Headroom, an iZotope Podcast iZotope INC, Jonathan Wyner

In the season finale of Headroom, Jonathan sits down with iZotope CEO Mark Ethier to chat about machine learning and iZotope. Why is iZotope so focused on machine learning? Why does Mark want the machines to learn? Is his ultimate goal robot dominion over the world? Find out in this week’s episode, as we close out our machine-learning focused season of Headroom.

Last episode we learned about the legal implications of IP law and bias in big data. This week we're continuing this discussion with iZotope Research Engineer Andy Sarroff. Listen as he shares his thoughts on bias in audio data and its machine learning outputs.

Just like people, data can be biased. In this episode of Headroom, Jonathan is joined by intellectual property and big-data lawyer Emily Tait. Listen as she breaks down the biggest challenges working with data, some of the potential consequences of bias in data sets, and how those reflect onto issues of equity and race.

Bryan Pardo leads fascinating research, investigating new possibilities that AI could unlock for creatives. This week on Headroom, learn how his research may reveal new ways for AI to shape the way music sounds and how we interact with audio tools, and hear how AI facilitates creativity for the general population.

You may know about blockchain tech from the land of cryptocurrency, but how does it affect music distribution? Could it impact issues around artist revenue and intellectual property? Are there creative applications too? On this episode of Headroom, George Howard and Nicole d’Avis of the Open Music Initiative at Berklee College of Music offer insights on the future of blockchain technology in music.

AI is everywhere—your phone, your home, and your plug-ins! This week on Headroom, listen as iZotope research engineer Shahan breaks down some of the basics of AI in software dev, along with insights into the challenges of working with AI, and a few new developments.