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In AI We Trust?

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In AI We Trust? is a podcast with Miriam Vogel of EqualAI and Kay Firth-Butterfield of the Centre for Trustworthy Technology that surveys the global landscape for inspiration and lessons in developing responsible, trustworthy artificial intelligence. Each episode aims to answer a ‘big question' in ethical AI with prominent lawmakers, leading thinkers, and internationally renowned authors.

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Shelley Zalis, the Female Quotient (FQ): Can we achieve equality through algorithms?

March 27, 2024 09:00 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MB

In this episode of In AI We Trust? Shelley Zalis, founder and CEO of The Female Quotient (FQ), joins us in celebration of Women’s History Month. Tune in to learn about the FQ’s Algorithm for Equality Manifesto, how AI can help close the gender gap and the whys of championing women in industry.  ― Resources mentioned in this episode: The Algorithm for Equality® Manifesto

Helen Toner (CSET): How to govern AI in the face of uncertainty?

March 13, 2024 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MB

This week Helen Toner, Director of Strategy and Foundational Research Grants at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), joins In AI We Trust? to discuss decoding China’s AI policies, AI’s role in warfare, the potential impact of AI agents, challenges around regulating changing technology, and how to approach AI evaluations. ― Resources mentioned in this episode: Regulating the AI Frontier: Design Choices and Constraints Will China Set Global Tech Standar...

Micky Tripathi (HHS): Is AI good for your health?: How HHS is approaching AI use to support innovation and reduce harms & inefficiencies in our health care system.

March 07, 2024 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

In this episode, Dr. Micky Tripathi, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), shares how AI can improve patient care, current work at HHS to implement the WH Executive Order on AI, the potential risks that AI presents to the healthcare system and how transparency can improve AI outcomes in the healthcare space. 

Dr. Athina Kanioura (PepsiCo): How to change your employee “DNA” to harness the power of AI (Hint: upskilling)

February 21, 2024 10:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

In this episode, Dr. Athina Kanioura, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer at PepsiCo, updates us on Pepsico’s pioneering steps in providing technology and opportunities to its workers and partners of all sizes, her wish list for AI and privacy regulation, and the measures she has instilled at Pepsico to establish accountability, transparency, and success in developing responsible AI practices.

Andrew Ng: Should we fear an AI-driven existential crisis?

January 24, 2024 10:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB

Join us this week with AI-pioneer, Andrew Ng (Founder of DeepLearning.AI, Landing AI, Coursera, General Partner at the AI Found, adjunct professor at Stanford University) as we discuss the likelihood of AI’s existential threat, the merits of regulation, the transformative power of generative AI, and the need for greater AI literacy. ― Resources mentioned in this episode: Written Statement of Andrew Ng Before the U.S. Senate Insight Forum

Kent Walker (Google & Alphabet): How do we make AI safety the new norm? Google's approach to AI safety by design

January 10, 2024 10:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MB

Join us for our first episode of In AI We Trust in 2024 featuring Kent Walker, President of Global Affairs and General Counsel at Google and Alphabet. In this episode, we examine the evolving global regulatory landscape, discuss the launch of Gemini – Google’s latest and most advanced AI model, analyze emerging trends in AI capabilities, and delve into the development of Google’s AI principles. Tune in to hear Kent share his thoughts on responsibility by design, the creation of AI s...

Raffi Krikorian (Emerson Collective): How to unleash AI “superpowers” for good?

December 20, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MB

Join us for a thought-provoking episode as we delve into empowering society with AI “superpowers.” In this final episode of the year of In AI We Trust?, our guest, Raffi Krikorian, CTO of Emerson Collective, shares his insights into the broader landscape of AI using technology to amplify societal impact. Discover his vision on how AI will impact elections and democracy, his call for increased government and academic support for AI's success, how he advocates for widespread AI and te...

Decoding Big Tech's Impact on AI: Insights with Ross Andersen of The Atlantic

December 13, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

Join us this week as we delve into the pivotal role played by big tech and its CEOs in shaping AI development and policies. Ross Andersen, staff writer at The Atlantic, offers exclusive insights into the recent changes at OpenAI and discusses AI's historical significance, China's geopolitical influence, and the phenomenon of “foomscrolling.”

