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Robert J. Marks
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February 14, 2019

AI in Uganda

How business intelligence and data analytics help medical centers in developing countries
Robert J. Marks
February 14, 2019

How can business intelligence and data analytics help medical centers in developing countries like Uganda operate more efficiently? Governance in developing countries is hindered by inefficiencies born of corruption and an uncaring bureaucracy. Dr. Peter Kulaba from Uganda knows about this from first hand experience. 01:33 | Introduction; Dr. Peter Kulaba 02:10 | Medical challenges facing Uganda 06:37 | Ebola Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
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February 7, 2019
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Robotic Accounting Department

The future of number crunching
Robert J. Marks
February 7, 2019

Technology has almost entirely replaced the travel agent as well as many brick and mortar stores. But high tech tools like bots are replacing employment in, of all places, accounting. Show Notes 01:30 | Introduction; Jeremiah Marks 02:00 | Forbes and AI accounting prime time 03:00 | What is Mint? 04:48 | Natural language recognition in accounting 06:15 | What Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
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January 31, 2019
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Military Technology and AI

Past, Present, and Future
Robert J. Marks
January 31, 2019

Technology, including AI, needs protection. Intellectual property of corporations needs protected from espionage. Military technology needs protection from foreign agents. Show Notes 01:10 | Introduction; Daniel M. Ogden, J.D. 02:20 | Technology in the military history 08:00 | WWII technology; Norton Gun Site 12:20 | Banning AI autonomous weapons 16:48 | Slaughterbots 18:13 | Military AI endgame 18:55 | Other Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
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January 24, 2019
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Exporting and Securing Technologies of Today and Tomorrow

U.S. Export Control and Research Espionage
Robert J. Marks
January 24, 2019

Technology is vital in commerce and war. Corporations spend billions in development and don’t want to get ripped off. Technology and AI, more than ever, determine military superiority. What are the laws that protect technology and how are they enforced? Show Notes 01:20 | Introduction; Daniel M. Ogden, J.D. 03:06 | Reasons for protected technology 04:00 | Determining what needs Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
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January 10, 2019
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Appropriate Technology for the Developing World: Part III

Responding to Satya Nadella and Internet Access for All
Robert J. Marks
January 10, 2019

How do we prevent technology from destroying us? In the case of developing countries the answer is not what most think. We give the answer today on Mind Matters.

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Robert J. Marks
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December 20, 2018
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This Year’s Top Ten AI Exaggerations, Hyperbole, and Failures: Part I

Robert J. Marks
December 20, 2018

To end the year, here is our Top Ten Exaggerations, Hyperbole, and Failures list of hype news in artificial intelligence.

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Robert J. Marks
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December 13, 2018
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Appropriate Technology for the Developing World: Part II

Robert J. Marks
December 13, 2018

Will developing countries be positively impacted by AI and the newest technology? Not always, what is needed is appropriate technology. Today we explore the question, “What is appropriate technology?”

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Robert J. Marks
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November 15, 2018
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Appropriate Technology for the Developing World

The impact of artificial intelligence and new technologies on culturally diverse developing countries
Robert J. Marks
November 15, 2018

Will developing countries be positively impacted by AI and the newest technology? Not always, what is needed is appropriate technology. Today we explore the question, “What is appropriate technology?”

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Robert J. Marks
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November 1, 2018
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The End of Human Drama

Part 3: Yuval Harari on the end of democracy, volition, religion, and art?
Robert J. Marks
November 1, 2018

In this third part of their reflection on Yuval Harari’s Atlantic piece anticipating technology’s march toward tyranny, Jay Richards and Robert J. Marks discuss the many assumptions therein. At the root of these speculations is an overestimation of the power of information processing systems and an underestimation of the human ability to be the true governors of their creations, not their docile “pets”. Harari rightly points to a better understanding of the mind as the way forward, but fails to appreciate its true nature, resulting in a dismal prognosis for art, religion, and democracy. Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
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October 18, 2018
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Forecasting About the Future

Deconstructing Yuval Harari’s Silly Forecast of AI’s Future Impact: Part two
Robert J. Marks
October 18, 2018

Will A.I. ultimately make free market economics obsolete and destroy democracy in favor of digital dictatorships? Well, forecasting, “especially about the future”, is hard. Jay Richards returns to further discuss Yuval Harari’s prognosticating and along the way gives reason to hope for a far more promising future, grounded in the resilient and reinventing human self. Show Notes 01:33 | Creativity and chess Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
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October 5, 2018
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Does Technology Favor Tyranny?

