TechTime with Nathan Mumm | 105: Does Goggle have a sentient AI? | Amazon Drones | Phil’s E.V. #4 | Airdate: 6-14-22

TechTime Radio with Nathan Mumm, the show that makes you go “Hummmm” Technology news of the week for June 12th – June 18th, 2022.

Today on the show, does Goggle have a sentient AI? A former Google engineer says yes; as others say, it is just programmed to sound ‘real’. What is the truth? Delivery Services are about to change, and we will tell you what the FDA just approved on your Apple watch. Then Phil Hennessy continues his forth part of “Phil’s Electric vs. Gas Vehicles” segment. In addition, we have our standard features, including “This Week in Technology,” | “Mike’s Mesmerizing Moment,” and, of course, our “Pick of the Day” whiskey tasting. So, sit back, raise a glass, and welcome to TechTime with Nathan Mumm.

Episode 105:  Starts at 1:08
— [Now on Today’s Show]: Starts at 4:39
— [Top Stories In The First Five Minutes]: Starts at 7:34

• Google engineer believed chatbot had become an 8-year-old child. Experts say it’s not sentient — just programmed to sound ‘real’ – https://tinyurl.com/vyubxy8r
• After years of setbacks, Amazon is finally launching its drone delivery service later this year. – https://tinyurl.com/bdzz3u27
• Panera Opens the First of Its Restaurants for Digital-Only Pick Up and Delivery – https://tinyurl.com/mtnsrrz6
• FDA clears Rune Labs to use the Apple Watch to monitor Parkinson’s – https://tinyurl.com/bdzz3u27

— [Pick of the Day – Whiskey Tasting Review]: Starts at  16:10
Jack Daniels Black | 80 Proof | $22.95

— [Technology Insider]: Starts at 18:31
Google engineers believed chatbot had become an 8-year-old child. Experts say it’s not sentient — just programmed to sound ‘real’ – We hear from technology expert Nick Espinos, Phill Hennessy, and our beloved hosts.

— [This Week in Technology]: Starts at 38:20
June 11, 1978, Texas Instruments Inc. introduces the Speak and Spell

The Speak & Spell, a talking educational toy featured the first electronic duplication of the human voice on a single chip of silicon. It transformed digital information processed through a filter into synthetic speech and could store more than 100 seconds of linguistic sounds.

The Speak & Spell was created by a small team of engineers led by Paul Breedlove, himself an engineer, with Texas Instruments (TI) during the late 1970s. Development began in 1976 with an initial budget of $25,000, as an outgrowth of TI’s research into speech synthesis. The completed proof version of the first console utilized TI’s trademarked Solid State Speech technology to store full words in a solid state format similar to the manner in which calculators of the time stored numbers.

— [Marc’s Mumbles Whiskey Details]: Starts at 43:32

— [Ask the Expert – Phil Hennessy]: Starts at 45:22

Phil’s Electric vs. Gas Vehicles Technology Insights Part 4 of 5.  Today we are spending more time on technology elements of the EV batteries in “Phil’s Electric vs. Gas Vehicles Technology Insights.”

— [Mike’s Mesmerizing Moment brought to us by StoriCoffee®]: Starts at 52:41

— [Pick of the Day]: Starts at 54:18

Jack Daniels Black | 80 Proof | $22.95
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