In Machines We Trust: Harvesting the future with AI and satellites
AI is used in farming in some ways you might not expect, like for tracking the health of crops—from space. We travel from test farms to labs in the second installment of our series on agriculture, AI,...
28 Dec 202221min
In Machines We Trust: The future of farming lies in space
AI is used in agriculture to precisely target weeds and optimize irrigation practices. It’s also being used in ways you might not expect, like for tracking the health of cow pastures—from space. We tr...
21 Dec 202217min
In Machines We Trust: Optimizing for convenience
We’re in the middle of another major disruption in retail—one that’s been accelerated by the pandemic, and looks to take the convenience of e-commerce and apply it to physical environments. In this ep...
14 Dec 202215min
In Machines We Trust: When Your Face is Your Ticket (Encore)
Face mapping and other tracking systems are changing the sports experience in the stands and on the court. In part-three of this latest series on facial recognition, Jennifer Strong and the team at MI...
7 Dec 202221min
In Machines We Trust: How pricing algorithms learn to collude (Update)
Algorithms now determine how much things cost. It’s called dynamic pricing and it adjusts according to current market conditions in order to increase profits. The rise of ecommerce has propelled prici...
30 Nov 202225min
In Machines We Trust: Want a job? The AI will see you now. (Encore)
In the past, hiring decisions were made by people. Today, some key decisions that lead to whether someone gets a job or not are made by algorithms. The use of AI-based job interviews has increased sin...
23 Nov 202230min
In Machines We Trust: Farming a war zone
Shortages of everything from seeds to fertilizer might accelerate the adoption of technologies that can help supplies go further in war-torn Ukraine. We meet: Roman Tarasevich, Farmer, Ukraine Morte...
16 Nov 202218min
In Machines We Trust: What’s next for space research? (Live)
The International Space Station hosts scores of experiments that can’t be done on Earth. But it’s also showing its age—with repairs and safety concerns becoming increasingly common as it draws nearer ...
9 Nov 202224min
