Cade Metz — The Stories Behind the Rise of AI
Cade Metz — The Stories Behind the Rise of AI  
Podcast: Gradient Dissent: Conversations on AI
Published On: Thu Mar 18 2021
Description: How Cade got access to the stories behind some of the biggest advancements in AI, and the dynamic playing out between leaders at companies like Google, Microsoft, and Facebook.Cade Metz is a New York Times reporter covering artificial intelligence, driverless cars, robotics, virtual reality, and other emerging areas. Previously, he was a senior staff writer with Wired magazine and the U.S. editor of The Register, one of Britain’s leading science and technology news sites. His first book, "Genius Makers", tells the stories of the pioneers behind AI.Get the book: http://bit.ly/GeniusMakersFollow Cade on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CadeMetz/And on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cademetz/Topics discussed:0:00 sneak peek, intro3:25 audience and charachters7:18 *spoiler alert* AGI11:01 book ends, but story goes on17:31 overinflated claims in AI23:12 Deep Mind, OpenAI, building AGI29:02 neuroscience and psychology, outsiders34:35 Early adopters of ML38:34 WojNet, where is credit due?42:45 press covering AI46:38 Aligning technology and needRead the transcript and discover awesome ML projects:http://wandb.me/cade-metzGet our podcast on these platforms:Apple Podcasts: http://wandb.me/apple-podcastsSpotify: http://wandb.me/spotifyGoogle: http://wandb.me/google-podcastsYouTube: http://wandb.me/youtubeSoundcloud: http://wandb.me/soundcloudTune in to our bi-weekly virtual salon and listen to industry leaders and researchers in machine learning share their research:http://wandb.me/salonJoin our community of ML practitioners where we host AMA's, share interesting projects and meet other people working in Deep Learning:http://wandb.me/slackOur gallery features curated machine learning reports by researchers exploring deep learning techniques, Kagglers showcasing winning models, and industry leaders sharing best practices:https://wandb.ai/gallery