Robopsych Podcast

My guest this week is Kevin Kelly, author and Internet pioneer. We discuss his latest book, The Inevitable, and the implications of Artificial Intelligence. Kevin’s Homepage Kevin’s books on Amazon: The Inevitable What Technology Wants Out of Control Cool Tools, book and website/newsletter The Silver Cord

Brian David Johnson Show Notes Brian’s Book: 21st Century Robot Brian’s Midwest Compute video on The Future of Technology Trossen Robotics Website: Jimmy The Robot Erector set John Markoff’s history of the PC revolution: What The Dormouse Said Big Five Personality Traits Brian’s firm: Frost and Sullivan IEEE Ethical Design of Autonomous Systems Committee Charter

Rana El-Kaliouby, Ph.D. Show Notes Rana El-Kaliouby - Wikipedia Page Rana named one of 25 Geniuses Who Are Creating The Future of Business by Wired  Affectiva - Corporate Website Rana - TED Talk Affdex - Emotion recognition software demo video  

World renowned artist and thinker Tim Holmes join Tom for a lively discussion of artificial intelligence, robots and the "erotic crisis." Tim Holmes Show Notes Tim Holmes - Website Tim Holmes - Wikipedia Tim Holmes - TEDx Talk Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom Foundation for Responsible Robotics Homepage  Out of Our Heads by Alva Noë The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker

The University of Texas website describes Andrea Thomaz, Ph.D., thusly: Shownotes: From the University of Texas website: “Andrea Thomaz is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. Prof. Thomaz joined Texas Electrical and Computer Engineering in January 2016 after serving as an Associate Professor of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology from 2007-2016. She earned a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1999, and Sc.M. and Ph.D. degrees from MIT in 2002 and 2006.  Andrea is published in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Human-Robot Interaction. Her research aims to computationally model mechanisms of human social learning in order to build social robots and other machines that are intuitive for everyday people to teach. Prof. Thomaz received an NSF CAREER award in 2010 and an Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award in 2008. She was named to Popular Scienc

Show Notes - Wendy Ju, Ph.D. Wendy Ju's Website The Stanford University website describes Dr. Wendy Ju this way: “Wendy Ju is Executive Director of Interaction Design Research at Stanford University's Center for Design Research. She is also Associate Professor in the Graduate Design Program at California College of the Arts. Wendy's research investigates novel human-machine interaction, particularly human-robot interaction and autonomous car interfaces. Since receiving her PhD from Stanford in 2008, Wendy has been innovating curriculum at the intersection of technology, design and the arts. At CDR, Wendy aims to increase awareness and appreciation for the role of Design Research and to make the Bay Area the epicenter for design intellectualism and discourse.”  

Aimee van Wynsberghe, Ph.D. Show Notes Aimee van Wynsberghe, Ph.D. Homepage Foundation for Responsible Robotics Designing Robots for Care, Science and Engineering Ethics journal article Healthcare Robots: Ethics, Design and Implementation, by Aimee van Wynsberghe, Amazon.com  

Ben Brown Show Notes This week I speak with Ben Brown of Howdy.AI, a Slack chatbot digital assistant.  XOXCO homepage Slack homepage Oxford future of employment study Agile software development method Tom Guarriello, Ph.D.

John Havens Autonomous Vehicle Podcast Show Notes:  John C. Havens’s homepage MIT Technology Review, Why Self-Driving Cars Must Be Programmed to Kill Heartificial Intelligence Volvo statement about autonomous vehicle responsibility Tesla statement about Autopilot softwarenot making Tesla a self-driving car Should Self-Driving Cars Have to Pass Driver’s Tests? Affective computing John Deere lawyers say owners don’t own their tractors Kentucky drone shooting

Jenny Blake is an author, educator, consultant and former Googler who has written and spoken extensively about work and careers in the new economic world. She is deeply interested in how robots and AI will impact the work world.  Jenny Blake Podcast Show Notes Oxford University future of employment affected by robots  Almost 90% of global workers are disengaged from their work Google hiring people without college degrees Jenny Blake on The Internet: Jenny Blake’s main page Jenny's Books Life After College The Pivot Method Twitter: @jennyblake Articles referenced: The Atlantic: A World Without Work The Guardian: Are Machines Making Humans Obsolete? (on the dawning of the "relationship age") Psychology Today: Job, Career or Calling: Key to Happiness and Meaning at Work?