Amanda Levendowski (Georgetown University): Can AI and copyright law coexist?

November 22, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

Georgetown University Law Center Associate Professor Amanda Levendowski, and guest co-host Karyn Temple, Senior Executive Vice President and Global General Counsel for the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and EqualAI board member, join In AI We Trust? to explore the protections and limits of copyright law. Tune in to learn more about training AI systems and methods for evaluating the potential harms.

Vijay Karunamurthy (Scale AI): How do companies safely unlock the value of AI? (Hint – through human touch!)

November 01, 2023 23:11 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MB

Vijay Karunamurthy, field Chief Technology Officer at Scale AI, joins this week’s episode of In AI We Trust? to discuss how companies can responsibly harness the benefits of AI, the necessary role humans play in that process, and how a diversity of expertise is key to developing functional guardrails. Tune in to hear more on evaluating AI systems at DEFCON 31, the potential to expand our horizons through public-private partnerships, and the Biden-Harris Administration Voluntary AI C...

Paul Rennie (British Embassy): Why do we need the UK AI Safety Summit (next week)?

October 25, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes - 35.7 MB

Paul Rennie, the Head of the Global Economy Group at the British Embassy in Washington D.C., joins this week’s episode of In AI We Trust? to discuss the upcoming U.K. AI Safety Summit, the U.K.’s approach to AI regulation, and the international regulatory landscape of AI. Tune in to learn more about who is participating in the upcoming Summit, what it means to be a responsible AI actor today, and how AI can be used to promote global good.

Victoria Espinel (BSA), Reggie Townsend (SAS), and Dawn Bloxwich (Google Deepmind): How can companies responsibly integrate AI into their businesses? (Part 2)

October 11, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MB

In part two of our special episode of In AI We Trust?, EqualAI advisors Victoria Espinel and Reggie Townsend discuss how they got into the field of AI, their involvement in the EqualAI Badge Program and their experiences guiding its participants, and, along with Dawn Bloxwich, discuss how companies can benefit from their co-authored white paper: An Insider’s Guide to Designing and Operationalizing a Responsible AI Governance Framework.

Xuning (Mike) Tang (Verizon), Diya Wynn (AWS), and Catherine Goetz (LivePerson): How can companies responsibly integrate AI into their businesses? (Part 1)

October 03, 2023 21:30 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MB

In this week’s special episode of In AI We Trust?, we interview three of our EqualAI Badge Program alumni—Xuning (Mike) Tang (Verizon), Diya Wynn (AWS), and Catherine Goetz (LivePerson)—to discuss their journey’s in the responsible AI field, share their highlights from the EqualAI Badge Program and AI Summit, and underscore the main takeaways from our co-authored white paper: An Insider’s Guide to Designing and Operationalizing a Responsible AI Governance Framework.

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA): Can Congress regulate AI?

September 27, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB

Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) joins this week’s episode of In AI We Trust? to discuss how Congress should approach AI legislation, the impact of generative AI, and U.S. AI efforts on the global stage. Tune in to learn more about Representative Lieu’s computer science focused approach to AI policy and more.

Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA): Can Congress regulate AI?

September 27, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB

Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) joins this week’s episode of In AI We Trust? to discuss how Congress should approach AI legislation, the impact of generative AI, and U.S. AI efforts on the global stage. Tune in to learn more about Representative Lieu’s computer science focused approach to AI policy and more.

Secretary Michael Chertoff and Lucy Thomson (ABA): How is AI reshaping the legal landscape?

August 30, 2023 09:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MB

Tune into this week’s episode of In AI We Trust? with former United States Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, and Lucy Thomson (American Bar Association), to learn the ways in which AI is changing the legal landscape, how the ABA is tackling this issue (spoiler alert: we applaud the launch of the new AI TF), and to learn the Secretary’s “Three D's” of AI governance.

Sarah Hammer (Wharton School) and Dr. Philipp Hacker (European University Viadrina): Can AI accelerate the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

July 26, 2023 09:00 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MB

Professor Sarah Hammer, Executive Director at the Wharton School of the U. of Penn and leads Wharton Cypher Accelerator and Dr. Philipp Hacker, Chair for Law and Ethics of the Digital Society at the European New School of Digital Studies at European University join this week on In AI We Trust? to debrief their recent #AIforGood Conference. Listen to the discussion for insights on how financial regulation, sustainability in AI, content moderation, and other opportunities for internat...

