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Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

By Devi Parikh

This is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people.

We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college they went to. They share what they think about, what they are insecure about, what they get excited about. They share the stories of their day-to-day life.

Videos of these interviews are at humanstories.ai.

The host is Devi Parikh. Find out more about her at www.cc.gatech.edu/~parikh/ or follow her on Twitter twitter.com/deviparikh
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[S2 Re-sliced] 32. Do you think about the future much (on a 5-10 year scale)?

Humans of AI: Stories, Not StatsAug 24, 2022

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[S2 Re-sliced] 43. Is there anything you'd like to talk about that we haven't covered?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 42. Why did you agree to do this interview with me?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 41. What is some of the best advice you've gotten or given?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 40. Describe something that made you smile today.
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[S2 Re-sliced] 39. What are some traits common across some of the best collaborators you've worked with?
Sep 02, 202230:25
[S2 Re-sliced] 38. How do you capture and keep track of ideas?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 37. How do you decide what to work on?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 36. Pineapple on pizza? Yummy or an abomination?
Aug 28, 202219:13
[S2 Re-sliced] 35. What do you struggle with in life?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 34. Do you think there is a point to life or our existence?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 33. When do you think the world will open back up?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 32. Do you think about the future much (on a 5-10 year scale)?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 31. How do you imagine your retirement?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 30. What are you addicted to?
Aug 20, 202206:08
[S2 Re-sliced] 29. What is a bad habit you are working on overcoming?
Aug 15, 202217:37
[S2 Re-sliced] 28. What is something you've changed your mind about?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 27. What do you strongly suspect but have no proof of?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 26. What do you wish your brain was better at doing?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 25. What is one thing about the world that surprises you?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 24. What is something surprising about you?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 23. Do you think you are average, above average, or below average happy than people around you?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 22. Do you feel like an impostor?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 21. What are you insecure about?
Aug 07, 202238:41
[S2 Re-sliced] 20. Are you happy with the number of close friends you have?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 19. How do you recharge or take a break?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 18. What do you tend to think about most when not intentionally trying to think about something?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 17. Do you have an internal monologue? Are you a visual thinker?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 16. How do you usually make difficult decisions?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 15. What is an external influence that left a particularly deep impression on you?
Aug 01, 202211:34
[S2 Re-sliced] 14. What is a favourite tool or hack that makes your life more convenient, efficient, or fun?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 13. What is your single biggest strength?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 12. What is one thing you are worse at than people around you?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 11. Is there an achievement or success that felt particularly good?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 10. Is there a rejection or failure that hurt particularly bad?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 9. Are you competitive?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 8. Do you struggle with time management?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 7. Do you struggle with procrastination?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 6. Are you a planner?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 5. Do you set an alarm in the morning?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 4. What is the least favourite part of your day?
Jul 21, 202224:25
[S2 Re-sliced] 3. What is the favourite part of your day?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 2. What is your daily routine like?
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[S2 Re-sliced] 1. What were you doing right before this call?
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S2E20: Yejin Choi with Dhruv Batra

S2E20: Yejin Choi with Dhruv Batra

Yejin Choi is the Brett Helsel Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Washington and also a senior research manager at AI2. Find out more about her at her homepage.

Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college they went to. They share what they think about, what they are insecure about, what they get excited about. They share the stories of their day-to-day life.

Videos of these interviews are available at humanstories.ai.

The host of this episode is Dhruv Batra, an Associate Professor in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech and a Research Scientist at Facebook AI Research (FAIR). Find out more about him at his homepage or follow him on Twitter.

This interview was recorded on 9th June 2021.

Oct 19, 202156:10
S2E19: Charles Isbell with Dhruv Batra

S2E19: Charles Isbell with Dhruv Batra

Charles Lee Isbell Jr. is a computationalist, researcher, and educator. He has been a professor in the Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing since 2002, and since July 2019 is the John P. Imlay, Jr. Dean of the College. Find out more about him at his homepage.

Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college they went to. They share what they think about, what they are insecure about, what they get excited about. They share the stories of their day-to-day life.

Videos of these interviews are available at humanstories.ai.

The host of this episode is Dhruv Batra, an Associate Professor in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech and a Research Scientist at Facebook AI Research (FAIR). Find out more about him at his homepage or follow him on Twitter.

This interview was recorded on 27th May 2021.

Oct 15, 202101:11:46
S2E18: Carlos Guestrin with Dhruv Batra

S2E18: Carlos Guestrin with Dhruv Batra

Carlos Guestrin is a Professor in the Computer Science Department at Stanford University. Find out more about him at his homepage.

Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college they went to. They share what they think about, what they are insecure about, what they get excited about. They share the stories of their day-to-day life.

Videos of these interviews are available at humanstories.ai.

The host of this episode is Dhruv Batra, an Associate Professor in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech and a Research Scientist at Facebook AI Research (FAIR). Find out more about him at his homepage or follow him on Twitter.

This interview was recorded on 18th May 2021.

Oct 12, 202101:03:03
S2E17: Pushmeet Kohli with Dhruv Batra

S2E17: Pushmeet Kohli with Dhruv Batra

Pushmeet Kohli is a computer scientist at Google DeepMind where he heads the “Robust and Reliable AI” and “AI for Science” teams. Find out more about him at his homepage.

Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college they went to. They share what they think about, what they are insecure about, what they get excited about. They share the stories of their day-to-day life.

Videos of these interviews are available at humanstories.ai.

The host of this episode is Dhruv Batra, an Associate Professor in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech and a Research Scientist at Facebook AI Research (FAIR). Find out more about him at his homepage or follow him on Twitter.

This interview was recorded on 17th May 2021.

Oct 08, 202152:02
S2E16: Felix Hill with Dhruv Batra

S2E16: Felix Hill with Dhruv Batra

Felix Hill is a Research Scientist at Google DeepMind. Find out more about him at his homepage.

Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college they went to. They share what they think about, what they are insecure about, what they get excited about. They share the stories of their day-to-day life.

Videos of these interviews are available at humanstories.ai.

The host of this episode is Dhruv Batra, an Associate Professor in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech and a Research Scientist at Facebook AI Research (FAIR). Find out more about him at his homepage or follow him on Twitter.

This interview was recorded on 26th April 2021.

Oct 05, 202101:00:35
S2E15: Stefan Lee with Dhruv Batra

S2E15: Stefan Lee with Dhruv Batra

Stefan Lee is an Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at Oregon State University. Find out more about him at his homepage.

Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college they went to. They share what they think about, what they are insecure about, what they get excited about. They share the stories of their day-to-day life.

Videos of these interviews are available at humanstories.ai.

The host of this episode is Dhruv Batra, an Associate Professor in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech and a Research Scientist at Facebook AI Research (FAIR). Find out more about him at his homepage or follow him on Twitter.

This interview was recorded on 16th April 2021.

Oct 01, 202146:33
S2E14: Sasha Rush with Dhruv Batra

S2E14: Sasha Rush with Dhruv Batra

Sasha Rush is an Associate Professor at Cornell Tech and a Researcher at Hugging Face. Find out more about him at his homepage.

Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college they went to. They share what they think about, what they are insecure about, what they get excited about. They share the stories of their day-to-day life.

Videos of these interviews are available at humanstories.ai.

The host of this episode is Dhruv Batra, an Associate Professor in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech and a Research Scientist at Facebook AI Research (FAIR). Find out more about him at his homepage or follow him on Twitter.

This interview was recorded on 14th April 2021.

Sep 28, 202156:11