What's Beautiful About AI? with Brian Mullins

Beauty At Work

Brian Mullins is the CEO of Mind Foundry, an Oxford University company operating at the intersection of innovation, research, and usability. Brian has been at the forefront of how technology can positively change people’s lives throughout his career. He has over a decade of experience in high-growth technology companies across industries such as Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, and Robotics. He has been awarded over 100 patents, has been asked to testify as an expert before the U.S. Senate, received an Edison award for Industrial Design, was named one of the CNBC Disruptor 50, and was selected as one of Goldman Sachs “100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs.” The Mind Foundry platform empowers organizations with responsible AI built for high-stakes applications where decisions affect the lives of individuals or are made at the scale of populations.
In this episode, we talk about:

1. Brian’s early encounters with beauty
2. Being a disruptive innovator
3. A quick crash course on AI and machine learning
4. Debunking popular superstitions about artificial intelligence gaining consciousness
5. Three types of beauty: sensory beauty, beauty as a heuristic, and the beauty of understanding
6. How AI can solve real-world problems like addressing malaria in third-world countries
7. Potential concerns of artificial intelligence replacing human work
8. Creating positive change through AI

To learn more about Brian’s work, you can find him at:

• Website: https://www.mindfoundry.ai/
• Instagram: https://twitter.com/mrlaserbeam/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmullins2/

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