Harnessing the Power of Data
Dr. Sean Robinson is a research scientist working in the areas of machine learning, social media analysis, artificial intelligence and data science for a leading technology incubator in Seattle. Sean has led a variety of simulation, modeling and analysis tasks pertinent to detection algorithm development, search for items of interest, the protection of U.S. borders and the development of signatures of anomalies and rare events. He earned his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Washington, developing source characterization algorithms for a NASA/DOE Gamma Ray Telescope.
Recent Articles from Sean
What is Sentience?
As someone involved heavily in machine learning and AI, I often get called in to answer questions related to AI in pop culture- but the recent LaMDA interview has sparked more conversation on the topic than usual. In case you haven't heard the news, a Google engineer...
The Tyranny of 3 Dimensions
I grew up fat. “Plump” might be a better term for a youngster who was athletic but also ate vast quantities of junk food. Somehow I managed to compete in gymnastics with a frame that, inflated to adult size, had around 70 extra pounds that had to be...