Smart Talks with IBM: The Mayflower Autonomous Ship: AI and Automation at Sea
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🗓️ 31 August 2022
⏱️ 30 minutes
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The world’s first autonomous vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean is signaling a new era in maritime technology. In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell takes on this topic with Lauren Ober, host of The Loudest Girl in the World, and guests Brett Phaneuf and Don Scott, the engineers behind the Mayflower Autonomous Ship project. The two explain how automation and AI allowed them to reimagine the design and use of a ship at sea and their implications beyond maritime navigation.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, it's Robert and Joe here. |
| 0:04.3 | Today we've got something a little bit different to share with you. |
| 0:06.8 | It is a new edition of the Smart Talks podcast series, |
| 0:10.8 | which is produced in partnership with IBM. |
| 0:13.4 | This season of Smart Talks with IBM is all about new creators. |
| 0:17.8 | The developers, data scientists, |
| 0:20.0 | CTOs, and other visionaries creatively applying technology |
| 0:23.8 | and business to drive change. |
| 0:26.6 | They use their knowledge and creativity |
| 0:28.4 | to develop better ways of working no matter the industry. |
| 0:32.1 | Join hosts from your favorite pushkin industries podcast |
| 0:35.4 | as they use their expertise to deepen these conversations. |
| 0:39.0 | Malcolm Gladwell will guide you through this season |
| 0:41.4 | as your host to provide his thoughts and analysis along the way. |
| 0:45.2 | Look out for new episodes of Smart Talks with IBM every month |
| 0:49.3 | on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, |
| 0:52.0 | or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:54.3 | And learn more at ibm.com slash Smart Talks. |
| 1:02.6 | Hello, hello, welcome to Smart Talks with IBM, |
| 1:05.6 | a podcast from pushkin industries iHeartRadio and IBM. |
| 1:09.8 | I'm Malcolm Gladwell. |
| 1:11.6 | This season we're talking to new creators, |
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