Nov 15, 2017
If the iPhone 6 reinvented the world of smartphones, then the iPhone X is poised to reinvent the world of contextual computing. Your hosts Phil Libin, Jessica Collier, and Blaise Zerega take a look at the implications of Apple’s new device for products involving facial recognition and everyday AI. They also discuss the potential for AI-based contraception, what UX-focused grad students ought to learn, and the possibility of a world without information asymmetry.
Show notes
Apple just put machine learning in your pocket
Amara’s Law: “We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run.”
Watch AI’s Big Mistake: Trying to Imitate Humans
Watch trailer for My Life as a Dog
Man is to Computer Programmer as Woman is to Homemaker? Debiasing Word Embeddings
Phil Libin on “historical asymmetries of information”
Grammarly use case in the wild:
Listener questions
Can AI be an effective contraceptive? (19:54)
What should UX-focused graduate students know about AI? (22:10)
How to avoid bias in machine learning systems? (25:20)
What does a world without information asymmetry look like? (26:29)
Is it really Turtles all the way down? (34:05)
Do you work with teams in Australia? (34:47)
Everyday interactions with AI
The value of chatbot therapy (35:46)
Grammarly’s keyboard for iOS (37:40)
The art of remembering phone numbers (40:39)
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