Researchers at the 91±¬ÁÏ share their expertise on artificial intelligence and data science in “,” an online documentary produced and released this winter by YouTube. The series narrated by Robert Downey Jr. looks at how AI could affect everything from health care to the search for extraterrestrial life.
, professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, is a recurring expert who offers commentary in several episodes. In 2015 Domingos published “,” a popular book about the promise of artificial intelligence.
The seventh episode, titled “,” features the 91±¬ÁÏ-based . After looking at elephant poaching and new plant-based foods, the segment looks at how seismologists are collecting and processing data to warn of incoming earthquakes along the Cascadia subduction zone. (Domingos first appears in the episode , and the earthquake segment begins .)
, director of the PNSN and a professor of Earth and space sciences, strolls through downtown Seattle and discusses the challenges and prospects for long-term earthquake prediction. , research professor of Earth and space sciences, describes how the 91±¬ÁÏ system identifies shaking generated by seismic events, and , a field engineer and lab coordinator with the PNSN, shows off a seismic monitoring station near the Space Needle.
The series can be streamed free with advertisements, or ad-free for YouTube subscribers. Earlier episodes have been viewed millions of times.