The Mayflower Autonomous Ship: AI and Automation at Sea

The Mayflower Autonomous Ship: AI and Automation at Sea

Author: Pushkin Industries and iHeartPodcasts August 30, 2022 Duration: 28:58
The world’s first autonomous vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean is signaling a new era in maritime technology. In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell takes on this topic with Lauren Ober, host of The Loudest Girl in the World, and guestsBrett Phaneuf and Don Scott, the engineers behind the Mayflower Autonomous Ship Project. The two explain how automation and AI allowed them to reimagine the design and use of a ship at sea and their implications beyond maritime navigation. This is a paid advertisement from IBM

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