That's a wrap!

Three years ago this week we launched this podcast on a mission to show the world how AI touches our everyday lives. It's been our great honor and privilege to make it through three seasons, a global pandemic, an unbelievable nineteen (19!!) award nominations, and a whole lot of tests and demos.</p><br /></p>Goodbyes are very hard to say, so instead we'll leave you with some of the show's highlights and an invitation to follow us as we continue our journey with a new show called SHIFT. Sign up for updates at <a href="shiftshow.ai%20">shiftshow.ai</a> and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.</p><br /></p>Credits:</p>This series was created by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens with the support of Gideon Lichfield and Michael Reilly. Its producers have been Emma Cillekens and Anthony Green. The editors have included Gideon Lichfield, Michael Reilly and Mat Honan with support from Karen Hao and Tate Ryan Mosley. You can thank Garret Lang and Jacob Gorski for the original music and excellent sound design. The weekly art was from Stephanie Arnett with album art from Eric Mongeon. </p><br /></p><strong>Thanks for listening.</strong></p> </p>

00:26:42

When AI hears a problem

Hidden away in our voices are signals that may hold clues to how we’re doing, what we’re feeling and even what’s going on with our physical health. Now, AI systems tasked with analyzing these signals are moving into healthcare.</p><br /></p><strong>We meet:</strong></p>Lina Lakoczky-Torres, student at Menlo College</p>Angela Schmiede, Vice President of Menlo College.</p>Grace Chang, CEO of Kintsugi</p>David Liu, CEO of Sonde Health</p>Liam Kaufman, former CEO of Winterlight Labs. </p>Margaret Mitchell, Chief Ethics Scientist of Hugging Face</p>Bjoern Schuller, professor of artificial intelligence at Imperial College London</p><br /></p><strong>Credits:</strong></p>This episode was reported by Hilke Schellmann, produced by Jennifer Strong, Emma Cillekens and Anthony Green, edited by Mat Honan and mixed by Garret Lang with original music by Garret Lang and Jacob Gorski. Artwork by Stephanie Arnett. Special thanks to the Knight Science folks at MIT for their support with this reporting. </p>

00:32:01

Encore: Harvesting the future with AI and satellites

AI is used in farming in some ways you might not expect, like for tracking the health of crops—from space. We travel from test farms to labs in the second installment of our series on agriculture, AI, and satellites. </p><br /></p>We Meet:</p>Joseph Liefer, senior product manager of autonomy at John Deere</p>Julian Sanchez, director of emerging technology at John Deere</p>Shely Aranov, CEO of InnerPlant</p>Rod Kumimoto, CSO of InnerPlant</p><br /></p>Credits:</p>This episode was reported and produced by Jennifer Strong, Emma Cillekens and Anthony Green. It was edited by Mat Honan, and mixed by Garret Lang, with original music by Garret Lang and Jacob Gorski. Artwork by Stephanie Arnett.</p>

00:20:13

Live: A conversation with Geoffrey Hinton

In this special episode we bring you a live taping between the "Godfather of AI" Geoffrey Hinton and MIT Technology Review's Senior Editor for AI Will Douglas Heaven. This conversation was recorded at EmTech Digital, our signature AI event, in the MIT Media Lab.</p><br /></p><strong>Credits:</strong></p>This episode was recorded in front of a live audience in Cambridge, Massachusetts with special thanks to Will Douglas Heaven, Amy Lammers and Brian Bryson. It was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, directed by Erin Underwood, and edited by Mat Honan.</p>

00:39:26

Live: The Chip War

This episode, we get an insider's look at the ongoing chip war from the person who wrote the book on it, Chris Miller, professor at Tufts University and the author of Chip War. Join us for a live conversation from the MIT Media Lab at Tech Review’s Future Compute conference.</p><br /></p>Credits:</p>This episode was recorded and produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens and Anthony Green. We’re edited by Mat Honan and mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from Garret Lang and Jacob Gorski. Artwork from Stephanie Arnett.</p>

00:20:58

I Was There When: AI reached a crossroads

<em>I Was There When</em> is an oral history project that’s part of the <em>In Machines We Trust</em> podcast. It features stories of how breakthroughs and watershed moments in artificial intelligence and computing happened, as told by the people who witnessed them.</p>In this episode we meet Cognitive Scientist Gary Marcus.</p><br /></p>CREDITS:</p>This project was produced by Jennifer Strong, Emma Cillekens, and Anthony Green. It was edited by Mat Honan and mixed by Garret Lang with original music by Jacob Gorski. The art is from Eric Mongeon and Stephanie Arnett. It was recorded at the TED Conference in Vancouver, Canada.</p><br /></p>LINKS:</p>https://blog.ted.com/the-astounding-new-era-of-ai-notes-on-session-2-of-ted2023/</p>https://www.technologyreview.com/topic/artificial-intelligence/</p>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/humans-vs-machines-with-gary-marcus/id1532110146</p>

