1592: AI Perspectives With Dr. Steven Shwartz
Tech Talks Daily · Neil C. Hughes
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Show Notes
Dr. Steven Shwartz began his AI career as a postdoctoral researcher in the Yale University Computer Science Dept. He has been a founder or co-founder of multiple companies. His Esperant product became one of the leading business intelligence products of the 1990s, and, more recently, he co-founded Device42, which has won many awards as a fast-growing tech company. He has also helped fund many startups as an investor, including Tangoe, which had one of the best-performing public offerings of 2011.
His recent book Evil Robots, Killer Computers, and Other Myths: The Truth About AI and the Future of Humanity" expresses a refreshing perspective on AI. It explains why AI will not take over the world or take all our jobs, why self-driving vehicles won't dominate our roads for a long time, and other topics.