Kotecki On Tech

Self-healing software for today’s code-stuffed cars and tomorrow’s autonomous autos. Terrorism and criminal risks to connected cars. And why China is worth watching for automotive innovation. * * * Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Thanks for listening! Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.

“The Chinese government doesn’t speak for us, and we don’t speak through the Chinese government.” Congress banned the Chinese technology giant Huawei from working with the US government. The company’s US security chief, a former government official, has something to say about that. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.

A diverse group of technologists is trying to make the government work the way it’s supposed to. Jared Cunha of the US Digital Service fights paper-clogged bureaucracy with human-centered design. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.

Super-realistic video game violence, government regulation of content, and Google’s new cloud-based game streaming service Stadia all feature in a still-too-short conversation with YouTube’s Head of Gaming, Americas. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.

The Hispanic community’s unique technology influence - and why AOC’s social media is an example of an authentic online Latina. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.

The light bulb may be a symbol of intelligent thought, but Orro CEO Colin Billings hopes that soon, you’ll never think about lights again. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.

Author Ellen Ruppel Shell talks about work and its future in a time of radical change. In fact, that’s the subtitle of her new book The Job. It's a fascinating read and, I hope you'll agree, a fascinating conversation. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.

Gigaom publisher Byron Reese is the author of The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity. This is a big conversation with big ideas. Enjoy! * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.

The former Head of Global Hospitality & Strategy at Airbnb, discusses his new book, Wisdom @ Work. When Chip joined Airbnb at age 52, he was twice the age of the average employee. He writes that elders are valuable in the workplace - especially in tech. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.

Today’s conversation starts out interesting, gets even more interesting, becomes mind-blowing, and then gets personal. My guest is tech accessibility expert Sina Barham, the president of Prime Access Consulting. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.

The Chief Scientist for Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning for Honeywell Safety and Productivity Solutions, Chris Benson is plenty qualified to talk about what AI is doing in the real world today. But he also thinks about the more distant future, when he worries a super artificial intelligence might treat us the same way that we currently treat cows, sheep, and pigs. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.

Kathryn Hume is VP of Product & Strategy at integrate.ai, which applies AI in the business world. She’s also very thoughtful about how AI applies to our society at large. Kathryn can philosophize, she can technologize, and she can monetize. Yes my friends - Kathryn Hume is a triple threat. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.

Investor Marc Andreeseen has a famous quote that software is eating the world. He wrote that in 2011. Today software seems hungrier than ever. Today's guest can provide some perspective on the feast - Todd Olson is the CEO of Pendo, a software company that helps other software companies make better software. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.

Allen Gannet is a tech CEO who wrote a new book on creativity called “The Creative Curve.” An expert on technology and creativity? It was bound to be a great conversation - and it was!  We talk about how the Internet accelerates trends, why Facebook succeeded when a more advanced competitor failed, and whether creative machines could replace humans. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.

Meeting one on one with your boss might sound as pleasant as a root canal. But what if technology could change that? Emily Diaz is the Director of Customer Onboarding at 15Five, a tool that helps managers sync up with their employees. Could software be the key to human fulfillment at work? Or are we letting software eat something that we really should be biting off ourselves? * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.

SurveyMonkey helps companies answer the question: what is my customer thinking?  If you have customers or if you are one, you have a stake in how that question gets answered. Senior Product Marketing Manager Lauren Locke-Paddon is here to talk about the monkey business. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.

Amy and Andrew are artificial intelligence assistants who schedule meetings for you via email. They are the products of a company called x.ai.  I first interviewed CEO Dennis Mortensen back in 2014. Now the world looks a little bit different. Are people more accepting of AI in their inbox? Is it ok to be rude to an AI? And what happens when artificial intelligence meets traditional human gender? * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.

HowStuffWorks founder Marshall Brain knows something about capitalism: the educational media company sold to Discovery Communications for $250 million dollars. Now, Brain has a plan to replace capitalism with computer software. Could it actually work? * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.

Validic connects the health data people generate every day with organizations who want to use it. The CEO is Drew Schiller. In an era of privacy concerns, how does he lead a company built to handle the most personal of personal data? * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.

We are way worse at moving people around than it seems like we should be.  But today’s guest is working on it. Alex Gibson is Director of Strategy at TransLoc, a transportation software company recently acquired by Ford. * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.