KRISTINN R. THÓRISSON

Selected Media Coverage & Popular Articles


2011

Aug 19, 2011: Reykjavik siddegis, Bylgjan. Kristofer Helgason and Thorgeir Astvaldsson, interview with K. R. Thórisson about AI and the home of the future.

2010

Oct 15, 2010: 2+2=5, RUV Rás 1. Marteinn Sindri Jónsson. Interview with K. R. Thórisson about artificial intelligence.

Oct 13, 2010: Morgunútvarpið, RUV Rás 2. Guðmundur Pálsson and Freyr Eyjólfsson. Interview with Kristinn R. Thórisson about artificial intelligence and IIIM.

Jun 13, 2010: Where Machines Have Intelligence ("Þar sem vélar hafa vit"). Interview with K. R. Thórisson about the Icelandic Institute for Intelligent Machines. Morgunbladid, pp. 20-21.

May 7, 2010: 50 Years of Robotics (Part 2). Adam Klaptocz, interview with K. R. Thórisson on Robotspodcast.

May 31, 2010: Self-Assembly Consciousness. Peter Hankins on Machines Like Us. Article about Thórisson's work.

May 31, 2010: Síðdegisútvarpið, RUV. Hallgrímur Thorsteinsson and Guðfinnur Sveinsson. Interview about the Icelandic Institute for Intelligent Machines. (Icelandic)

Apr 28, 2010. Reykjavik Síðdegis, Bylgjan. Kristófer Helgason og Thorgeir Ástvaldsson. Interview with K. R. Thórisson about robots, present and future. 17:10-17:20.

Mar, 2010: Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Machines ("Gervigreind og vitvélar"). Interview with K. R. Thórisson, about the Icelandic Institute for Intelligent Machines. Verktækni, Issue 2, Vol. 16, pp. 8-9.

Mar 12, 2010: IRobots: The Future of Artificial Intelligence. Interview on Robotspodcast. Adam Klaptocz, interview with K. R. Thórisson (starts@3:50min)

Feb 24, 2010: Artificial Intelligence and Simulation at the Icelandic Institute for Intelligent Machines ("Gervigreind og hermun í Vitvélastofnun Íslands"). Interview with K. R. Thórisson regarding IIIM. Midjan.is, Iceland.

2009

Nov, 2009: Reynslusaga - að stofna rannsóknarsetur. Tölvumál #34, 16-17.

Nov 31, 2009: Reykjavik siddegis, Bylgjan. Kristofer Helgason and Thorgeir Astvaldsson, interview with K. R. Thórisson about robots and AI.

May 2009: Eintal vélarinnar. Tímarit Háskólans í Reykjavík, 10-11. Interview with K. R. Thórisson.

Feb 11, 2009: Síðdegisútvarpið, RUV. Interview with K. R. Thórisson about the HUMANOBS grant.

 


2008

Mar 14, 2008: Stod 2. Gudmundur Palsson, interview with K. R. Thórisson about Garage AI.

Mar XX, 2008: Full page feature on CADIA. Rannís bladid (distributed with Morgunbladid), xxx.

--- Radar Networks, Inc.:

Oct 27, 2008: Singularity Summit Asks 'Are You A Believer?' Priya Ganapati, Wired. [Link]

Mar 6, 2008: Twine is Lifeline for Semantic Tech. Carla Thompson, Guidewire/Wordpress.

Feb 25 2008: Earth Web Founder Nova Spivack's Startup Finds $13M. Megan McCarthy, Wired. [Link]

Feb 2008: CNET.com - Radar Networks raises $13M. Dan Farber, CNET News.

Jan 2008: SciVest: 3 Questions for Nova Spivack. [ QTVideo ]

 


2007

March 17, 2007: Sonus Futurae. Interview with K. R. Thórisson about music and AI. Freyr Eyjólfsson, Stod 2. [QT LISTEN]

March 5, 2007: Bílskúrsgervigreind. Unnur H. Jóhannsdóttir. Morgunbladid.

--- Radar Networks, Inc.

