Dr. Kenneth Ford is the founder and CEO of the Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC). IHMC investigates topics related to human cognition, perception, locomotion and resilience. Dr. Ford received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Tulane University, his MS in systems science from the University of West Florida, and a BS from New Hampshire College.

[1:00] IHMC Vision: Start with the human [2:00] Dr. Ford’s experiences with philosophy, computers, and the US Navy [7:15] Wrestling [9:30] How IHMC is different than traditional academia in culture and structure [13:15] How IHMC determines research focus areas: “hire the best people” [16:00] NASA, Scientific Boards, and the three cornerstones of computing [22:45] US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board [25:30] Artificial Intelligence (AI), Evolutionary Mismatch [32:30] National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI)’s Final Report [40:00] The Turing Test: not a sensible goal for AI [47:45] Human-Machine Teaming: interdependence, not independence, is the key [50:30] Observability, Predictability, Directability [53:15] Statistics, models, and errors [55:00] Developing trusted systems [57:30] Science fiction, TV, movies [1:04:00] The enhanced warfighter and a meaningful life [1:10:00] Endogenous vs. exogenous ketones [1:14:00] How we understand the world [1:23:30] Dr. Ford’s creative endeavors [1:28:00] Robert Heinlein quote