Microsoft, Jaron rejects the deceptive nature of terms like "AGI" and "decentralization" in favor of a vision of technology that's all about people collaborating with other people. Join Robb and Josh for an episode of Invisible Machines that questions everything.
Feb 15, 2024 • 1h
S3E6 What Economics Teaches Us About Conversational AI. Daron Acemoglu, Professor of Economics, MIT
Daron Acemoglu, Institute Professor of Economics at MIT and co-author of Power and Progress joins Robb and Josh for a deep exploration of the intersection of technology and economics. Daron's work has explored our thousand-year struggle with technology and prosperity and this conversation touches on how we might incentivize the changes that will improve our experiences as a species. There are layers of centralization that we need to think about in the wake of generative AI, and the trio discusses the ways we can challenge the norms associated with our personal data.
4 snips
Feb 8, 2024 • 1h 6min
S3E5 Can Conversational AI Revive Our Attention Spans? With Gloria Mark, Author of Attention Span
Gloria Mark, Author of Attention Span, discusses how AI can enhance our attention spans and balance our psychological well-being in the digital age. Topics include preventing burnout, incorporating 'road activities' for productivity, designing future pages in scrapbooking for stress management, and creating optimal daily schedules with Conversational AI.
8 snips
Feb 1, 2024 • 54min
S3E4 The Promise and Peril of Boundless Predictive Machines with Lisa Feldman Barrett
Lisa Feldman Barrett, a renowned psychologist, discusses the link between brain development and AI models. They explore the brain's predictive power, metabolic efficiency, and the evolution of prediction machines. The podcast also touches on creativity, communication in politics, and the challenges of sentiment analysis using AI.
Jan 25, 2024 • 57min
S3E3 One Messaging Channel to Rule Them All? With RJ Owen, Principal Product Designer, Slack
RJ Owen, Principal Product Designer at Slack, joins the hosts to discuss decision management and the future of productivity. They explore the use of AI in collaboration platforms, frustrations with navigation apps, creating interesting moments in content, the potential of messaging platforms as operating systems, and the challenges of dominant messaging apps and micro UIs.
13 snips
Jan 18, 2024 • 1h 30min
S3E2 With UX and AI, Context is Everything with Sarah Gibbons and Kate Moran of Nielsen Norman Group
Sarah Gibbons, VP of NN/g, discusses anthropomorphism and generative AI. Kate Moran, VP of Research and Content, delves into interaction design and digital content. The podcast explores the role of AI in UX, convergence of tools, user control in AI and self-driving tech, emotional attachments to computers, employee-customer-shareholder alignment, self-driving cars, design education reform, the impact of company culture, AI in user research, and the transition to new UIs.
Jan 11, 2024 • 59min
S3E1 The Staggering Depth of Thin UI Layers with Paul English, Co-founder of Kayak and GetHuman
As the co-founder of Kayak and GetHuman, Paul English has deep insight into the ways technology can bring people closer to what they're actually looking for. Robb and Josh welcome Paul for an exploration of the ways that conversational AI can become the thin UI layer that obscures all of the messy technology cluttering our lives. Having recently co-founded the Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute at UMass Boston, Paul brings his thinking on how generative AI fits into our technology tapestry to a practical conversation about our changing relationship with machines.
Dec 21, 2023 • 58min
Unfiltered Chat with TED Creator Richard Saul Wurman // Invisible Machines S2E26
Richard Saul Wurman, creator of TED, discusses the LATCH system for organizing information. The conversation delves into generating mental clarity, societal attitudes towards bodily functions, the significance of first names, effective communication, organizing information, the role of AI in mapping, and idea ownership.
10 snips
Dec 14, 2023 • 1h 4min
The Human Nature of Conversational Design with Daniel Stillman // Invisible Machines S2E25
Exploring the complexities of human vs. computer-generated speech, the balance of AI in human conversations, challenges in communication precision, anthropomorphism, naming in design, ethical concerns around AI training, collective decision-making with bots, and designing effective conversations with a focus on cadence, pace, and conversational leadership.
Dec 7, 2023 • 1h 20min
A Deep Dive on Conversational Design with Cathy Pearl, Google Bard / Invisible Machines S2E24
Cathy Pearl, UX Lead on Google Bard and author of Designing Voice User Interfaces, joins hosts Robb and Josh to explore the changing nature of voice interfaces and conversational design. They discuss the evolution of conversational AI, reframing challenging situations, user abuse towards voice assistants, flexibility and context in design, diverse uses of AI systems, and the concept of co-creation.
