Nerds Out Of Water

The episode of "Nerds Out of Water" features hosts Michael and David discussing the rise and impact of generative AI (Gen AI). They explore various aspects of Gen AI, including its capabilities to create new content like text, images, and music. The conversation covers the expansion of large language models in specialized fields like legal and medical, the growth of image and audio generation, and the ethical and regulatory challenges posed by these advancements. They delve into commercialization, making AI accessible to non-technical users, and the significant partnerships formed between AI researchers and industries, notably between OpenAI and Microsoft. The distinction between traditional AI, based on explicit programming rules, and generative AI, which autonomously creates content, is clarified. The podcast touches upon issues like deep fakes and misinformation, highlighting the difficulty in distinguishing AI-generated content from real. Ethical debates around regulation, transparency, fairness, and accountability in AI are discussed. Privacy concerns and potential misuse of AI in creating convincing yet false narratives are also addressed. The hosts also consider positive aspects of AI, such as its applications in the healthcare sector for drug discovery and medical imaging, and in creative industries like music and art. They discuss the potential of AI to enhance, rather than replace, human creativity and productivity. Further, they explore the role of AI in education, emphasizing the importance of teaching critical thinking and ethical usage of AI tools. The podcast concludes with a discussion on AI's potential to optimize business processes and its impact on industries like supply chain and customer service. They also ponder over future topics like AI's role in supermarkets and climate change.

The "Nerds Out of Water" podcast with hosts Michael and David explores the evolution of technology and its societal impact. Key discussions include the widespread adoption of AI and its effects on education, creativity, and law. The hosts delve into the ethical challenges posed by technologies like DeepFakes and autonomous vehicles, stressing the need for responsible use and control mechanisms. The episode also examines the rise and fall of NFTs, their potential future applications, and the necessity for rebranding and regulation. Cybersecurity is a major focus, highlighting the importance of evolving security measures against scams and AI's role in protection. Concluding with predictions, the hosts anticipate further advancements in AI and robotics and a shift in public attitudes towards technology, emphasising a balance between innovation and ethical standards.

Seva has been working in the IT industry for over 20 years, ultimately gaining experience in developing software, managing projects, optimising business processes and supporting B2B sales. As a CTO he develops a technical strategy and gives a face to the company's technical vision. Seva's goal is to drive businesses forward by finding the best and brightest solutions but software engineering can sometimes throw you a curveball. If you're up to a challenge or want to learn more about how to use our services, Seva is your man!We talk about Entrepreneurship, Software Development, Cyber Security, Cloud Solutions and Open Source See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

And...we're back:Welcome to season 3 of Nerds out of Water! Michael and David are together again to interview the character, Daniel Filmer.Daniel told us everything about his failures, successes, work and lifestyle balance - always keeping the entrepreneurial spirit! Learn with this legend how to be authentic in a world of more of the same. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For the past seven years, Slater Victoroff has been developing machine learning solutions for startups, governments, and Fortune 100 companies, and he is a regular speaker at AI conferences. Learn and be inspired as he recounts his professional and personal journeys and successes.

Our hosts, Michael and David, showed how old they are, sharing the difference in technology in the last century. It was funny to remember issues like Y2K and no internet to study. Together with Lam and James, they also discussed their concerns and hopes feelings on technology.

We invited two fresh technology students from different continents to compare their experiences. We had an exciting chat with Lam and James to understand the new generation of nerds, and we were happily surprised to hear about their motivations and what keeps them inspired. Working opportunities, subjects in the uni, their perspectives for the future... there are so many things to cover that we need to do in two slots. Here is part one! 

Mitch McCline worked on different marketing projects, always focusing on user experience - ux. Listen up to his journey using devices, coding, and email to reach customers. His goal is to translate the systems into friendly and meaningful interfaces.

Exciting chat with Christopher Slee, founder, Principal, and Chief Product Officer at AWH, a software engineering business in Dublin, Ohio. With 30 years of experience developing innovative digital products, Chris has shared his journey around machine learning and technology evolution.

Rachit Khator is the Founder and CEO of Stackby.com, a collaborative database platform that helps non-technical people create and customise their software. Listen to his discoveries and challenges from his entrepreneurial journey, as well as his expectations for the future.

