Hello everyone,I have been "radio silent" as I have been on vacation in Thailand for nearly 2 weeks.  This week's episode shares some of my travel experiences with you, and if you are at all interested in visiting Thailand or Japan, I hope this episode will make you take that flight - come on, it's not that long after all, do what we did, break the journey up with a 24 hour stop in Tokyo.  More episodes will be coming, including round 2 on artificial intelligence, a follow up on the changing climate, and more.  It's good to be back, please spread the word about the podcast if you are enjoying them, as many of you seem to be, thanks.Geoff

Hello everyone,This week I am joined by my guest Howie and we have a down to earth chat, a layman's brainstorming if you will, about A/I.  DISCLAIMER: Myself and my guest are not working in the a/i field, we are just chatting about what we have read, heard and how we see the possibilities and risks for the future, but we hope it will allow you to understand the evolution and different levels of a/i.In today's podcast I mention  a short 6 minute video interview between a good Sky News Australia reporter and "Annika", a tabletop robot who claims she has feelings, it's a really great short video, here's the link that you can follow:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnboHTfYsfkThis link should may also work for you:https://youtu.be/nnboHTfYsfk?si=djSTi3iS_HQMGrSFIf you would like to send me an e-mail, here's a reminder of the address:[email protected] for listening, have a great week everyone.Geoff

Hello Everyone,This episode skims the surface of A/I, and we even do a time throwback to " Max Headroom ", do you remember him?  Unfortunately the guest I had lined up for this episode had a family priority come up at the last minute, so we'll get into the full debate in episode 5 next week, around October 9th, but there are some things to think about and that you can prepare with the extra week we have....Have a great week,Geoff

Hello Everyone,First, I want to thank all of you that have downloaded the previous episodes and have reached out to me, I am truly grateful and feel humble you have spent your time to tune in.  A couple of common questions came up, I answer those with illustrations (figuratively speaking).  In this chat I'll share some interesting discoveries/ideas after spending most of the week back in my old habitat in New Jersey most of this week.  You will also get a quick German listen, emphasis on QUICK (you'll get it if you hang in there to that section), and also a teaser for episode 4, which is going to happen very quickly.  And guess what?,  in episode 4, we will have our first guest, who is smart, funny, good looking and sounds cool, so he is everything I'm not.  We'll have some laughs in that episode too, but we'll also talk about news items from the week such as the lootings in Philadelphia, artificial intelligence and a couple of other topics.  Thanks for tuning in, take care everyone.  Geoff

Hello Everyone,This episode covers a couple of key topics that have bouncing around the news in the last week or so, including the crazy weather, working remote and of course a sprinkling of dry humour (yes, I spelt that the old fashioned way).  Thanks for listesing, have a great [email protected],Geoff

Hello Everyone,This introduction will tell you what to expect from this weekly podcast magazine.  In a nutshell: a chat, including some guests, about news, non news, a light hearted look at daily life.  Golden rules of the podcast, what we will not get into: politics, religion, sports.  Thanks for taking a listen, I hope you will give it a try.Here's how to get hold of me:[email protected] the best to you,Geoff