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Apr 25, 2023 • 46min

Ep. 131: Decentralization, 5G, smart cities, and the internet of things | Timothy Kravchunovsky

Tim Kravchunovsky is an experienced network engineer who has decades of experience in consulting and entrepreneurship. Today, he's the CEO of Chirp, where he's using decentralized technologies like the blockchain to change the internet of things.#blockchain #crypto #internetofthings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 18, 2023 • 48min

Ep. 130: Should we halt progress in AI? | Zvi Mowshowitz

Zvi Mowshowitz is a former professional Magic: The Gathering player, a former trader and market maker in both traditional and non-traditional markets, and he was CEO of the personalized medical startup MetaMed. Recently, he wrote a very thoughtful analysis of the Future of Life's call to halt experiments with large language models, and that's the subject of our chat today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 11, 2023 • 1h 5min

Ep. 129: Applying the 'security mindset' to AI and x-risk | Jeffrey Ladish

effrey Ladish runs a security company called Gordian Research which provides operational security consulting services, and he spends his remaining time thinking about new and old ways of working together to build good communities, governance systems, and ultimately a thriving and robust civilization.#artificialintelligence #aisafety #existentialrisk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 4, 2023 • 50min

Ep. 128: Silicon Valley Bank, the Balajis bet, price theory, AI | Thomas and Trent

Thomas and Trent talk about the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Balaji Srinivasan's bet on Bitcoin and hyperinflation, the CFTC’s lawsuit against Binance, the importance of finance, the morality of price gouging, and the prospects of generative AI.#bitcoin #siliconvalleybank #generativeAI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 21, 2023 • 53min

Ep. 127: Powering the space economy with AI and an interplanetary internet | Chris Mattmann

Chris Mattmann is the IT Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as well as the Division Manager of the AI, Analytics, and Innovative Development Organization in the Information Technology and Solutions Directorate. He works on ensuring that cutting-edge technologies support NASA’s science missions. If you enjoy this interview please subscribe to the podcast and share it with your friends, and don't forget to check out our website, futuratipodcast.com#spaceexploration #NASA #artificialintelligence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 7, 2023 • 45min

Ep. 126: microbiomes, mycology, and the next major pandemic. | Mahmoud Ghannoum

Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum is a tenured Professor and Director of the Center for Medical Mycology at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Medical Center. He is also the co-founder of BIOHM, the first total microbiome company in the United States. He is the preeminent NIH-funded scientist on all things fungi and brings a captivating discussion to this largest life form on earth – which is genetically closer to humans than plants and at the core (or spore) of human wellness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 21, 2023 • 45min

Ep. 125: Revolutionizing education with knowledge avatars | Emiliano De Laurentiis

Emiliano De Laurentiis is a trained cognitive psychologist with a lifelong interest in lifelong learning, and an impressive record of using technology to enhance educational outcomes. In the 80s, his "Arrakas Advantage" series was the first educational software to use chatbots. In the 90s, he launched a website that brought adaptive, student-specific learning to the internet. Today, his "Knowledge Avatars" platform is making it possible for experts in any domain to create robot tutors with the potential to educate millions of people.#chaptgpt #artificialintelligence # Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 7, 2023 • 50min

Ep. 124: How can companies stay innovative? | Alex Goryachev

Alex Goryachev is the former managing director of Cisco’s global Co-Innovation Center, where he spearheaded programs and initiatives to accelerate innovation. He is a Silicon Valley veteran who is a sought-after speaker on innovation and is often referred to as the ‘innovation therapist’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 31, 2023 • 59min

Ep. 123: Is ChatGPT going to take all the jobs? | Trent Fowler & Thomas Frey

Tonight Thomas and Trent are bringing you a solo episode. In recent weeks, the internet has exploded with talk of the incredible tools released by OpenAI. With its remarkable ability to generate and explain code, write in multiple languages, create long, coherent essays, and even generate poetry, nursery rhymes, and fiction, ChatGPT in particular has drawn rapt attention. Tonight, they’re going to spend some time playing around with this language model and discussing its broader implications for work, society, and the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 25, 2023 • 39min

Ep. 122: Complexity theory and the future of civilization | Jane Gatsby

Jane Gatsby is a complexity theorist and political philosopher. Her digital series “Wonderland” explores philosophy and political theory from first principles, bringing listeners down the rabbit hole and into a world of exploration and curiosity. She is interested in how we can construct better cities of the future, rethinking traditional institutions and challenging our assumptions of how governments can and should function. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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