Philosophers to interview

KMO has been the voice behind the C-Realm podcast for well over a decade. He discovered podcasting while driving for a dead-end sales job and within days, he was hooked (and his sales career, doomed). Since those prehistoric days, he has sat down for a conversation over 500 times – with authors, bloggers, activists, technology gurus, and fellow podcasters – and these conversations made KMO reconsider many of his earlier positions. He now describes himself as a "recovering libertarian and Singularitarian." KMO is the writer and illustrator of GEBB, a darkly comedic, scifi comic about aliens who love the Earth but hate their jobs. He is a life-long lover of science fiction, both on the screen and on the page.

Sweden-born US citizen polyglot Artificial Intelligence (AI) researcher and Entrepreneur researching Large Language Models (LLMs) since 2001. ------- Inventor of Organic Learning based SSMs (Small Syntax Models) which are > 1 million times faster at learning languages than Transformer based LLMs with minor loss in precision. They do not even need a GPU, and can learn a useful amount of any language on the planet in five minutes on a laptop. These systems are aimed at high speed high volume industrial classification use cases, where GPT would be overkill and prohibitively expensive. UM1 (Understanding Machine One) is available in the cloud for testing purposes. Code on GitHub, details in blog. ---------- In Epistemology, I attempt to explain to AI researchers and others why and how 21st Century AI is totally different from 20th Century AI. This educational effort has been ongoing since I worked at Google in 2006. See Chapter 7 on blog.

Dr. Ahmed Bouzid, is Founder and CEO of Witlingo, a McLean, Virginia, based startup that builds products and solutions that enable brands to engage with their clients and prospects using voice, audio, and conversational AI. Prior to Witlingo, Dr. Bouzid was Head of Alexa’s Smart Home Product at Amazon and VP of Product and Innovation at Angel.com. Dr. Bouzid holds 12 patents in the Speech Recognition and Natural Language Processing field and was recognized as a “Speech Luminary” by Speech Technology Magazine and as one of the Top 11 Speech Technologists by Voicebot.ai. He is also an Open Voice Network Ambassador, heading their Social Audio initiative, and author at Opus Research and at CMSWire. His new book, The Elements of Voice First Style, co-authored with Dr. Weiye Ma, is slated to be released by O’Reilly Media in the summer of 2022.

The Static Web Site’s first episode was on January 1, 1999, in a vain attempt to make the world hear the off-kilter and sophomoric ramblings of Miles Tidal and Bob LeMent. Now 24 years and counting they continue their weekly stream-of-consciousness dialogues. As you may have discerned from listening, we do no preparation or use any manners or decorum to provide a fully improvised piece of comedy. Enjoy.

Tony Martignetti is a trusted advisor, leadership coach and facilitator, best-selling author, podcast host, and speaker. He brings together over 25 years of business and leadership experience and extreme curiosity to elevate leaders and equip them with the tools to navigate through change and unlock their true potential. He has been recognized by Thinkers360 as one of the Top Voices in Leadership and by LeadersHum as one of the Biggest Voices in Leadership. Tony hosts The Virtual Campfire podcast and is the author of Climbing the Right Mountain: Navigating the Journey to An Inspired Life and Campfire Lessons for Leaders: How Uncovering Our Past Can Propel Us Forward. He has been featured in many publications, including Fast Company, Forbes, Life Science Leader, and CEO Today.

Tia Ramey is an author and businesswoman. Her book Canceled: Mastering Difficult Conversations in a Modern World supports leaders by expanding their capacity for honest dialogue. A local entrepreneur, Tia founded her small business in 2012 and collaborates with award-winning talent from coast to coast. Tia Ramey specializes in working with local outreach initiatives and engaging marginalized populations on social media. In addition, she has advised many successful minorities-owned businesses on their marketing strategies across the State of Ohio. She spends her spare time as a community educator, holding classes and training that uplift aspiring leaders and entrepreneurs at any age. An educator at heart, Tia has served as an adjunct instructor at the Columbus College of Art and Design and The Ohio State University in the John Glenn College of Public Affairs for the MAPS program, where she provides continuing education training to business professionals about social media, digital marketing, and self-branding.