Chair Charlotte Burrows (EEOC): Is your AI system violating civil rights laws?

July 12, 2023 09:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MB

In this week’s episode, we are joined by Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Charlotte Burrows, who highlights the EEOC’s work to address AI proliferation in the employment sphere. She discusses the need to increase education of the public on how AI is being used, EEOC guidance on key civil rights bills such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), as well as key points employers should be aw...

Kevin McKee (DeepMind): How does AI influence the core of being human?

July 05, 2023 17:10 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

Tune in to this week’s episode of In AI We Trust?, where Kevin McKee, Senior Research Scientist at Google DeepMind, discusses issues of AI fairness, AI’s impact on the LGBT+ community, and the balance between developing AI that humans can trust and the anthropomorphization of technology. Kevin leads research projects focused on machine learning, social psychology, and sociotechnical systems and has worked on algorithmic development and evaluation, environment design, and data analys...

Chris Wood (LGBT Tech): How can we ensure our LGBT+ voices are heard through our data?

June 28, 2023 13:05 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MB

This week on In AI we Trust? Executive Director of LGBT Tech, Chris Wood, joins Miriam Vogel and guest-co-host Kathy Baxter for a special episode in celebration of Pride Month. Join this week’s conversation on the duality of technology for the LGBT community – how it can be an impactful medium to foster connection in the LGBT+ community or a harmful tool leveraged against the same individuals – the significance of diversity in tech, the complexity of representation in our datasets, ...

Gilman Louie (America’s Frontier Fund, CEO of In-Q-Tel, NSCAI Comm’r): How will we respond to this ‘Sputnik’ moment?

May 24, 2023 13:10 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MB

Gilman Louie is CEO and co-founder of America’s Frontier Fund, CEO of In-Q-Tel, and an NSCAI Commissioner. Tune into this week’s episode of In AI We Trust, where Gilman shares his thoughts on the government's role in regulating, funding, and convening key stakeholders to promote responsible AI. Gilman invokes similar moments of technological innovation in our history to contextualize the opportunity in the U.S. at this moment to set the standards in the AI race; and considers the ch...

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA): How do we prepare Congress for the age of AI?

May 03, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MB

Meet one of the Bad A#%* women in Congress, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA). She is a trailblazer: a strong advocate for and accomplished practitioner in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) as an engineer, Air Force veteran, successful entrepreneur and former chemistry teacher. This week on In AI We Trust? Miriam Vogel and special guest co-host Victoria Espinel of #BSA ask Representative Houlahan to share her unique perspective on why – and how – Congress m...

Dr. Haniyeh Mahmoudian (DataRobot): Who should be involved in AI ethics?

April 26, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MB

In this episode of In AI We Trust? Dr. Haniyeh Mahmoudian, Global AI Ethicist at DataRobot, provides insight into the timely and critical role of an AI ethicist. Haniyeh explains how culture is a key element of responsible AI development. She also reflects on the questions to ask in advance of designing an AI model and the importance of engaging multiple stakeholders to design AI effectively. Tune in to this episode to learn these and other insights from an industry thought leader. ...

Justin Hotard (Hewlett Packard Enterprise): Are local communities and data the key to unlocking better AI?

April 05, 2023 13:05 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MB

Justin Hotard leads the High Performance Computing (HPC) & AI business group at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). Tune in to In AI we Trust? this week as he discusses supercomputing, HPE’s commitment to open source models for global standardization and using responsible data to ensure responsible AI. – Resources mentioned in this episode: What are supercomputers and why are they important? An expert explains (Justin Hotard & the World Economic Forum) Fueling AI for good with su...

Jordan Crenshaw (U.S. Chamber of Commerce): Can your company survive without AI adoption?