After just a few months, we welcome back Michelle Delebet to our podcast series! In this episode of Nerds out of Water, listen to Michael, David, and Michelle talk about how people are more capable of change when they don't have an option; and software reviews regarding remote working and business evolution, from fixed prices to subscription services. Thank you for joining us, Michelle. It's always great to have you! Twitter: @davewith7 and @michaellobb Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-delebet-7b000120/ Teamscal: https://teamscal.com One Bright Cloud: https://onebrightcloud.com.au  

David and Michael had a great talk with Sharon Templeton, founder of Better Website Design. She shared her career experience moving from law to e-commerce, Arnold Schwarzenegger's donkey and many other topics. Listen now! Twitter: @davewith7 and @michaellobb Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonybowers/ Teamscal: https://teamscal.com One Bright Cloud: https://onebrightcloud.com.au Better Website Design: https://betterwebsitedesign.com.au/

This is one of the funniest Nerds out of Water episodes that we have ever done. Listen to 40 minutes of plenty of jokes, Mandalorian spoilers, 80's rock, mental health and how the technology revolution is already affecting business. Twitter: @davewith7 and @michaellobb Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonybowers/ Teamscal: https://teamscal.com One Bright Cloud: https://onebrightcloud.com.au

We had an interesting chat with Lucas Ramos about keeping updated with all the market innovations and work flexibility. Listen to learn how Lucas Ramos is bridging the gap between Finance and Data Science to add value to his role to overcome the travel industry's challenges during Covid-19. Twitter: @davewith7 and @michaellobb Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/lucas-oliveira-ramos Teamscal: https://teamscal.com One Bright Cloud: https://onebrightcloud.com.au

Have you ever thought about giving up your corporate job and going after your passion? Shane Warne (not the cricket player, the personal trainer this time) dared to go on this journey and shared his experience on different ways to get rewarded, his learning about how to motivate people and the effects of technology on our day to day life. Twitter: @davewith7 and @michaellobb Instagram: @shanewarnehealth Teamscal: https://teamscal.com One Bright Cloud: https://onebrightcloud.com.au

We had an inspiring conversation with Alex Retzlaff. He talked about his journey as an immigrant, starting 18 years ago, owning multiple businesses and all his learnings along the way.   Twitter: @davewith7 and @michaellobb Teamscal: https://teamscal.com One Bright Cloud: https://onebrightcloud.com.au  

David and Michael have been taking a short break but will be back in a few weeks with Season 2 of Nerds out of Water. Look out for more nerdy content from grumpy old tech heads.

Security breaches have been in the news for Australia and the rest of the world lately. Michael and David provide practical advice on some of the basic things you can do to protect yourself and your company against these threats.

Michael's back! We talk about the uses of facial recognition technology in public safety and where the boundaries should be. Turkey has taken receipt of multiple "kamikaze" drones for military uses - we discuss this and how it affects future warfare as well as gamification as a recruitment device.  Lastly we touch back on being kind to your mind. In pt 3 we talk about family.

In this episode of Nerds out of Water, Michael is working hard so David goes alone to discuss the Cyber attacks on Australia, and some basic Cybersecurity Best Practices. I go onto talk about, Managers Be Kind to others Minds Really big shout out to Beyond Blue, who help all of our mental health needs. Contact them on 1300 22 4636 Cyber security Best Practice 101 Ignore suspicious emails Install reliable antivirus and anti-malware software Protect yourself with a firewall Use complex passwords, and never give them out Change your email password every 60-90 days Make backup copies regularly Safe laptops and smartphones Managers Be Kind to Your Mind and others Routine Manage Social flow  Everyone has mental health - Support Remember vulnerability has many faces  Promote access to support Use technology for work and social aspects of work  See opportunities for growth and development alongside crisis planning   Encourage personal planning and self-care Twitter David: @davewith7 Michael: @michaellobb FB: https://www.facebook.com/nerdsoutofwater

In this episode of Nerds out of Water, Michael and David discuss Facebook and their responsible use of its power as well as touching on some of the less ethical things they do. We talk about how your biometric data can be breached, and the consequences. We also discuss drone delivery of library books and raise awareness of some mental health issues. Really big shout out to Paul Leonard from Dark Escapes Media (see Episode 8 for a full interview!) for doing the audio production on this in order to keep me from blasting your ears off. Twitter David: @davewith7 Michael: @michaellobb FB: https://www.facebook.com/nerdsoutofwater

Change is inevitable. It's coming for you, me and everyone else.  Michelle Delebet runs a company specialising in promoting change fluency in organisations, enabling massive tech transformations to progress from idea to delivery and into 'normal'. Michelle tells us stories from her career as a "Change Whisperer" and we discuss the importance of curiosity. And now for some reason, I have a hankering for her siracha and chilli marmalade.   

