Can Artificial Intelligence Be Creative? Columbia University’s Hod Lipson Makes the Case

06/20/23 • 30 min

Is AI on the path to sentience? This time on Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis speaks with the director of Columbia University’s Creative Machines Lab, Hod Lipson.

In this episode:

Hod talks about the speed with which artificial intelligence is advancing right now and tells us that we shouldn’t think about AI as a “thing” but as a “journey”.
Hod, who wrote the book “Driverless: Intelligent Cars and the Road Ahead,” says that it will still be some time before we see truly driverless cars on our highways – “they have to earn their place,” he says.
We talk about what creativity means in the context of “creative machines” and he tells us about his autonomous robot that paints stunning works of art.
Hod weighs in on one of AI’s most controversial topics – how do we know when AI has become self-aware?

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Is AI on the path to sentience? This time on Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis speaks with the director of Columbia University’s Creative Machines Lab, Hod Lipson.

In this episode:

Hod talks about the speed with which artificial intelligence is advancing right now and tells us that we shouldn’t think about AI as a “thing” but as a “journey”.
Hod, who wrote the book “Driverless: Intelligent Cars and the Road Ahead,” says that it will still be some time before we see truly driverless cars on our highways – “they have to earn their place,” he says.
We talk about what creativity means in the context of “creative machines” and he tells us about his autonomous robot that paints stunning works of art.
Hod weighs in on one of AI’s most controversial topics – how do we know when AI has become self-aware?

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Public Relations Expert Mark Beal Helps Us Decode Gen-Z

Public relations , marketing, and Gen-Z expert Mark Beal joins Stern PR's Kenny Conrade this episode of Minds Worth Meeting. Mark, a public relations professor at Rutgers University, has published several books for and about Gen-Z, including 101 Lessons They Never Taught You In College, 101 Lessons They Never Taught You In High School About Going To College, and most recently ZEO, a book outlining the leadership profiles of Gen-Zers as they continue to climb the corporate ladder.
In this episode, Mark covers his 25-year career as a public relations practitioner where he worked on major sporting events like the U.S. Open and World Series. He also delves into his journey into becoming a professor and author, as well as some of the key lessons about Gen-Z uncovered through his research and how employers can better engage this generation in the workplace.
To learn more about Mark as well as his previous work as a speaker and author, please visit https://www.markbealspeaks.com/.

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What Do the AI and Robots of Tomorrow Have in Store? OSU Dean Ayanna Howard Tells Us

Have you ever wished you could sit down and have a conversation with one of the top robotics and AI engineers in the world? In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting we do exactly that when Whitney Jennings speaks with former NASA engineer and the current Dean of The Ohio State University's College of Engineering, Dr. Ayanna Howard.

In this episode:

Ayanna explains that, while buzzy at the moment, artificial intelligence isn’t new. In fact, it’s just data and algorithms. In other words – the basis for all computers.
She tells us what makes AI different now is that it’s seeping into areas such as healthcare, jobs and even our civil liberties like never before. “These are the things we need to be careful about,” she says.
Dr. Howard delves into who should regulate AI – the industry, the government, or both?
Finally, she tells our listeners the most important skill that engineers of the future should start learning today.

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