Vladlen Koltun is the Chief Scientist for Intelligent Systems at Intel. Find out more about him at [ Ссылка ].
Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college they went to. They share what they think about, what they are insecure about, what they get excited about. They share the stories of their day-to-day life.
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This interview was recorded on September 14, 2020.
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Timeline annotations thanks to Mukul Khanna [ Ссылка ].
00:00 Introduction
00:52 What were you doing just before the call?
01:03 What is your daily routine like?
03:57 What is your favourite part of your day?
04:39 What is your least favourite part of your day?
06:46 What one chore do you dislike the most and why is that?
08:57 Do you struggle with procrastination?
09:27 Do you struggle with time management?
11:04 Do you set an alarm in the morning?
11:24 Do you hit the snooze button at all?
12:43 If I asked your friends, “What is Vladlen like?”, what are 3 adjectives they’d use to describe you?
13:25 Are you happy with the number of close friends you have?
13:54 What is one thing you’re worse at than people around you?
15:50 What is your single biggest strength?
17:28 What is a recurring moral conflict?
18:27 Is there a specific instance where you distinctly recall feeling privileged?
27:05 What are you insecure about?
29:11 Do you feel like an impostor?
29:50 What is something you’re trying out these days, and how is that going?
30:56 What is your favourite tool/trick/hack that makes your life more efficient or fun?
36:35 What do you tend to think about most when you’re not intentionally trying to think about something?
41:18 What is something surprising about you, that the rest of us might not guess?
43:20 What is one thing about the world that surprises you?
46:16 What is one way in which you wish your life was different?
46:42 What are you looking forward to, tomorrow or next week?
47:12 When was the last time you danced?
47:21 What was your most recent dream that you remember?
49:45 Do you think there’s a point to life or our existence?
54:08 What are two common traits in some of the best collaborators/colleagues you’ve worked with?
