Let's get physical - DeepMind: The Podcast (S2, Ep4)

Do you need a body to have intelligence? And can one exist without the other? Hannah takes listeners behind the scenes of DeepMind's robotics lab in London where she meets robots that are trying to independently learn new skills, and explores why physical intelligence is a necessary part of intelligence. Along the way, she finds out how researchers trained their robots at home during lockdown, uncovers why so many robotics demonstrations are faking it, and what it takes to train a robotic football team.
For questions or feedback on the series, message us on Twitter @DeepMind or email [e-mail].
Interviewees: DeepMind’s Raia Hadsell, Viorica Patraucean, Jan Humplik, Akhil Raju & Doina Precup
Credits
Presenter: Hannah Fry
Series Producer: Dan Hardoon
Production support: Jill Achineku
Sounds design: Emma Barnaby
Music composition: Eleni Shaw
Sound Engineer: Nigel Appleton
Editor: David Prest
Commissioned by DeepMind
Thank you to everyone who made this season possible!
Further reading:
Stacking our way to more general robots, DeepMind: deepmind.com/blog/article/sta...
Researchers Propose Physical AI As Key To Lifelike Robots, Forbes: ​​www.forbes.com/sites/simoncha...
The robots going where no human can, BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technol...
The Robot Assault On Fukushima, WIRED: www.wired.com/story/fukushima...
Leaps, Bounds, and Backflips, Boston Dynamics: blog.bostondynamics.com/atlas-...
Now DeepMind is using AI to transform football, WIRED: www.wired.co.uk/article/deepm...
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[@bukowskiondmt2329]

Honestly I think a little b-roll would have gone a long way for the youtube version of the podcast. It'd be a wonderful mini-doc series.

[@Rey-BrawlStars]

Deep Mind, I have a personal request. If one day, you guys manage to create a sentient demi god of an AI, please put in a good word for me.

[@dinoscheidt]

Great… with that username the sentient Ai will now just pardon Amateure rappers with a grill in Wendy’s 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@XOPOIIIO]

It's the first step to Metalhead episode from Black Mirror series kind of a future.

[@debdeeppaulchaudhuri9714]

Videos would have been a really good addition, really wanted to peek into the type of robotics research that they're undertaking :(

[@PrashanthBalasubramanian]

Is there a version of this podcast with video ???

[@DavidBraun]

No. If there were it would probably be on UA-cam :)

[@juleswombat5309]

@@DavidBraun This is is on You Tube. It is where I am listening to it.

[@theneedytechie2468]

Why does this sound like something you would sleep to, some parts have reverb and echo like it's a commerical. Sounds weird, not clear if it's in a same space or multiple clippings

[@marrrtin]

One day, the AGI will join Monty Python's Society to Put Things on top of Other Things.

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Her ❤️

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The first second sounded like the Simpson's intro

[@berniethejet]

Too much NPR, not enough signal.

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what is AI Robot

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hi sally bbc voice input

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Not first

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Last

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First

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