Eliza, the beyond AI Podcast

Episode Synopsis: This is a short trailer to launch “Eliza – The Beyond AI Podcast”. After a short introduction, we will tell you what inspired us to name the podcast “Eliza”, and we will explain the structure of each episode.

Episode Synopsis: Why is it important for designers to learn more about AI and what kind of problems arise as we approach this new design material? Pontus Wärnestål has recently released his new book “Designing AI-powered services,” which goes into depth on the subject of AI as a design material. Listen to this episode to learn more about all the different aspects of design and AI.
This episode was recorded in late 2022.

Guest:

Pontus Wärnestål
Associate Professor of Interaction Design at Halmstad University
Author and Public Speaker

Additional Guest Information:
https://warnestal.com/

Episode Synopsis: It is never too late to enjoy self-motivated learning for either personal or professional reasons. In this episode, we discuss the topic of lifelong learning and how education is changing from a traditional setting to an online and need-to-know basis. With us, we have Stefan Byttner, associate professor and head of the Department of Intelligent systems and Digital design, Halmstad University. He is also one of the main driving forces for promoting professional education.

Guest:
Stefan Byttner
Professor of AI/Machine Learning at Halmstad University

Additional Information:
Stefan Byttner on LinkedIn

Episode Synopsis: How do robots learn human behaviour? In this episode, we touch upon the technical aspects of how to actually teach robots behaviours, what deep learning means in this context and how neural networks work. With us, we have Eren Erdal Aksoy, associate professor of Halmstad university, who explains very well how AI can actually learn how to see and what computer vision is.

Guest:

Eren Erdal Aksoy
Associate Professor of Information Technology at Halmstad University

Additional Guest Information:
Eren Erdal Aksoy on LinkedIn
https://aksoyeren.github.io/

Episode Synopsis: How can AI generate Music? Can AI be creative? Is AI going to replace musicians? Today’s guest is Bob L. T. Sturm, who is an associate professor at the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. Bob will explain the Musaic project, which explores Artificial creativity in folk music.

Guest:

Bobby Lee Townsend Sturm
Associate Professor at KTH

Additional Guest Information:
Bobby Lee Townsend home page
Music at the Frontiers of Artificial Creativity and Criticism project

Guest:

Pontus Wärnestål
Associate Professor of Interaction Design at Halmstad University
Author and Public Speaker

Additional Guest Information:
https://warnestal.com/

Episode Synopsis: Since when have humans dreamt about creating AI? And do the stories we tell about technology have an effect on what we actually develop? In this episode, former guest Pontus Wärnestål revisits us to talk about AI and Sci-Fi.

Guest:
Martin Cooney
Associate Professor of Robotics at Halmstad University

Episode Synopsis: How do we humans relate to robots? Do we trust robots more than we would trust other humans? And where in society would it make sense to actually use robots to help with social interactions? In this episode, Martin Cooney shares with us his experiences from working with social robotics in a variety of different contexts.

Guest:
Anita Sant’Anna
Data Innovation Strategist

Episode Synopsis: How do you know if your company is ready to implement AI, and what kind of infrastructure and mindset would you need to have in place? Anita Sant’Anna is working with HighFive to help companies explore their AI-related ideas and quickly build prototypes to understand what AI could do for them. In this episode, she speaks about the startup scene and what to think about in order to have success with your innovative ideas.

Additional Guest Information:
HighFive in Halmstad

Guest:
Vaike Fors
Professor of Design Ethnography at Halmstad University

Episode Synopsis: In this episode, we have Professor in Design Ethnography at Halmstad University, Vaike Fors, with us. Vaike shares with us her exciting work within the interdisciplinary field of Human-Computer Interaction. Listen to learn more about how people learn to live with technology and how we, as businesses and society, can start building the products and services that people really need.

Additional Guest Information:
A Human Approach (AHA) Project
Vaike Fors on LinkedIn

Guest:
Philip D. Anderson
Director of Strategic Partnerships, Mass General Brigham Global Advisory
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Episode Synopsis: What does data-driven health care mean, and what are the challenges when dealing with very sensitive data? Philip D. Andersson, emergency medicine physician, explains how technology can be helpful in the healthcare system but also elaborates on the challenges of collecting sensitive data from patients.

Additional Guest Information:
Health Data Centre at Halmstad University
Region Halland, Health Innovation (Swedish)

Guest:
Sahar Asadi, PhD
Director of AI Labs at King

Episode Synopsis: In this episode, we get to chat with Sahar Asadi, who leads AI research for game development. Sahar is really at the forefront of applicable AI and gives us a lot of insight into how AI is used today in order to speed up the development of games. At the end of the episode, Sahar also gives some perspective of where she thinks future development will take us, listen in to learn more!

Additional Guest Information:
Sahar Asahi on LinkedIn