David and Michael discuss the current COVID-19 issues and add some tips around working from home, and the heightened level of cybersecurity threats that are happening. Ai threats, social threats and enabling businesses to understand and quantify those threats. They cover company pitching and why it shouldn't put you to sleep.  Contact Michael on Twitter: @michaellobb Contact David on Twitter: @davewith7

In this episode, David and Michael chat with a colleague and long term friend of David’s.  Jason Gibson is the director of Neon Poodle, a very successful, multi-national business designing, manufacturing and selling neon lights and word neon art across USA, Europe and Australia. We speak on how he got to this point, learning of the way through and what has got him here. https://neonpoodle.com.au/ Twitter: @davewith7 and @michaellobb

In Episode 17 of Nerds out of Water Michael and David discuss the criteria for eligibility in the Australian Government stimulus packages before diving headfirst into popular conspiracy theories surrounding the pandemic. We discuss smart stuff (glasses, contacts, homes and transport) as well as looking at a giant stringy sea creature. We also discuss climate change and oojemaphlips (whatever they are)! David on Twitter: @davewith7 Michael on Twitter: @michaellobb

Michael and David discuss the current COVID-19 pandemic including the response in Australia, NZ, Vietnam and the Czech Republic. They cover the stimulus packages being put in place by the government to bring the economy back (and to keep things going), and they discuss tools to help you stay in touch and secure while working from home. Contact Michael on Twitter: @michaellobb Contact David on Twitter: @davewith7 Need help choosing a Video Conferencing tool? https://teamscal.typeform.com/to/UJzIDY

In Michale's absence, David goes through the present turmoil that many business owners are going through. The hardship and stress of not having an income can be very depressing. He pleads for everyone to talk and understand that we are not alone.

In today's episode of Nerds out of Water Michael and David talk about the bad internet that David has been experiencing. Michael expresses frustration at newspaper paywalls, we talk about security robots - and in particular the company Knightscope, and we discuss the global implications of the coronavirus. Contact Michael on Twitter: @michaellobb Contact David on Twitter: @davewith7

With David away, this gives me (Michael) an opportunity to rant about some of the mistakes I've seen during software development projects I've been involved in over the past few years. None of these things are technical - all of them are to do with how the development teams and the business teams can work together to make a successful project.

In today's episode, David and Michael discuss IT contractors costing the Australian Federal Government over $1b per year, how the State of Victoria is using AI to detect Cardiac Arrest in Emergency Services, we talk about Clickbait and mistakes made during website builds. We then chat more about the Cybertruck and a new competitor - the Hummer! And also cover some Coronavirus news and a bit about Microsoft Edge Chromium.

In this episode of Nerds out of Water, David and Michael discuss AI and Machine Learning in film selection and the implications to Firefly fans, the superiority of Drone displays to fireworks on Guy Fawkes night, the end of Windows 7 and how your computer will be hacked this time, cleaning your grubby devices AND as a bonus topic: an update on the blob (the warm bit of ocean between NZ and South America)

In this episode, Michael chats with Siobhan Ford about her role as a regulatory lawyer and her involvement in the technology sector. We also discuss her role in other jurisdictions, removing social media and the future of AI in the law (and in songwriting!)

David and Michael discuss the environment, the bushfires raging through Australia, suspended animation and it's impacts on the future, a hotspot off the coast of New Zealand, Earth's magnetic pole switching and David's smartwatch trials (Apple Watch vs Samsung Galaxy Watch vs Samsung Active Watch)

I’ve known Paul since the early 2000s when we worked together building an e-commerce platform. We connected again after he moved to Vietnam where he was teaching e-commerce, business and English language at a university in Ho Chi Minh City. He was part of Teamscāl for a number of years before moving on to a cutting edge AI company and in the last year, he has transitioned to the entertainment industry by building his production company, Dark Escapes Media. In between all of this he plays bass, enjoys metal and live music, and lives with his wife in Ho Chi Minh City.

In this interview, I speak with Anthony Bowers from Tallant Asia a Cebu based BPO. Anthony has been running Tallant Asia for the past 3 years but has been involved in the outsourcing industry for a while longer.  He is non-tech, having come from the Education sector. He has lived as an Aussie expat in Hong Kong, China and the Philippines.  Visit https://tallant.asia

In this episode David and Michael talk about Rain, 2020 and beyond, Cyberscurity, 5G and much more

Dineable helps businesses get to the next level with food sustainability and personalization by leveraging a proprietary food profile sharing platform, like "LinkedIn for what you eat." It is launched and operating, helping meeting and event planners collect food profiles of guests in advance. In this interview with Michael, Mark talks about the challenges of getting a new product, and indeed a new concept, to market. He talks about the pitfalls and things to look out for and we explore different development processes.

In Nerd News, Michael Lobb and David Camus discuss some of the newsworthy topics over the past 2 weeks. In this episode we discuss Elon Musk's Tesla Cybertruck, using poop as a building material, expensive cameras with too many megapixels, Google being in trouble with its staff and perineum sunning.  

In this episode, I interview David Camus from One Bright Cloud where we talk future tech, automated vehicles, AI and managing iPad time for 7 children.