Working Smarter

Natalie Kupperman discusses using AI and wearables in sports for injury prevention and performance optimization. She emphasizes the importance of data integration, human intervention in data cleaning, and the collaboration between AI and human expertise in athlete health assessment.

For our fourth episode of Working Smarter we’re talking to Babak Hodjat, the chief technology officer for AI research at Cognizant. If you’ve ever used Apple’s smart assistant Siri, then you’re almost certainly familiar with his work.Hodjat has been doing AI research for nearly four decades, and if there’s one thread that runs through his career, it’s how to make working with digital agents feel as natural or effortless as working with a colleague. At Cognizant—an IT services and consulting firm—Hodjat’s team puts this work into practice by helping other companies integrate AI tools into their workflows.Hear Hodjat discuss why it’s still so hard for machines to understand exactly what we want them to do, the problems he’s helping his customers solve, and how the latest generation of workplace assistants can help us make better decisions and improve the way we do our jobs.Show notes:Learn more about Cognizant's Advanced AI LabLinks to Hodjat’s researchThe Perceptive Assistant that Learns (PAL)The Cognitive Assistant that Learns and Organizes (CALO)~ ~ ~Working Smarter is a new podcast from Dropbox about how AI is changing the way we work and get stuff done.You can listen to more episodes of Working Smarter on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts. To read more stories and past interviews, visit workingsmarter.aiThis show would not be possible without the talented team at Cosmic Standard, namely: our producers Samiah Adams and Aja Simpson, technical director Jacob Winik, and executive producer Eliza Smith. Special thanks to Benjy Baptiste for production assistance, our marketing and PR consultant Meggan Ellingboe, and our illustrators, Fanny Luor and Justin Tran. Our theme song was created by Doug Stuart. Working Smarter is hosted by Matthew Braga.Thanks for listening!

May Habib, CEO of Writer, discusses how AI can enhance writing tasks by amplifying team intelligence. Using AI to streamline workflows, Writer helps increase time spent in flow, boost creativity, and create space for inspiration. The podcast explores the benefits of AI-powered tools for efficient writing processes and their impact on workflow efficiency and human interaction.

Abdi Aidid, a University of Toronto law professor and former VP of legal research for Blue J, discusses AI in law and the potential for a human-machine partnership. Topics include AI's role in legal tasks, the impact on legal services accessibility, and using AI to focus on human strengths. Aidid also explores the innovations of BlueJay in using AI for legal research.

MIT research scientist Kate Darling discusses human-robot emotional connections, trust in AI, interactions with robots at home, and the future of human-AI partnerships in the workplace. She highlights the importance of understanding human psychology in technology development and the potential societal impacts of AI companions.

Welcome to Working Smarter! In this new podcast from Dropbox, learn how people are already using AI at work to collaborate, find focus, and get stuff done—not at some point in the future, but today. Hear founders, researchers, and engineers talk about the problems they’re solving with the help of new and emerging AI tools, and how AI can help you spend more time on the work that matters most.Our first episode lands May 1.---Working Smarter is brought to you by Dropbox. We make AI-powered tools that help knowledge workers get things done, no matter how or where they work. You can listen to more episodes of Working Smarter on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts. To read more stories and past interviews, visit workingsmarter.aiThis show would not be possible without the talented team at Cosmic Standard, namely: our producers Samiah Adams and Aja Simpson,  technical director Jacob Winik, and executive producer Eliza Smith. Special thanks to Benjy Baptiste for production assistance, our marketing and PR consultant Meggan Ellingboe, and our illustrators, Fanny Luor and Justin Tran. Our theme song was created by Doug Stuart. Working Smarter is hosted by Matthew Braga. Thanks for listening!

On our final episode of Remotely Curious, we’ll have a fun conversation with Teresa and Travis McElroy, humorists and hosts of the podcast Shmanners, about how to treat others with respect, come across the way you want to, and avoid embarrassing gaffes.

How can we stay focused in a world full of distractions? In this episode of Remotely Curious, we talk to professor and author Dr. Gloria Mark about the science of attention, the pitfalls of multitasking, and how to stay focused in a distracting digital world.

In this episode of Remotely Curious, we talk to psychology professor and researcher Essi Viding about how to support well-being in a remote work environment. She shares wise and evidence-based ways to care for ourselves, support others, and build resilience.

On today’s episode of Remotely Curious, we talk to professor and behavioral scientist Katy Milkman about why fresh starts are so exciting, ways to use transitional moments as opportunities to experiment, and how to embrace and enjoy change—even when we don’t ask for it. No matter our age or experience, we all feel like the new kid sometimes.