Episode 133: Rethinking Our Approach to AI with Dr. Jay Lee

03/13/24 • 31 min

This week’s guest is Jay Lee, Director of the Industrial AI Center at the University of Maryland.

Dr. Lee shares his experiences from the early days programming machines with punch cards, to eventually developing advanced machine learning applications for industry. He explains how AI and ML are reshaping manufacturing, the workforce, and global supply chains. Plus, he lays out his vision for how our education system needs to change in order to train the next generation of AI practitioners.

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Special Guest: Jay Lee.

This week’s guest is Jay Lee, Director of the Industrial AI Center at the University of Maryland.

Special Guest: Jay Lee.

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Episode 132: Open Source Software for Manufacturing with UMH's Alex Krüger

This week’s guest is Alex Krüger, Co-founder and CEO of United Manufacturing Hub, or UMH.

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Special Guest: Alex Krüger.

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Special Guest: Dominik Obermaier.