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Interview: Dr. Mahtab Sarvmaili (UNB Responsible AI Lab)

AI went from a scifi concept and limited research projects to daily life incredibly fast, but to we have to take a moment to understand it better? My guest today is Dr. Mahtab Sarvmaili, the director of the new Responsible AI Lab at UNB. She joins me to talk about the goals and mandate for

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TWS363: Artificially Regenerated The First Time

On the show this week: Thinking About It; Japanimated; Space Between Your Fears; Death is a Plug-in; What Are, Water, Everywhere? CQ: Presume that humans that grew up on different planets are genetically modified — whether by nature or science — and therefore more adapted to different environments. Would they still be eligible for the Olympics?

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TWS354: Common Factors Don’t Add Up

On the show this week: Virtually Intelligent Thing To Do; Universal Discrimination; History Teaches Us Nothing; Extrasl CQ: Who will win the space race: the military, scientists, the civilians, or the business sector? And what will “winning” look like?

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TWS347: Looking Down on Looking Up

On the show this week: The Sky is Falling; Whatever Floats Your Boast; I Think (not); Extras; CQ: Suppose we found pretty solid evidence that the world was coming to an end in 100 years. Do you think we could leave in time? And how would we try? Full list of 23 articles after the jump!

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TWS346: So I Thought I Thought So

On the show this week: Hard AI; Soft AI; Little Space; These Are The Rules (?); Extras; CQ: Clarke’s Third law states: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” but do you think we’ll ever get technology that could actually be mistaken for magic as we see it portrayed today? Full list of 22 articles after the jump!

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