Tackling Coronaviruses with Machine Learning - A4N Episode 2
For the second episode of our A4N podcast, our resident virologist Dr. Grant Beyleveld fills us in on how anyone can contribute to the cure for the coronavirus pandemic. We also discuss mind-controlled prosthetic limbs and what it takes to succeed as an AI start-up.
(Reference Links for video are provided below.)
Our special guest today is Ben Taylor. Ben is the Co-Founder and Chief AI Officer of zeff.ai, an AI product company, and former Chief Data Scientist at HireVue. He is a prolific thinker and innovator, and we’re thrilled to have him as a guest on A4N!
Dr. Jon Krohn is Chief Data Scientist at untapt, and author of Deep Learning Illustrated, the bestselling book that introduces artificial neural networks both in theory and in practice.
Dr. Grant Beyleveld (@grantbey) is a Data Scientist at untapt, and co-author of Deep Learning Illustrated.
Vincent Petaccio II is a Data Scientist at untapt. When he’s not being featured in podcasts, you can find him at electronic music shows or pursuing his latest hobby, aeroculture.
Andrew Vlahutin is a Data Engineer at untapt and an avid follower of baseball statistics.
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Segment 1 on Tackling Coronaviruses with Machine Learning
1:12 Ben Taylor, / bentaylordata | https://www.hirevue.com/
2:23 untapt.com | zeff.ai
4:41 Die Antwoord, https://home.dieantwoord.com/
5:39 Maryam Khakpour LinkedIn post, / mkhakpour_data-we-live-in-the-most-peacefu...
Yuval Noah Harari’s book Homo Deus https://amzn.to/2X2qC8F
12:05 CORD-19, https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/16/d...
16:33 First episode of A4N podcast, https://www.jonkrohn.com/a4n-podcast/...
17:00 Kaggle Covid-19-related tasks, https://www.kaggle.com/tags/covid19
20:44 Folding@home, https://foldingathome.org/2020/03/15/...
Segment 2 on Mind Controlled Prosthetics 36:39
37:45 Reference blog post from University of Michigan, https://spotlight.engin.umich.edu/min...
47:41 Gabe Adams: Twitter account and YouTube video
https://twitter.com/no_limbs?lang=en
• Man Born Without Arms And Legs Lives Life ...
54:27 Norman Doidge book The Brain That Changes Itself https://amzn.to/39Dsd7q
Segment 3 on AI Startups 57:00
57:20 Reference blog post from Andreesen Horowitz, https://a16z.com/2020/02/16/the-new-b...
Jon Krohn / A4N YouTube channel, / @jonkrohnlearns
Ben Taylor Twitter, / bentaylordata
Ben Taylor LinkedIn, / bentaylordata