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As some of you probably know, I spent a number of years working with GE, which included plenty of time at the legendary GE Research lab in Niskayuna. So it was
by eries 3y ago
As some of you probably know, I spent a number of years working with GE, which included plenty of time at the legendary GE Research lab in Niskayuna. So it was a special thrill to see this piece connecting Answer.AI to the long history of R&D labs. Our ideas about R&D are kind of out of fashion in our current age, but I hope this says more about the age than it does about the quality of the ideas. Happy to answer questions in this thread, if there are any fellow R&D-lab-enjoyers here.
- growingkittens 3y agoWhat was an average workday like?
- eries 3y agoWell, considering we only just started, we haven't encountered any average workdays yet. I still hold out hope, though, that one day we will.
- growingkittens 3y agoSorry - I meant a workday at the GE Research lab you mentioned.
- riemannzeta 3y agoI'm not sure who's better positioned to answer, you or Jeremy and I asked him already: How are you thinking about the role of patenting at Answer.AI? How about handling tech transfer issues with universities?
- eries 3y agoI've never been a big fan of patents as they've historically applied to software. But this is a public policy issue, not something an individual company can fix. So I've always been content to follow patent best practices, even when they aren't the most logical. In terms of tech transfer, Jeremy has quite a bit of experience with collaborating with the best academic labs, especially in machine learning, so I expect we will do a lot of that kind of partnering.
- riemannzeta 3y agoMakes sense. We have to work within the system as we find it. Would be great to see the system evolve in a way that would support efforts like yours though!
- datadrivenangel 3y agoSo what are some of the early projects you'll explore? Appreciate your writing by the way!
- eries 3y agothank you! nothing specific to announce yet, but I'm pretty excited about the preliminary research results from just our first few weeks of operation
- systems_glitch 3y agoDrove Erie Boulevard and survived to tell the tale.