"Instant voice translation is making language no longer a barrier. I can talk to you in Hindi and you can hear the same content in English."
"NLP is basically math and statistics with elements of linguistics."
"A person got arrested in Iraq because his Facebook translated his 'good morning' to 'attack them'."

Season 02 Episode 03

NLP – Natural Language Processing

Featuring Shivali Goel

The human voice is helping to drive the future of automation. Systran and Adobe veteran Shivali Goel joins Dirk and Jon to explain how Natural Language Processing, or NLP, is powering the AI of today and tomorrow.

Natural Language Processing researcher Shivali Goel joins Dirk and Jon to go deep into this crucial technology. We learn about what Natural Language Processing, or NLP, is, how it powers software, AI, and automation, and discover some of the cutting-edge applications that NLP is driving today.

Shivali Goel

MS student at Columbia University, New York

Shivali is a graduate student at Columbia University pursuing her Master’s in Computer Science. By leveraging the potential in the field of Natural Language Processing, which is also her specialization, she wants to develop solutions for real world problems. Her successful stints at Adobe and Systran have allowed her to collaborate with renowned research groups in the field across the world and produce cutting-edge research ideas.

Dirk Knemeyer

Producer

Dirk is a social futurist, helping to imagine and implement social systems that better humanity. His research on the human condition has taken him around the world, from North Korea to Nepal, and from an anti-immigration parade in Germany to meeting with a community leader in Ferguson, Missouri. Previously a design entrepreneur, he created successful technology companies in Silicon Valley, Boston, and his native Ohio.

Jonathan Follett

Producer

Jon is a writer, musician, and emerging tech researcher who is a principal at GoInvo, a design practice dedicated to innovation in healthcare. His published books include science fiction novel "Marvin and the Moths" with Scholastic and "Designing for Emerging Technologies" with O’Reilly. He produces electronic dance music under the name Jonny Fallout.

Season 02 Episode 03

NLP – Natural Language Processing

Featuring Shivali Goel

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Shivali Goel

Dirk Knemeyer

Jonathan Follett

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