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Ep. 26: Deep Learning Promises to Bring Algorithmic Investing Smarts to the Rest of Us Jun 14, 2017

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In recent years hedge funds have taken the lead in algorithmic investing - or robo-trading as it’s sometimes called. But there’s no reason the hedge fund world should have all the good stuff. In this episode of the AI Podcast, we speak with Gaurav Chakravorty, co-founder of qplum, a startup that’s working to bring that same machine learning investing approach to the rest of us.

Ep. 25: Google's Ian Goodfellow on How an Argument in a Bar Led to Generative Adversarial Networks Jun 07, 2017

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How an argument in a bar led Google's Ian Goodfellow to create Generative Adversarial Networks - deep learning systems that argue with each other - an AI breakthrough that promises to help researchers build systems that can learn with less human intervention.

Ep. 24: How Yahoo Uses AI to Create Instant eSports Highlight Reels May 31, 2017

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Whatever sport we follow, we all love a good highlight reel - and we want those highlights now. And whether they're following StarCraft II, League of Legends, or Heroes of the Storm, eSports fans are no different. To highlight the kills, and thrills, of a great eSports competition, Yale Song, Senior Research Scientist at Yahoo! Research, turned to AI.

Ep. 23: How Airbus A³ Plans to Bring Autonomous Air Taxis to Urban Skies May 22, 2017

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With self-driving cars generating so much buzz, it’s hard to believe that a self-piloting air taxi is, err, flying under the radar. But not for long. We spoke with Arne Stoschek, head of autonomous systems at Airbus A3 (pronounced “A-cubed”), the Silicon Valley-based advanced products and partnerships outpost of Airbus Group about a plan to bring a self-piloted air taxi to the Bay Area’s skies.

Ep. 22: Kitt.ai Co-Founder on How AI Lets Us Talk with Our Machines May 16, 2017

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We spoke with Xuchen Yao, co-founder of Kitt.ai, a startup using AI to build better chat experiences, about how voice and chat are turning into rich, interactive interfaces for a new generation of AI-powered services.

Ep. 21: Live at GTC - How AI and VR Intersect May 12, 2017

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Are AI and VR the peanut butter and chocolate of computing? Are they a match made in heaven? We spoke with Michael Ludden, who heads up IBM Watson's AI and VR labs, about how these two technologies intersect at this week's GPU Technology Conference.

Ep. 20: Live at GTC - How AI Will Bring More Joy to Your Cooking May 11, 2017

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We spoke with Innit Chief Technology Officer Hristo Bojinov about all the surprising ways deep learning can help us better manage the very personal relationship we all have with food — from meal planning to kitchen inventory to cooking the perfect roast chicken.

Ep. 19: AI Food Delivery Bots Rolling Through San Francisco May 03, 2017

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We spoke with the team at Marble, which has turned AI loose on the streets of San Francisco delivering food in San Francisco's vibrant Mission District.

Ep. 18: How AI Learns Racism, Sexism Apr 23, 2017

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We spoke with Princeton researcher Aylin Caliskan, co-author of a headline-grabbing paper published in Science magazine earlier this month. Her paper details how learning machines can sometimes learn all too well, picking up our biases as well as our brilliance.

Ep. 17: Training an AI to Play Mario Kart 64 Apr 07, 2017

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Previous episodes discussed deep learning systems trained to master games like Chess, Go, and even Texas Hold 'Em. But training a deep neural net on a racing game like Mario Kart 64? What can you learn from that? A lot, it turns out, explains Kevin Hughes.

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