March 10, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MB

Based on the testimony of 87 witnesses from 5 field hearings across the US, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce bipartisan AI Commission on Competition, Inclusion, and Innovation released a report yesterday, addressing the state of AI. Tune in this week to hear the U.S. Chamber’s Technology Engagement Center (C_TEC) VP, Jordan Crenshaw share key takeaways from this and other recent C_TEC reports, why tech issues are business issues, the importance of digitizing government data, and the cri...

Elham Tabassi and Reva Schwarz (NIST): What's the big deal about the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF)?

February 06, 2023 18:30 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MB

Elham Tabassi and Reva Schwartz – two AI leaders from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) – join us this week to discuss the AI Risk Management Framework #AIRMF released on January 26th thanks to the herculean efforts of our guests. Tune in to find out why Miriam Vogel and Kay Firth-Butterfield believe the AI RMF will be game changing. Learn the purpose behind the AI RMF; the emblematic 18-month multi (multi)-stakeholder, transparent process to design it; how t...

Davos in Review: Should we hit 'pause' on generative AI?

February 02, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MB

The annual World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos gathers leading thinkers in government, business and civil society annually to discuss current global economic and social challenges. This week, listen to WEF Executive Committee Member, our own co-host Kay Firth-Butterfield, and Miriam Vogel discuss why this was Kay's “best Davos yet”. Not surprisingly, generative AI and ChatGPT were among the hottest topics. Learn insights gleaned on generative AI’s power and limitations, the key role...

Dr. Stuart Russell (UC Berkeley): Are we living in an AGI world?

January 18, 2023 15:30 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MB

Dr. Stuart Russell (CS Prof, UC Berkeley) has kept us current on AI developments for decades and in this week’s episode, prepares us for the headlines we’ll hear about this week @Davos and in the coming year. He shares his thoughts and concerns on ChatGPT, Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, how the future of work might look through an AI lens, and a human compatible design for AI. Listen to this episode here and subscribe to ensure you catch other important upcoming discussions. — ...

2022 Year in Review: Are we ready for what’s coming in AI?

January 11, 2023 20:30 - 33 minutes - 31 MB

In this special year-in-review edition of "In AI we Trust?", co-hosts Kay Firth-Butterfield (@KayFButterfield) and Miriam Vogel (@VogelMiriam) take a look back at the key themes and insights from their conversations. From interviews with thought leaders, government officials and senior executives in the field, we explore progress and challenges from the past year in the quest for trustworthy AI. We also look ahead to what you can expect to see and encounter, including key issues tha...

Dr. Suresh Venkatasubramanian (White House OSTP/Brown University): Can AI be as safe as our seatbelts?

December 19, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MB

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Suresh Venkatasubramanian, a former official at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and CS professor at Brown, to discuss his work in the White House developing policy, including the AI Bill of Rights Blueprint. Suresh also posits on the basis for current AI challenges as failure of imagination, the need to engage diverse voices in AI development, and the evolution of safety regulations for new technologies. — Mater...

Joaquin Quiñonero Candela (LinkedIn): Can we meet business goals AND attain responsible AI? (spoiler: we can and must)

December 07, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB

This week, Joaquin Quiñonero Candela (LinkedIn, formerly at Facebook and Microsoft) joins us to discuss AI storytelling; ethics by design; the imperative of diversity to create effective AI; and strategies he uses to make responsible AI a priority for the engineers he manages, policy-makers he advises, and other important stakeholders. — Materials mentioned in this episode: Technology Primer: Social Media Recommendation Algorithms (Harvard Belfer Center) Finding Solutions: Choic...

Deputy Secretary Graves (DOC) answers the question: Can We Maintain Our AI Lead? (spoiler alert: We are AI Ready!)

November 16, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MB

The Department of Commerce plays a key role in the USG’s leadership in AI given the multiple ways AI is used, patented and governed by the Department. In this special episode, hear from Commerce Deputy Secretary Don Graves on how the US intends to maintain leadership in AI, including through its creation of standards to attain trustworthy AI, working with our allies and ensuring an inclusive and ready AI workforce.  — Materials mentioned in this episode: Proposed Law Enforcement ...

Carl Hahn (NOC): When your AI reaches from the cosmos to the seafloor, and the universe in between, how can you ensure it is safe and trustworthy?

