Talking Machines

Talking Machines


Latest Episodes

Gods and Robots
September 09, 2021

In this episode of the podcast we shake things up! Neil is on the guest side of the table with his partner Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner to discuss their upcoming project Gods and Robots. Katherine is joined on the host side by friend of the show professor

Responsibility, Risk, and Publishing
August 19, 2021

On this episode we feature an interview with Madhulika Shrikumar of the Partnership on AI about their recent work Managing Risk and Responsible PublicationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ICML 2021: Test of Time(ly) Award
July 24, 2021

Neil and Katherine chat about ICML and the timely award winner of this years test of time award! Bayesian Learning via Stochastic Gradient Langevin DynamicsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Learning with Less, Invisible Labor and Combating Anti-Blackness
July 09, 2021

Devin Guillory of UC Berkeley, is our guest on this episode. We talk about his love of robotics, working at the center of a new hype (learning with less labels) and his paper Combatting Anti-Blackness in the AI Community. He recently gave a talk on the su

Let's Reflect
June 13, 2020

We're not bringing you an episode this week. We're taking some time to think about the systems we take part in and how those perpetuate anti black racism and the effects of that on the work in this field. We'd like to bring you meaningful conver

Predicting Floods and Really Doing Good
May 29, 2020

In this episode of Talking Machines we talk with Sella Nevo of Google Research about the Google Flood Forecasting Project, what they've been doing, and what is means to really move the needle on AI for Good. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in

ICLR: accessible, inclusive, virtual
May 14, 2020

In episode eight of season six we talk with Alexander Rush and Shakir Mohamed about their work on ICLR this year which was first to take place in Ethiopia and then became totally virtual! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Humans in the Loop and Outside of the Classroom
April 30, 2020

In episode seven of season six we talk with Michael Littman about his work in reinforcement learning, on scientific communication, and in the classroom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Evolution of ML and Furry Little Animals
April 16, 2020

In episode six of season six we chat with Professor Terry Sejnowski about his work, the evolution of the field, and the development of the NeurIPS conference. We taped this episode live and took questions from the audience. Want to join our "studio audien

Talking Machines Live and Understanding Modeling Viruses
April 02, 2020

Episode five of season six is our first live episode! We talk with Elaine Nsoesie of Boston University about modeling disease and Covid 19 in the African context. plus we take listen questions live! Want to join our "studio audience" check out our tw