Part One: Deconstructing Yuval Harari’s Silly Forecast of AI’s Future Impact
Robert J. Marks
October 5, 2018

Will infotech and biotech erode human agency, subvert human desires, and render free-market economics obsolete?  At first glance, there looks to be a wide gap between the future of AI and the destruction of democracy. Some futurists claim to have jumped that chasm. In a cheery little column published by the Atlantic, Yuval Noah Harari posits AI will ultimately destroy Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
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September 20, 2018
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What is Business Intelligence?

Discussing how Artificial Intelligence Has Changed the Opera with Jeremiah Marks
Robert J. Marks
September 20, 2018

Business intelligence affects you daily; from advertising and solicitation to how much you pay for tickets to watch the Dallas Cowboys. Jeremiah Marks talks about what business intelligence is and how it changes the way we approach our customers. Show Notes 01:26 | Introducing Jeremiah Marks 02:00 | Opera Philadelphia 03:25 | Jeremiah Marks describes business intelligence 05:20 | Business intelligence packages 06:30 | Privacy, Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
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September 7, 2018
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What Humans Do That A.I. Can’t

Robert J. Marks
September 7, 2018

AI can do many things faster and better than humans. It can beat humans in chess, outsmart us in Jeopardy, and defeat us at GO. The question remains. Is there anything a human can (and always will) do better than an AI? Show Notes 01:00 | Eric Holloway Introduction 01:57 | Fold It, a showdown between AI and amateurs 03:40 | Jay Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
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August 23, 2018

Non-Algorithmic Mind

The distinctiveness of human creativity and consciousness with Eric Holloway
Robert J. Marks
August 23, 2018

What is an algorithm and could a computer ever perform a non-algorithmic task? Computers are getting faster, algorithms are getting more complex, and our computing power is growing. With all these advancements, are there limitations that computers can never overcome? Show Notes 01:22 | Roger Penrose – The Emperor’s New Mind and Shadows of the Mind 01:57 | Meet Eric Holloway Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
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August 9, 2018

Bitcoin and the Keys to Cryptocurrency Security

Will Fullerton returns to explain the workings of the cryptocurrency that started it all
Robert J. Marks
August 9, 2018

Everyone has heard the buzz about Bitcoin, but what is driving this mad dash and the volatile cryptocurrency markets? What are the mechanics of Bitcoin, of mining and trading it? How are transactions secured against tampering? Is it anonymous, and thereby shielded from the IRS? As Warren Buffet would have it, is it time to be fearful or greedy? Show Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
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July 30, 2018
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Trusting the Blockchain

Will Fullerton on Blockchain as a Foundational Technology
Robert J. Marks
July 30, 2018

Robert J. Marks and Will Fullerton discuss what changes await as we enter the implementation phase of a foundational technology: blockchain. While China is making a multi-billion dollar investment, IBM is betting on countless blockchain projects. And by promising to disintermediate financial institutions, blockchain holds the promise of radically reducing obstacles and overhead from human transactions. Still, challenges remain to be solved that are inherent to the technology. Join Bob and Will for a stimulating conversation. Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
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July 12, 2018
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Why Mind Matters Matter

Robert J. Marks
July 12, 2018

Host Robert J. Marks introduces the breadth of issues that will be covered on the Mind Matters podcast, from job displacement to human flourishing in a world increasingly run by our algorithms. In brief, Mind Matters will bring natural and artificial intelligence head to head in the areas of research, application and education. Read More ›

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June 21, 2018

First Episode Teaser

June 21, 2018
Coming soon from the Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, the Mind Matters podcast, hosted by Robert J. Marks, brings human intelligence to bear on AI. Read More ›