November 02, 2022 09:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MB

Carl Hahn, Vice President and Chief compliance officer at Northrop Grumman, one of the world’s largest military technology providers, joins us on this episode to help answer this question that he addresses daily. Carl shares his perspective on the impact of the DoD principles, how governments and companies need to align on the “how” of developing and using AI responsibly, and much more. --------------- Materials mentioned in this episode: NAIAC Field Hearing @ NIST YouTube Page ...

Mark Brayan (Appen): For whom is your data performing?

October 12, 2022 09:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB

In this episode, Mark Brayan focuses on a key ingredient for responsible AI: ethically sourced, inclusive data. Mark is the CEO and Managing director of Appen, which provides training data for thousands of machine learning and AI initiatives. Good quality data is imperative for responsible AI (garbage in, garbage out), and part of that equation is making sure that it is sourced inclusively, responsibly, and ethically. When developing and using responsible AI, it’s critically importa...

Krishnaram Kenthapadi (Fiddler.ai): Citizen audits are coming; are you ready?

September 28, 2022 09:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MB

Krishnaram is the Chief Scientist of Fiddler AI, an enterprise startup building a responsible AI and Machine Learning monitoring platform. Prior to Fiddler AI, Krishnaram has served as Principal Scientist at Amazon AWS AI, on the LinkedIn AI team, and on Microsoft's AI and Ethics in Engineering and Research (AETHER) Advisory Board. In this episode, Krishanaram warns of the importance of not simply performing the important task of model validation but continuing to test it post deplo...

Dr. Edson Prestes: Can we ingrain empathy into our AI?

September 14, 2022 09:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MB

Dr. Prestes, Professor of Computer Science at the Institute of Informatics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and leader of the Phi Robotics Research Group. In this episode, Dr. Prestes shares his trailblazing work in international AI policy and standards, including the development of the first global AI ethics instrument. Dr. Prestes discusses ethics in technology and the infusion of empathy, as well as his focus on establishing human rights for a digital world.   — Subscribe...

Joe Bradley (LivePerson): How much 'rat poison' is in our AI and can AI be more "human"?

August 24, 2022 15:02 - 52 minutes - 48 MB

Joe Bradley is the Chief Scientist at LivePerson, a leading Conversational AI company creating digital experiences that are “Curiously Human”, powering nearly a billion conversational interactions monthly in their Conversational Cloud. In this episode, Joe shares the broad lens he brings to his work in AI. He discusses the interconnectedness between AI and humanity, and his work at LivePerson to develop “empathetic” AI systems to help brands better connect with their customers. Joe ...

Dr. Richard Benjamins (Telefonica): What are the key ingredients for a successful Responsible AI Framework?

June 15, 2022 18:30 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MB

Dr. Richard Benjamins is Chief AI & Data Strategist at Telefonica, author of The myth of the algorithm and A Data-Driven Company, and co-founder of OdiseIA. In this week’s episode, Richard offers his roadmap for trustworthy AI, including his company's “aspirational” approach to AI governance, their use of an ethics committee, how they use the bottom line to reinforce their goals and other best practices in designing responsible AI use.

Beena Ammanath (Deloitte): What concrete steps companies can (must) take to achieve trustworthy AI

May 27, 2022 14:01 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB

Beena Ammanath is Executive Director of the Global Deloitte AI Institute, author of Trustworthy AI: A Business Guide For Navigating Trust and Ethics in AI and founder of the nonprofit to increase diversity in tech, Humans for AI. In this episode, Beena explains where organizations (and others) can begin to embed AI ethics as a part of their routine business practice, the importance for policy makers and organizations alike to focus on use cases when building frameworks, and shares o...

Dr. Margaret Mitchell: How can we ensure AI reflects our values – and why this matters to each of us?

May 10, 2022 19:20 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MB

Dr. Margaret Mitchell is a renowned researcher who has won numerous awards for her work developing practical tools to combine ethics and machine learning. Last Fall, Dr. Mitchell joined the AI startup Hugging Face ( "to democratize good machine learning") and previously research positions at Google and Microsoft. In this episode, Dr. Mitchell articulates numerous challenges in the endeavor to create ethical AI. She also illuminates the distinction between ethical and responsible AI;...

