Innovators on Tap

Chuck Swoboda
Innovators on Tap

Innovators on Tap is a podcast that encourages you to challenge the status quo, think about what’s possible, and pursue the impossible.

  1. BONUS: The Future of AI w/ Danny Lange

    06/05/2021

    BONUS: The Future of AI w/ Danny Lange

    This episode is a replay of the previously released interview with Danny Lange, SVP of AI at Unity. Enjoy! Did you ever wonder how a computer can be trained to beat a human at chess?  Or how Amazon seems to anticipate what you’re looking for, before typing your request in the search bar?  Or how it is that the Uber app always seems to know the faster route to your destination?   All of these technologies rely on the same thing - Artificial Intelligence, or more specifically Machine Learning, where computers are able to not only use past information, but to also test future possibilities to find the best way. To some people this topic can be a bit unnerving as they struggle with the idea that machines are taking over our world, but to me this is an incredible opportunity to make our world a better place.  One of the people that sees a better future is Danny Lange, who has led AI research at some of the world’s most well known companies: IBM, Microsoft, Amazon, and Uber - and now is applying his expertise at Unity, where they are leveraging the complexity of video games to push the technology even further. In our conversation, we explore the difference between artificial and human intelligence, if AI can make the leap from curiosity to creativity, and some lessons learned working at some of the biggest technology companies in the world.   We had an incredible conversation, but I was most struck by Danny’s insight that  “When it comes to AI, the real skill of the future is to understand consequences, to understand the impact of what we're doing”.  While AI engineers will need to still be technically talented, they will also need to have a deep understanding of the human impact of their decision, and the biases that are a part of our decisions both past and present, so we can make the world how we want it to be, not just re-create the way it has always been. As Danny says, one of the benefits of AI is that “It allows us humans to focus more on what it means to be human” You can follow the podcast and host Chuck Swoboda on Twitter for further exploration and discussion on innovation. The episode is also available wherever else you listen to podcasts. Enjoy!

    38 min
  2. Passion, Problem-solving, & Pixar w/ Jim Murphy

    14/04/2021

    Passion, Problem-solving, & Pixar w/ Jim Murphy

    Have you ever turned down an opportunity because you thought it was too risky?  What would you do if you got a second chance?   On today’s episode, we talk with Jim Murphy, who has had an over two decade career at Pixar -  even though he originally turned them down.   That’s right. As a budding animator, he was offered the chance to work for Pixar, but it was only a 6 month contract with no guarantees. He decided that was too risky and so he said no…... and then something incredible happened: Toy Story. Jim spent the next week watching the movie every day and realizing he needed to work at Pixar. Eventually, he got a second chance and has been involved in Pixar's tremendous success ever since: working on films such as The Incredibles, Monsters Inc, Ratatouille, and then even directing his own hit short film Lava. But this episode isn’t about filmmaking: it’s a lesson in creativity, culture, and making the most out of the opportunities that present themselves: As Jim described the early days at Pixar: “The art form was new, we were just a ragtag bunch of artists from all different mediums. And we all had something to prove. That’s the lightning in the bottle — nobody really believes you can do it and you have this surprise for the world” You can follow the podcast and host Chuck Swoboda on Twitter for further exploration and discussion on innovation. The episode is also available wherever else you listen to podcasts. Enjoy!

    29 min
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