Episode 178 – L33T Learning Siri

  Just say no to enabling autonomous bots & drones with the ability to apply lethal force.  Following on last week’s episode 177, Michael & Michael start off with a continuation of the discussion on the Pandora’s Box of armed robots. Moving on to a happier topic, while still staying on the machine learning concept, the pair talks about how Siri and other voice interactive systems have been improved with deep learning.  Not just recorded scripts, but actual intelligence, and more natural interaction is apparent when you listen to how far things have come since the earliest days of Siri … Continue reading

Episode 146 – Archive Edition

The Michael’s record a brand new episode after the last attempt had major sound and recording issues (and no, Michael R. didn’t forget to hit record). We have fun going back over a few stories that are a week or so old, but are still more relevant than not. We talk about autonomous cars and traffic jams, hash jackers, Apple’s cleaning of the app store, BB-8 Bands, and cool trips Drone courses. Show Links: Autonomous cars completely eliminate traffic jams Hashtags are worthless Apple Cleans House! Sphero’s BB-8 Band Real-Life Tron course for you Drone Obligatory iOS10 reference Games we … Continue reading

Episode 131 – Catching up on things!

Michael and Michael are back to kick off 2016 a bit later than planned, but we have an exciting show. Michael R. get’s us all up to speed on the things he saw at CES this year, we talk about a hotel in Amsterdam that let’s you play games, Microsoft releases a version of Minecraft focused on K-12 education, and net neutrality is back in the news. So take a listen and let us know what you think on this episode of GamesAtWork.biz Show Links: Michael’s CES trip – Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 Ford teams with Amazon … Continue reading

Episode 119 – Techlit

The Michaels look at the overlap between some of our favorite sci-fi technologies, and how many of them already exist today. Michael M. gives us the details of his recent gaming trip to Colonial Williamsburg. We also discover we have gone back to playing the same games… What game are you playing? Show links: Japanese SciFi Glasses Almost Human Bears and Drones Daniel Suarez Books kill decision, etc. Yogi Bear Star trek communicator cell phone Replicator Humans IT Crowd William Hurt Altered States Roomba Light Sabers Hoverboard – Lexus War Games Kit Johnny Cab Fantastic Voyage Carrot Weather History Games … Continue reading