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Interview with Andrey Kurnekov, founder of Skynet Today blog

Ask AI Podcast

English - August 07, 2018 12:19 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Interview with Andrey Kurnekov, founder of Skynet Today blog.

The media is having a field day with stories, both good and bad, about artificial intelligence and its potential impact on humanity.

But who is covering that coverage?

This episode of the Ask AI podcast features an interview with Andrey Kurenkov, a founder of the Skynet Today blog.

Tune in and hear about Andrey’s work to dispel and correct the misunderstandings and myths within AI, get his views on today’s so-called “AI services”, and how we can prevent the next AI Winter. Enjoy!

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

What exactly is Skynet and what is its role in reviewing media coverage of artificial intelligence? 3 mins 25 secs

The one thing that Andey feels is THE most understood fact about artificial intelligence: 5 min 37 secs

Why you should be wary of the AI tools and products being released by companies like Facebook and Google 7 min 32 secs

What Andrey feels needs to happen in order to avoid another “AI Winter”: 13 mins 15 secs

The relationship between AI and robotics: 16 mins 20 secs

Andrey’s views on those omnipresent Boston Robotics robo-dogs:

EPISODE LINKS:

Andrey Kurnekov website: http://www.andreykurenkov.com/  

Andrey Kurnekov Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov

Andrey Kurnekov LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreykurenkov

Skynet Today blog: https://www.skynettoday.com

Skynet Today on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynet_today

Stanford University AI Lab: http://ai.stanford.edu/

EPISODE CREDITS:

Senior Producer: Mike Letourneau

Interview recorded by: Robyn Edgar

Executive Producer: Chris McLellan

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