Steve Omohundro RoboPsych Podcast Show Notes This episode include spoilers for AMC's Humans.   AMC Humans website, including free episodes Steve Omohundro website Mickey Mouse in “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” Jibo Pepper Eliza computerized psychotherapist Julie Carpenter, Ph.D. interview on RoboPsych Podcast School of Visual Arts, Master’s in Branding program The Hidden Persuaders, Vance Packard, 1957 Kevin Kelly podcast on Tim Ferriss Show Population dynamics in 21st Century Future shock Psychodynamics of approach-avoidance conflicts South Korean autonomous turret weapon Faraday cage Isaac Asimov’s three laws of robotics

  Show Notes: Stephanie Tellex, Ph.D. - Homepage Giving robot trucks verbal commands - video DARPA Robotics Challenge Dean Kamen’s FIRST Program for kids Dr. Tellex training her cat - description and videos 

Complete survey and results. Pictures: Robot 1 and Robot 2

Alain Kornhauser Show Notes Dr. Alain Kornhauser is Professor of Operations Research & Financial Engineering at Princeton University. He is Director of the Transportation Program at Princeton and a long-time observer and expert in the field of self-driving cars.  Morgantown, W.Va. Personal Rapid Transit System National Traffic Highway Safety Administration Preliminary Statement of Policy Concerning Automated Vehicles - Includes descriptions of Level 0 through Level 4 automation La Rochelle, France - Automated vehicle demonstration project

Kate Darling Show Notes “Who’s Johnny?” research paper, PDF on robots, framing and empathy Heider & Simmel 1944, a study of interpersonal perception and attribution of human characteristics to objects Peter Singer, The Most Good You Can Do, on living ethically Personal Data New York City Meetup, June 4 - In-Home Robots and Personal Data Lily Camera Drone Boston Dynamics “Spot” testing video and CNN story entitled, Is it cruel to kick a robot dog? The Hexbug Nano robot used in Kate Darling’s “Who’s Johnny?” research Aldebaran’s Pepper robot Jibo, a social robot Why Google’s Robot Personality Patent Is Not Good for Robotics, by Kate Darling Project VRM (Vendor Relationship Management) - at Harvard’s Berkman Center We Robot Conference - especially papers by Kate Darling, Peter Asaro and Jason Millar Moral Machines: Teaching Robots Right From Wrong - by Wendell Wallach Kate Darling’s Twitter Page  

An interview with author and speaker John C. Havens. Show notes: Happy - The Movie Palantir - Data analysis systems Project VRM - Doc Searls's Vendor Relationship Management project acxiom - Data services The Cluetrain Manifesto by Weinberger, Locke, Searls and Levine The Intention Economy - by Doc Searls John C. Havens’ Mashable articles Our Final Invention - by James Barratt Steve Omohundro's Wikipedia page Sentient Technologies Sustainable Brands  Foxconn workers being replaced by robots The Rise of the Robots by Martin Ford  Universal Basic Income Wikipedia page Jibo, a social robot for the home Pepper, a social robot for the home  Affective, measuring human emotion Future of Life Institute Jason Millar and the AI "tunnel problem" Jaron Lanier - The Myth of AI Robots Are People, Too by John Frank Weaver Stuart J. Russell - AI scholar  John C. Havens - website Robots, artificial intelligence, human-robot interaction, psychology

Julie Carpenter's Home Page The TALON Explosive Ordnance Disposal device

Show Notes This week, Tom interviews Kathleen Richardson, Ph.D., author of An Anthropology of AI and Robotics: Annihilation Anxiety and Machines. Dr. Richardson's De Montfort University homepage Jibo robot  Jimmy robot  Pepper robot  Baxter robot  Sawyer robot  Tesla self-driving software update Trolley problem ethical dilemma Kate Darling, Ph.D., robot ethicist    

Show Notes: Here's Carla Diana's website Carla's bio Simon the robot Simon's cousin, Curi the robot Baxter, trainable robot Sawyer, Baxter's younger brother Kismet, Wikipedia page Dopey, from Snow White Leo The Maker Prince, at Amazon.com Leo objects on Thingiverse  Shapeways, 3D printing website Cooper Hewitt Museum Beautiful Users exhibition Neato Botvac website Talking, Walking Objects article by Carla in NYTimes Smart Design website University of Pennsylvania Course - Design of Contemporary Products: Smart Objects Radiolab episode - Talking to Machines

Show Notes: Tery Spataro's writings on Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Tery's book, The Other Side of the Box, on Amazon Ben Goertzel YouTube video on achieving "a positive singularity" in nine years Nick Bostrom, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, on Amazon