#47 – Jordan Poots: He’s good at maths.
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- Mechanical engineer from Northern Ireland
- Who quickly went into software.
- Maths or math? Well, it is mathematicS.
- UK still has a mix of English and metric
- He was into AI before it was cool.
- Studied vehicle on-ramp merging
- Can change the car from altruistic to individualistic behavior
- Still interested in mechanical engineering, such as FEA.
- One use of AI for engineers is as a chatbot for help with software.
- AI makes arithmetic mistakes – it is know to struggle with it
- Evolutionary algorithms are a type of AI.
- Computers beat humans in chess and go. Poker is next.
- Jordan loves solving hard problems
- By his own accord, he is determined (or is it stubborn).
- He is a coffee nerd and won’t admit how much he paid for his coffee maker.
- Jordan sleeps like a baby – in the good way.
- Young engineers need to take risks. Try and find out.
Bert’s Company – www.dexterityeng.com
Hat tip to Joseph McDade for free use of his music "Mirrors".
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