#AcademicRunPlaylist - 11/2/24

Today was definitely more fall-like, and while these goats might not have enjoyed having to pick through the leaves I certainly appreciate the seasonal weather while listening to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was an interesting talk by Christopher Yoo on big data and competition law at the GW Competition & Innovation Lab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OfBrSJ9g8E

Next was a thought provoking talk by Emily M. Bender on how humans make meaning and the risks of language technology at UQAM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o107NWdozRY

Next was a wide-ranging talk by David Teece on dynamic markets, monopoly, and market power in the digital economy at the GW Competition and Innovation Lab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICIotshduss

Next was an intriguing talk by Audrey Sedal on the role of morphology and structure in robot intelligence at the University of Toronto Robotics Institute https://www.youtube.com/live/dGANGd3O61c?si=ufXN1DeRNQwC16Sl

Next was a great talk by Mengzhou Xia on aligning language models using targeted data and novel objective functions at the MIT Embodied Intelligence seminar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKKvdNwsECw

Next was a fascinating conversation with James Fallows Tierney on the history of securities broker bars in enforcement and their present role/effects on the Business Scholarship Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IC0KnQPomc

Next was an engaging discussion with Mariateresa Maggiolino on using AI to clarify antitrust concepts at Stanford CodeX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkTzd-FciLw

Last was a compelling talk by Knut Åkesson on the challenges of designing and rolling out a mobile robot fleet in a Volvo factory at the GRASP Lab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFxdOYKBNR8