News items: Japanese researchers show biometrics accurately predict sentiment Northeastern University narrows focus on human-centric AI US, Singapore ally on AI research, platforms --read by Douglas Kirkpatrick --commentary by Ryo Katsuki and Dave McCombs Interview: Andrew Schwabecher, CEO of Japan Computer Vision Corp. Andrew shares his insights o…

Along with a prime selection of news on data science and artificial intelligence, this special episode takes a look at the Ignitus AI Interest Indicator Index. Ignitus AI Executive Director Ryo Katsuki walks and talks us through how his team built this tool, how they're using it and where it's heading in terms of use cases.…

Some of the world's leading AI researchers put musicologists, scholars and composers together with artificial intelligence tools to complete Beethoven's unfinished 10th symphony. This audacious experiment in computer-assisted creativity helps define the outer limits of what the technology can do, while highlighting all that is indelibly human about…

Our very special guest for this episode is Dr. Mani Golparvar, chief technology officer of Reconstruct Inc. Dr. Golparvar is leading the way on using AI to help construction companies remotely monitor work, inspect building sites and predict milestones. Ryo interviews Dr. Golparvar and comments on some AI news. We also take a look at some of the be…

For the maiden episode, we profile IgnitusAI Executive Director Ryo Katsuki. Ryo, who programmed his first video game at age 6, has a life story that closely tracks the development of transformative digital technologies from research at the University of California Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to implementations at Cambridge T…