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**PODCAST ALERT** This week, Chris Westerhold and I spoke about #CES2024. We dove into the potential of AI-powered devices, the future of automated vehicles, transparent TVs, autonomous heavy equipment, the importance of human interaction in technology, and language translation devices. And we added video to our podcast -- we'd love your thoughts on the content and the video. Thank you in advance. https://lnkd.in/exugq8Nk #podcast #innovation #techleaders #thinkbigcodesmall

Episode 2 of "Pi in the Sky" is now available on Spotify. As Pi and Dr. Michael explore their relationship, we have to wonder how far they will go. #AI #humanrelationships #technology #artificialintelligence #personalintelligence #robotics #AIFuture #PieintheSky #scifi #FutureSociety #reidhoffman #InflectionAI

“…a perfect innocent robot car…” Comment: it’s interesting how we’re applying human concepts of innocence or guilt to machines. This isn’t the first time I have encountered this. Perhaps it doesn’t matter, perhaps is one more step towards narrowing the gap between human and machine. When we attribute human characteristics to machines we give them the same value and dehumanize humans. Maybe I am overreacting… but am I? Have heard an individual describing what can only be described as an emotional relationship with a virtual …, not sure what to call it, but shouldn’t be “companion”.

I’ve been getting a ton of calls lately from media outlets, covering a recent highly circulated set of videos in which a few skateboarders and other San Francisco locals attack and torch a driverless cab - an autonomous vehicle owned by Waymo, which is Google’s robot car company. They wanted to speak with me, as author of the book Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus, about the fact that people are now throwing skateboards at the Google Car. Automation could be making our lives easier, but in the hands of anti-social tech billionaires, they instead render us powerless. We can feel how these technologies are simply automating existing systems of oppression and disenfranchisement. Once they don’t need human workers anymore, we don’t even have a means of resistance. What’s a “general strike” in a world run by robots? Helping us think through all this on the new episode of Team Human (and maybe helping us feel a bit less guilty about that sense of glee mixed in with the horror of watching a perfectly innocent robot car go up in flames) it’s my pleasure to welcome the writer who until last week was tech columnist at the LA Times - laid off along with much of their in-house writing staff - and also the author of some of my favorite accounts of the impact of technology on society including The One Device - about the secret history of the now ubiquitous iPhone, and his new book Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech, Brian Merchant. https://lnkd.in/emnqGhT3

How does the ARM Institute and the Manufacturing USA network help manufacturers of all sizes? ARM Institute CEO Ira Moskowitz answers just that in this episode of Automation World's "Get Your Questions Answered" podcast! https://lnkd.in/eTwpxmvb

Over the past decade we've seen massive investments in mobility technologies, some of which has driven world-changing innovation and some of which has resulted in massive disappointment. Having ridden the waves of hype and disillusionment, now is the perfect time to revisit the last decade of developments, learn what has worked and what hasn't, and find a constructive vibe for the sector beyond the highs and lows of the hype cycle. That's the goal of a new podcast I've launched in collaboration with the folks behind Micromobility Industries. The first two episodes are live now, featuring Mike Ramsey explaining Gartner's "Slope of Enlightenment," and a conversation with Horace Dediu about "Unbundling the Car." We have more fascinating conversations lined up, and my hope is that we can turn these conversations into a live event down the road. Give them a listen and let me know what you think! https://lnkd.in/g83MXVHg https://lnkd.in/gjzG76SK

Jonathan Brennan-Badal, Opentrons CEO, sat down with Chris Wolski to discuss the future of robots in clinical labs. “I see an incredible opportunity for robotics to be far more ubiquitous and relieve critical bottlenecks within clinical labs as well as standardize and simplify operations. It’s my view that automation is actually going to be key in bringing the humanity back into lab work. There is so much tedium of running these routine activities and people can be so better served by working on higher value problems. Fundamentally, I think robotics is going to very deeply fit in and compliment scientific progress.” Catch the full podcast from Clinical Lab Products here: https://bit.ly/43xzof4!

Delighted to be on the Embedded.fm podcast this week! Elecia and Christopher White chatted with me about checksums, CRCs, and why I eventually found out that Math Is Not The Answer to some of the most important questions in checksum-class error detection codes. Many have seen the basic ideas. But it turns out there are plenty of ways to go astray, and lots of fault detection opportunities left on the table if you don't learn about the details. Examples: - Using mod 256 or mod 65536 for a Fletcher-style checksum is a TERRIBLE idea. You might just as well use a single-sum checksum instead. You can do much better with a different odd modulus, and it doesn't really matter if it's a prime number or not. - The IEEE 802.3 CRC is mediocre on a good day, and you can do WAY better with other known feedback polynomials. And so on... Hope you enjoy the listen! https://lnkd.in/eKcNGqSq

Check out our CEO, Jake Ward's interview on Tech Talks where he speaks about the importance of understanding your community's needs. Building purpose-driven solutions starts with listening to your audience. Join the conversation now! 🎙️ #TechTalks #DataProtocol #CommunityEngagement #DeveloperSupport

In the new #RaisingTech podcast episode, Marti Milligan from The Ridge Senior Living, shares how their Senior Living communities are using robotics to reduce menial tasks for staff, allowing them to spend more quality, 1-on-1 time with their residents. Learn how robotics also helped The Ridge overcome staffing challenges by listening to the full episode here: https://hubs.la/Q01YgpXn0 #TheRidgeSeniorLiving #seniorliving #robotics #staffingchallengesforseniorliving #technology #innovation #managedITservices #ITforseniorliving #ITsolutions #BearRobotics