Trailblazers with Walter Isaacson

Guests Jerry Kaplan of Stanford University, Oren Etzioni of The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, research fellow Geoffrey Hinton of Google, Hilary Mason of Cloudera, and author Nick Bostrom join host Walter Isaacson and trace the origins of AI, each milestone to date, and reveal how it’s evolving at lightning speed. Stanley Kubrick is no one’s idea of an optimist (in film, anyway). Yet, in his landmark 1968 film “2001: A Space Odyssey,” Kubrick projected a vision into the future that humans still haven’t been able to shake: an intelligent machine, gone rogue, rising up against that who it’d been tasked to serve. The vivid horror shaped the way we view AI, and – to this day – scientists, technologists’, businesses and policymakers still debate this possibility. We may have a long way before we find out the answer, but we’ve come a long way so far just to get here. So will AI rebel against humans? Although many are terrified, a school of thought exists that AI simply wouldn’t have interest in human affairs. Yet, with algorithms and analytics helping diagnose and treat diseases like cancer, humans are very interested in AI’s potential. And, more viscerally still, interested in if AI will automate them out of a job. Humans may make mistakes, but unless we can trust AI to be objective and perfect, so, too, will machines. Plus, without true emotion and real-time intuition, jobs like doctors are more than safe for the foreseeable future. Of chief concern: combatting implicit bias in AI. Technologists are refining algorithms to ensure non-discriminatory objectivity in decision-making. AI may not replace us, but if deployed powerfully and perfectly, AI may be the last invention humans ever need. For more on the podcast go to delltechnologies.com/trailblazers Please let us know what you think of the show by leaving us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts

Host Walter Isaacson discusses the insurance industry’s progress and pratfalls. For more on the podcast go to delltechnologies.com/trailblazers Please let us know what you think of the show by leaving us a rating or review in Apple podcasts

Host Walter Isaacson recounts the fascinating origins, developments and movements behind paradigm shifts within the fashion industry over the 150 years. For more on the podcast go to delltechnologies.com/trailblazers

Host Walter Isaacson explores the technology and people who continue to reinvent … maybe not the wheel, but the ways we apply them to keep us moving. For more on the podcast go to delltechnologies.com/trailblazers Please let us know what you think of the show by leaving us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts

Host Walter Isaacson explores the art and the science behind bringing animation to life – on the big screen, on the small screen, and on your computer screen. For more on the podcast go to delltechnologies.com/trailblazers Please let us know what you think of the show by leaving us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts

Walter Isaacson hits a homerun with the story of sports analytics, from Moneyball to the championship run of the Golden State Warriors, with guests Bob Costas, Jackie MacMullan, and Warriors Assistant GM Kirk Lacob. For more on the podcast go to delltechnologies.com/trailblazers Please let us know what you think of the show by leaving us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts

Walter Isaacson asks: how did we go from inventing fire to the Instant Pot? How much different is cooking from its genesis tens of thousands of years ago? And just what does a microwave have to do with weaponry? For more on the podcast go to delltechnologies.com/trailblazers Please let us know what you think of the show by leaving us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts

From Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone to the creation of the first mobile phone, this podcast explores the evolution of telecom technology. Delve into the challenges faced by Motorola engineers in developing handheld mobile phones in the 1970s and Nokia's transformation into a mobile phone giant. Discover the secretive design process of the revolutionary iPhone at Apple, focusing on innovative design elements and user-centric software considerations.

Walter Isaacson talks about the history of identifying and exonerating criminals, from fingerprints to DNA and beyond. For more on the podcast go to delltechnologies.com/trailblazers Please let us know what you think of the show by leaving us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts

Walter Isaacson returns to tell the history of printing, from the press to the copier, to three-dimensional objects and bio-engineering, with the people who are driving the technology forward. For more on the podcast go to delltechnologies.com/trailblazers Please let us know what you think of the show by leaving us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts