AI in Real Life: Real Talk with Real Experts

AI IRL: Real Talk with Real Experts Welcome back to AI In Real Life, the podcast from the AI Institute for Societal Decision Making! In this episode, host Ariel Huang sits down with Jamie McGovern, Program Director of Carnegie Mellon University's Master of Applied Data Science (MADS) program. With a background spanning consulting, data science, and higher education, Jamie has spent years help...

Welcome back to AI In Real Life, the podcast from the AI Institute for Societal Decision Making! In our first ever solo episode, host Ariel explores a question that sits at the heart of many conversations about generative AI: what does it mean to be find and what does it mean to create? Beginning with the viral claim that AI had “solved” an Erdős problem as a starting point, this episode discusses...

Welcome back to AI In Real Life, the podcast from the AI Institute for Societal Decision Making! In this episode, host Ariel talks with Professor Kun Zhang, professor in the CMU philosophy department and an affiliate faculty member in the machine learning department. His research interests lie in causality, and he develops methods for automated causal discovery, investigates learning problems, and...

Welcome back to AI In Real Life, the podcast from the AI Institute for Societal Decision Making! In this episode, host Katy talks with Professor Eunsu Kang, a visiting professor and instructor of Art and Machine Learning at Carnegie Mellon University. Eunsu is also a renowned media artist whose interactive installations and AI-generated artworks have been exhibited worldwide. They dive into the fa...

Welcome back to AI In Real Life, the podcast from the AI Institute for Societal Decision Making! In this episode, host Katy talks with Sean Ammirati, a Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon's Tepper School of Business, a partner at Birchmere Ventures, and CEO of Growth Signals. They dive into the dynamic world of AI and entrepreneurship, discussing: Growth Sig...

AI IRL: Real Talk with Real Experts Interview with Ido Erev, Professor of Behavioral Science and “Women’s Division—ATS Academic Chair” at the Faculty of Data and Decision Science at the Technion--Israel Institute of Technology Welcome back to AI In Real Life! This episode dives deep into the complexities of human decision-making and how it deviates from traditional rational models. Join host Katy,...

AI IRL: Real Talk with Real Experts Interview with: Robin Murphy, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M, Terri Adams, Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Howard University AI and Robotics for Disaster Response Welcome back to AI In Real Life! This episode takes you to the front lines of disaster response, exploring the critical role AI and robotics play in helping co...

AI IRL: Real Talk with Real Experts Interview with Michael Lee, Professor of Cognitive Science at UC Irvine The Power of Cognitive Modeling in Human-AI Teaming Welcome back to AI In Real Life! This episode delves into the fascinating world of human-AI collaboration, exploring how cognitive science can help us understand and optimize these partnerships. Join host Katy as she chats with Professor Mi...

AI IRL: Human-AI Teaming for Decision Making - A Powerful Partnership Interview with Nancy Cooke, Professor of Human Systems Engineering at The Polytechnic School at Arizona State University Welcome back to AI In Real Life! This episode, recorded live and on-site at the inaugural AI-SDM workshop on Human-AI Teaming for Decision Making, dives into the future of collaborative intelligence. Join Katy...

AI in Real Life: Demystifying the Hype and Empowering Collaboration with Rebecca Nugent Welcome back to AI In Real Life! This episode, we dive into the crucial topic of AI education and outreach with Professor Rebecca Nugent, a leading figure in making AI accessible and understandable. Professor Nugent's diverse background in industry, non-profits, and academia grants her a unique perspective...

AI in Real Life: The Art of Making Choices on the Fly with Coty Gonzalez Ever wonder how humans make decisions in real-time, under pressure?  This episode dives into the fascinating world of dynamic decision-making with Professor Coty Gonzalez! Professor Gonzalez is a leading expert in dynamic decision-making.  Her research at Carnegie Mellon University focuses on how humans make choices in comple...

AI in Real Life: Can AI Help Us Achieve Better Public Health? In this episode of AI in Real Life: Real Talk with Real Experts, we explore the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and public health with a leading expert, Professor Milind Tambe. Professor Tambe is a renowned figure at the forefront of AI for social good.  He holds prestigious positions at Harvard University and Google Research, a...

AI in Real Life: Can We Teach Computers to Make Moral Choices? In the first episode of AI in Real Life: Real Talk with Real Experts, we dive into the critical question of AI's role in societal decision-making. Our host, Katy, chats with Professor Aarti Singh, Director of the AI Institute for Societal Decision Making (AI-SDM) at Carnegie Mellon University.  Professor Singh sheds light on the c...