00:13:00

When AI watches the streets

The term ‘smart city’ paints a picture of a tech-enabled oasis—powered by sensors of all kinds. But we’re starting to recognize what all these tools might mean for privacy. In this episode, we meet a researcher studying how this is being applied in Iran and visit one of the nation’s top smart cities, to learn how its efforts there have evolved over time.</p><br /></p>We Meet:</p>University of Oxford and Article19 Human Rights Researcher Mahsa Alimardani</p>City of Las Vegas Chief Innovation Officer Michael Sherwood</p>City of Hope Director of Campus Support Operations Mark Reed</p><br /></p>Sounds:</p>How will artificial intelligence change the cities we live in? - BBC Ideas via YouTube </p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXxyCBimRyM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXxyCBimRyM</a> </p><br /></p>‘Smart’ cities promise economic and environmental benefits to the developing world - CBC News via YouTube</p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u08A7yiTmu4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u08A7yiTmu4</a> </p><br /></p>Singapore is building a city in China - CNBC via YouTube </p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP11XeIV1ZA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP11XeIV1ZA</a> </p><br /></p>Global Smart Cities - The China Current via YouTube </p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qmiqHWD6Uc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qmiqHWD6Uc</a> </p><br /></p>Footage appears to show Iranian riot police confronting students at university in Tehran - The Guardian via YouTube </p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgQshPJohmg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgQshPJohmg</a> </p><br /></p>China: facial recognition and state control - The Economist via YouTube </p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH2gMNrUuEY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH2gMNrUuEY</a> </p><br /></p>Facial recognition: Concerns over China's widespread surveillance</p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT6KEy_QXvM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT6KEy_QXvM</a></p><br /></p>Credits:</p>This episode was reported and produced by Jennifer Strong and Anthony Green with help from Emma Cillekens. It was edited by Mat Honan, and mixed by Garret Lang, with original music by Garret Lang and Jacob Gorski. Artwork by Stephanie Arnett.</p>

00:26:26

Concerning AI ethics

The best definitions of AI are vague, largely lack consensus and represent a huge challenge for lawmakers and legal scholars looking to regulate it. But back to back breakthroughs and rapid adoption of generative AI tools are making it feel a lot more real to everybody else. We examine how it’s possible that alone might be enough to push conversations about ethics further into focus.</p><br /></p>We Meet:</p>MIT Technology Review Senior AI Reporter Melissa Heikkilä</p>Mozilla President Mark Surman</p>IBM Chief Privacy Officer Christina Montgomery</p>United Nations AI Advisor Neil Sahota</p><br /></p>Sounds:</p><em>Advances in artificial intelligence raise new ethics concerns - PBS NewsHour via YouTube </em><a href="https://youtu.be/l5nTlHeqYOQ"><em>https://youtu.be/l5nTlHeqYOQ</em></a></p><em>He loves artificial intelligence. Hear why he is issuing a warning about ChatGPT - CNN via YouTube </em><a href="https://youtu.be/THJysHMi81c"><em>https://youtu.be/THJysHMi81c</em></a><em> </em> </p><br /></p>Credits:</p>This episode was reported and produced by Jennifer Strong and Anthony Green with help from Emma Cillekens and Melissa Heikkilä. It was edited by Mat Honan, and mixed by Garret Lang, with original music by Garret Lang and Jacob Gorski. Artwork by Stephanie Arnett.</p>

00:20:36

Generating creativity

This episode we meet people building next generation tools for creativity who are thinking about how these AI models should be trained and deployed in order to be both useful and fair to artists.</p><br /></p>We hear from:</p>Artist Holly Herndon</p>Adobe CTO Digital Media Ely Greenfield</p>Soundful CEO Diaa El All</p><br /></p>Links:</p>https://www.ted.com/talks/holly_herndon_what_if_you_could_sing_in_your_favorite_musician_s_voice</p>https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/02/03/1067786/ai-models-spit-out-photos-of-real-people-and-copyrighted-images/</p>https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/16/1065247/artists-can-now-opt-out-of-the-next-version-of-stable-diffusion/</p><br /></p>Credits: This episode was produced by Anthony Green with help from Emma Cillekens. It was edited by Jennifer Strong and Mat Honan, mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from Jacob Gorski.</p>

00:18:01

Encore: AI births digital humans

We're so excited this episode has been selected as a New York Festivals finalist! Please enjoy this encore edition and we'll see you back next week! </p><br /></p>Digital twins of humans capture the physical look and expressions of real humans. Increasingly these replicas are showing up in the entertainment industry and beyond and it gives rise to some interesting opportunities as well as thorny questions. </p><br /></p>We speak to:</p>Greg Cross, CEO and co-founder of Soul Machines</p><br /></p>Credits: This episode was produced by Anthony Green with help from Emma Cillekens. It was edited by Jennifer Strong and Mat Honan, mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from Jacob Gorski.</p>

00:18:58