Invisible Machines podcast by UX Magazine

Inventor, entrepreneur, and researcher Adam Cheyer joins the hosts to discuss the creation and challenges of Siri, including a design debate with Steve Jobs. They explore the evolution of computing interfaces, the importance of emotional intelligence, and the boundaries of technology. A fascinating conversation on conversational AI.

For the season one finale, Robb and Josh welcome legendary researcher, professor, and author Don Norman. His book "The Design of Everyday Things" helped define the parameters of human centered design, and his new book "Design for a Better World: Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered" expands the process to account for the global ecosystem our designs call home. Don shares powerful insights into the ways design and technology continue to shape our lives, including ideas on the fundamental shortcomings of the term "artificial intelligence." Intro music, "Nitro Reign" by Elias Earl

Robb and Josh welcome conversation designer Rebecca Evanhoe for a discussion about the detailed work of creating meaningful conversational experiences. Rebecca is co-author of "Conversations with Things" (Rosenfeld Media) and teaches courses at Pratt Institute on UX writing and conversational design. Here, she shares insights into the nature of writing, the application of technology like ChatGPT, and the powerful instances of co-creation happening all around us.

Robb and Josh have a thought-provoking conversation with Tim O'Reilly, the founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media, whose Global Network Navigator site was the first web portal and commercial site on the Internet. Tim adds perspective to this unique moment in history, having been an integral part of the emergence of the World Wide Web. The three also dig into ideas surrounding the regulation of technologies associated with AI.

Seth Godin, bestselling author and entrepreneur, talks about rethinking productivity, bold thinking in organizations, navigating a changing world, challenges of conversational AI, and the choice to lead and adapt in an accelerating world.

Robb and Josh welcome futurist, author, and sought-after speaker Theo Priestley to the conversation. Together they discuss the proactive nature of futurism, the ways technology might change our concept of work, and how we have the tools and sheer numbers to instigate real positive change.

Robb and Josh welcome Anna Yankovska and Helen Peklo, who helped bring an idea Robb had about companies and their surrounding communities to life. HUMANS, Coffee in Tech is a cafe on the first floor of OneReach.ai headquarters in Kyiv, Ukraine. Team members get their daily caffeine fix here, but it's also open to the broader community, and has become a dependable bright spot in people's lives on the front lines of an ongoing war. HUMANS is unique in that there is no hierarchy among the baristas. Managerial duties and other tedious tasks are handled by Hugh, an intelligent digital worker created using the OneReach.ai platform. This is an exciting episode that explores the litany of ways a modest coffee shop is pushing the boundaries of technology and organizational structures.

This podcast explores the concept of digital twins in organizations, the potential of graph databases for data mapping, the importance of a communication fabric, deploying intelligent digital workers, and the various applications of digital twins in different contexts.

Robb and Josh welcome special guests Julie Shah and Ben Armstrong, authors of the recent HBR article "A Smarter Strategy for Using Robots." Ben Armstrong is the executive director and a research scientist at MIT’s Industrial Performance Center. Julie Shah is the H.N. Slater Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT. Together, they co-lead the Work of the Future initiative. Their discussion covers the parallels and overlap between the design and implementations of invisible machines and tangible ones.

Robb and Josh welcome special guest Ovetta Sampson for a rousing discussion about the relationship between experience design and the technologies associated with artificial intelligence.