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Merging Technology with Human-Centered Ethics and Skills | IDEO U webinar with Coe Leta Stafford | June 2024

Interview with IDEO senior partner Coe Leta Stafford as part of their IDEO U podcast series. How do we approach AI in a human-centered way? And what skills will help us get the most out of AI? Tom Gruber, co-creator of Siri, shares how we can harness and collaborate with AI in a way that is human-centered, ethical, and impactful. Topics include - Why Generative AI Needs Human-Centered Design - What is Generative AI? - Collaborating with AI: Why Humanistic AI Matters - Critical Skills for Working with AI - The Near Future of AI

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Tom Gruber in conversation with John Markoff, TEDx Beacon Street

A Conversation about Conversational AI | TEDx Beacon Street | JFK Presidential Library Boston, November 17, 2008.

In this conversation between Siri designer Tom Gruber and NY Times writer John Markoff, we hear about the state of the art in Conversational Artificial Intelligence…

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Forging Humanistic AI | Interview for UX Magazine's Invisible Machines podcast, June 2024

UX Magazine is a a community of over 800,000, and Invisible Machines is the #1 podcast in the conversational AI community. Hosts Robb Wilson and Josh Tyson, ...

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For tech companies, ‘humanism’ is an empty buzzword. It doesn’t have to be. | By Kirsten Ostherr | Washington Post

Tom Gruber of Apple describes Siri as “humanistic AI — artificial intelligence designed to meet human needs by collaborating [with] and augmenting people …”

Tom Gruber Interview, LifeScore Debut on Twitch.tv, Artificial Show

LifeScore Debut | Twitch.tv | Artificial Show

As the guest of showrunner Bernie Su, Tom demonstrated music being automatically adapted in real time for the first time ever…

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Lifescore Visualizer and Matt in Twitch/Artificial

This AI Maestro Wants to Serenade You | by Steven Levy | Wired | May 20, 2020

How does LifeScore do it? It starts, like any music, with a human creator. Both Sheppard and Gruber are emphatic that they do not want ...

Tom Gruber Articles, Your Phone Knows You Too Well, Interview for Willamette Week

Your Phone Knows You Too Well. Tom Gruber Knows Why | Interview for Willamette Week

Call Gruber an optimist. He thinks the same algorithms that prey on our bad habits can be used to encourage good ones …

The Future of the Virtual Assistant | Nasdaq at Silicon Slopes 2020

Josh Machiz talks with Tom about AI, Siri and the future of the virtual assistant.

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Tom Gruber Interview, Luke Robert Mason SingularityNET, April, 2021 |

Tom Talks Humanistic AI with Host Luke Robert Mason | SingularityNET | April, 2021

Tom shares his insights into creating intelligent interfaces, the ethical use of technology, and how humanistic AI can enable learning, knowledge sharing, and increased productivity.

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Tom Gruber Interview with John Markoff, What AI and Big Data Can Do For Humanity, Techfest NW

How to get AI to work for humans instead of against us | Interview with John Markoff | December 4, 2020

After Tom's virtual keynote at TechfestNW, he was interview by NY Times writer John Markoff

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John Werner | Managing Director, Link Ventures, Human Super Connector

"Tom is amazing, a once-in-a-lifetime special person I feel lucky to have met. He’s a thought leader, “super” polymath, inventor and entrepreneur, with heart and intellect in equal measure. He is always insightful on how things were, how they are now, and how they could be -- and should be. I have interviewed him a number of times and always learn profound things. Tom is an A+ public speaker, simply the best in any situation, from keynotes to fireside chats to one-on-on interactions. I have had him speak on humanistic AI, ethics and technology, the impact of AI on society, and advice to start-ups and investors. He puts everyone at ease, and we all come away learning more."