People of AI

Join Sam Sepah, AI/ML Research Manager at Google focused on accessibility, and Thad Starner, a Georgia Tech Professor and wearable computing pioneer, as they discuss groundbreaking advancements in sign language recognition. They dive into the transformative impact of AI on communication for the deaf community. Highlights include the innovative PopSign AI game for learning sign language and the collaboration on the Google Glass project to improve accessibility. The importance of cultural nuances in sign language and fostering inclusive environments is also explored.

Join hosts Ashley Oldacre and Gus Martins as they kick off Season 4 of the People of AI podcast! In this episode, enjoy a conversation about how much has changed in the AI landscape the past 2 years, how it is impacting us and what that means to be a person of AI today.  Listen to the conversation as the hosts explore the different ways people are using and interacting with AI, from researchers to developers, and the everyday person, how to become a person of AI and how to stay up-to-date with this evolution.   Resources: Gemma quickstart → https://goo.gle/406JjIM  Gemini API quickstart → https://goo.gle/3YcFU8O Build with Google A → https://goo.gle/4hbAp38 

Join host Ashley Oldacre and guest Sachin Kotwani, Google’s On-Device ML Lead for a second special Google I/O episode. This interview dives deep into the world of Edge AI. Learn about the value, advantages and the future of on-device AI, and how it’s already making waves through initiatives like Project Game Face, and much more. Resources: Andrew Ng’s DeepLearning.AI  course → https://goo.gle/3xS1Z3j  ML Kit → https://goo.gle/3XIwqne  Sachin on Google AI Edge at Google I/O → https://goo.gle/3VMC3hE  Google AI Edge website → https://goo.gle/3xuSmHW  Project Gameface → https://goo.gle/4cBeLlE   AI Edge Torch → https://goo.gle/3XMsule  LLM On-Device with MediaPipe and TensorFlow Lite → https://goo.gle/3La0KQa Model Explorer → https://goo.gle/3RRqapE   

Resources: Top AI developer news from Google IO 2024 → https://goo.gle/3VZhwry Google I/O 2024 recap → https://goo.gle/3RL8Pyi Project Astr →: https://goo.gle/3W2rloI Google AI Studio → https://goo.gle/4eCP6e5 Colab → https://goo.gle/3VJ421P Kaggle → https://goo.gle/3RKKZ65 Anders Hejlsberg → https://goo.gle/3VYolcE The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle → https://goo.gle/45IWbWh Jaron Lanier → https://goo.gle/3xpjW9r Range by David Epstein → https://goo.gle/45J3zkP  Games: Flappy Bird Game → https://goo.gle/4bqTcD7 

Join François Chollet, Creator of Keras, as he discusses creating Keras 3, integrating it with Gemma and Kaggle, artificial general intelligence, and the limitations of large language models in achieving human-level AI.

Tina Huang, Founder of Lonely Octopus, shares insights on incorporating AI into your career, unfair advantages, if AI will steal jobs, and more. They discuss the significance of practical AI skills, personalized study approaches, and adapting to AI in the job market.

Tris Warkentin from Google DeepMind discusses Gemma, Google's family of open models, for achieving AGI. They explore Gemma's capabilities and ethical concerns, emphasizing responsible AI. The podcast covers AGI, tech industry start, and more in a fascinating AI discussion.

Kathleen Kenealy, Google DeepMind Software Engineer, discusses Gemma open models. They explore the benefits and risks of sharing advanced technology, Kathleen's STEM journey, and developing Gemma with the only team member. Topics include language models, AI Chatbots, and the evolution of technology in AI development.

Meet Jeanine Banks, VP and GM of the Developer X and Developer Relations Business at Google. In this role, she empowers millions of developers to build AI enabled businesses and applications for billions of users worldwide. Hear about the latest Google AI ecosystem of tools from Gemini and Gemma to Projet IDX. Learn about her journey into the tech industry, solving real-world problems with AI, and how she is growing, connecting and supporting developer communities through multiple channels and events.  Resources: Gemma links: Gemma: Introducing new state-of-the-art open models → https://goo.gle/3UYQksT Fine-Tuning Gemma Models in Hugging Face → https://goo.gle/3TiAU1m Gemma models in Kaggle → https://goo.gle/48ypQ4p Shining Brighter Together: Google’s Gemma Optimized to Run on NVIDIA GPUs → https://goo.gle/3Tf1wjA  Google AI Studios → https://goo.gle/3P3eCxM  Gemini Era links: Announcement → https://goo.gle/3uYRhGM Gemini API → https://goo.gle/3T1kmJS  Project IDX → https://goo.gle/3Pq6HLx Introducing Project IDX → https://goo.gle/49Aib6W   

Meet Indira Negi, who leads efforts at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to improve maternal and newborn health by investing in innovative tools to help with early diagnosis and reduce risk during pregnancy and labor. This People of AI podcast episode, we cover Indira’s background as an electrical engineer, her past experiences at Intel, leading the sensor engineering team for wearable devices, and how those adventures led her to the Bill and the Melinda Gates Foundation. Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of having chatbots in the medical field, projects she’s working on, and much more!     Resources: GDG Silicon Valley  Devfest presentation - AI in Health Tech by Indira Negi, Senior Advisor - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation → https://goo.gle/3OIzcDv AI-enabled ultrasound → https://goo.gle/3OEqyG3  Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Discovery & Tools at the gates Foundation  → https://goo.gle/48ny1Al