Oct 29, 2007: The Semantic Web Goes Mainstream: Radar Network's Free Tool Provides a Smarter Way to Find Information and Increase Productivity. Kate Green, Technology Review. [Link]

Oct 23, 2007: Radar Networks Ties Together Web 2.0, Semantic Web With 'Twine'. Antone Gonsalves, Information Week. [Link]

Oct 19, 2007: What I Meant to Say Was Semantic Web. John Markoff, New York Times Online. [Link]

Oct 18, 2007: Web2Summit: Radar Networks Unwinds twine.com. Radar O'Reilly. [Link]

Oct 19, 2007: Nova Spivack presents Twine. Web 2.0 Summit - The Semantic Edge. San Francisco, California. [QT video]

Oct 18, 2007: Twine: The First Mainstream Semantic Web App? Richard MacManus, Read/Write Web. [Link]

March 22, 2007: Interview with Nova Spivack, cofounder of Radar Networks, Inc. [page]. Nova Spivack talks with Talis about Web 3.0 and more. Talking with Talis [QT LISTEN]

 


2006

Sep 22, 2006: Feature, Gervigreindur útvarpsmaður. Morgunblaðið.

Sep 22, 2006, 11:30: Samfélagið í nærmynd. Leifur Hauksson. RUV. Interview.

Sep 22, 2006, 13:30: Ísland vítt og breitt. Ævar Kjartansson. RUV. Interview. [QT LISTEN]

Sep 22, 2006, 17:55: Síðdegisútvarp Bylgjunnar. Þorgeir Ástvaldsson, Bylgjan. Interview.

Sep 22, 2006, 19:15: Evening News. Sölvi Tryggvason, NFS/Stod 2. Interview.

Sep 22, 2006, 17:03: Víðsjá. Guðni Tómasson. RÚV. Interview.[QT LISTEN]

Apr 28, 2006: Vídsjá. Interview with G. R. Jonsdottir & F. Magnusson about Robot Opera and Skundar the Robot. RUV, Rás 1.

Spring 2006: Ísland í bítid. Interview, Stöð 2.

Spring 2006: Samfélagid í nærmynd. Sigurlaug Margrét Jónasdóttir, RÚV.

Spring 2006: Síddegisútvarp Bylgjunnar. Þorgeir Ástvaldsson, Bylgjan.

Spring 2006: Vídsjá. Guðni Tómasson, RUV, Rás 1.

Spring 2006: Evening news. RUV.

Spring 2006: Guðsteinn Bjarnason, Fréttabladid

Spring 2006: Kastljós. Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir, RUV, Rás 1.

Spring 2006: Newshour. Hallgrímur Thorsteinsson, NFS.

Spring 2006: Newshour. Kristján Hrafn Guðmundsson, NFS.

--- Radar Networks, Inc.

Dec 2006: The New Revolutionaries. Describes Radar Networks Inc. The Guardian

Nov 2006: Entrepreneurs See a Web Guided by Common Sense. Interview with Nova Spviack re. Radar Networks Inc. The New York Times

 


2005

Okt 28 2005: Feature, Af kjotvélum og vélmennum. Lesbók Morgunbladsins. Full page interview, back page.

Fall 2005: Feature, Svalir vísindamenn. Full page, Lifandi Vísindi. [PDF]

Summer 2005: Feature, Daði Rúnar Jónsson, Vidskiptabladid.

Spring 2005: Hallgrímur Thorsteinsson, FM 99,4. Interview about Garage AI.

Spring 2005: Feature, Vélmenni og gervigreind. Rannís Newsletter. Full page. [PDF]

Spring 2005: Hugsandi hugbúnadur. Sólveig Gísladóttir, Fréttabladid. [PDF]

Spring 2005: Feature, Hrósið. Fréttabladid.

Summer 2004: Vídsjá. Guðni Tómasson, RÚV, Rás 1. Interview.

 


< 2005

Oct 2002: The Intimate Machine. Feat. K. R. Thórisson’s research. Scientific American Frontiers

July 2000: Feature, Cracking the Code of Desire. Soliloquy’s natural-language products. Red Herring

June 1998: Prime-time News. Feat. LEGO Wizard Group’s research. Danish National Television

Dec 1997: Prime-time News. Feat. K. R. Thórisson’s research. Icelandic National Television

Dec 1997: You, Robot. Feat. K. R. Thórisson’s research. The Boston Phoenix

July 1997: Cyberspace–the Final Frontier. Feat. K. R. Thórisson’s research. New World - Siemens Magazine

Feb 1997: Feature, K. R. Thórisson’s research. BBC – Soundbytes

Nov 1996: Feature, K. R. Thórisson’s research. MIT Research Digest

Oct 1996: Inventing the Future. Feat. K. R. Thórisson’s research. Scientific American Frontiers

June 1996: The Daily Spectrum. Article about K. R. Thórisson’s lecture at the First Conference on Virtual Humans.