Dr. Margaret Mitchell: how can we ensure AI reflects our values- and why this matters to each of us?

May 10, 2022 19:20 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MB

Dr. Margaret Mitchell is a renowned researcher who has won numerous awards for her work developing practical tools to combine ethics and machine learning. Last Fall, Dr. Mitchell joined the AI startup Hugging Face ( "to democratize good machine learning") and previously research positions at Google and Microsoft. In this episode, Dr. Mitchell articulates numerous challenges in the endeavor to create ethical AI. She also illuminates the distinction between ethical and responsible AI;...

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA): Can the U.S. Congress Create Legislative Frameworks to Support AI Development (and should it)?

April 26, 2022 20:26 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) is Chair of Congress' Joint Economic Committee and serves on the Ways and Means and the Science, Space and Technology Committees, as well as a member of the AI Caucus- and in his spare time, he is pursuing a Masters Degree in Artificial Intelligence. In this episode, Rep. Beyer explains his enthusiasm for AI and the opportunities it presents to enhance human life -- (e.g., better understanding and treating long covid and preserving life in suicide prevention)-- ...

Can the U.S. Congress Create Legislative Frameworks to Support AI Development (and should it)?

April 26, 2022 20:26 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) is Chair of Congress' Joint Economic Committee and serves on the Ways and Means and the Science, Space and Technology Committees, as well as a member of the AI Caucus- and in his spare time, he is pursuing a Masters Degree in Artificial Intelligence. In this episode, Rep. Beyer explains his enthusiasm for AI and the opportunities it presents to enhance human life -- (e.g., better understanding and treating long covid and preserving life in suicide prevention)-- ...

Mira Lane (Microsoft): Can compassion lead to better AI?

April 14, 2022 16:26 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MB

Mira Lane, a a polymath, technologist and artist, is the head of Ethics & Society at Microsoft, a multidisciplinary group responsible for guiding AI innovation that leads to ethical, responsible, and sustainable outcomes. In this episode, she shares how the culture at Microsoft includes compassion in AI development to the benefit of their AI products, how she changes the perception of responsible AI from a tax to a value-add and how games can play a role in achieving this goal.----- ...

Dr. Athina Kanioura (PepsiCo): Is AI a Privilege Reserved for Big Tech?

April 08, 2022 00:16 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MB

Dr. Athina Kanioura is Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer at PepsiCo, leading their company-wide transformation in digital strategy. In this episode, Athina opens our eyes to ways that companies like PepsiCo are using AI (and equally important, where they are not). She shares challenges in undergoing a digital transformation and explains their legacy-focused approach to AI integration as a means for greater efficiency as well as instilling better sustainability practices, upsk...

Keith Sonderling, EEOC Commissioner: Does AI scale or reduce bias in the workplace?

March 31, 2022 19:40 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MB

Keith Sonderling is a Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and helped launch the EEOC's unprecedented Initiative on Artificial Intelligence and Algorithmic Fairness in 2021. In this episode, he shares guidance for employers on building, buying and employing AI programs in HR systems and shares his optimism on the unique opportunity we have at this moment to ensure a significant, positive impact in deploying AI technology. Subscribe to catch each n...

MP Darren Jones: 'Horizon Scanning' to Design Better AI Regulation

March 17, 2022 02:43 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MB

Darren Jones is Member of UK Parliament who has chaired the Parliamentary Technology Information and Communications Forum, Parliamentary Commission on Technology Ethics, and Labour Digital. Darren is also the founding chair of the Institute of AI, a global coalition of legislators interested in AI, and he is a member of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global AI Action Alliance (GAIAA). In this episode, Darren speaks to how legislators need to 'horizon scan' and understand cutting edge...

Ziad Obermeyer: A physician, academic, McKinsey alum's approach to tackling bias in AI

March 09, 2022 16:40 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MB

Ziad Obermeyer is a Professor of Health Policy and Management at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health where he conducts research at the intersection of machine learning, medicine, and health policy. Previously, he was a professor at Harvard Medical School and consultant at McKinsey & Co. He continues to practice emergency medicine in underserved parts of the US and is also a co-founder of Nightingale Open Science, a computing platform giving researchers access to massive new heal...

Jen Gennai (Google): How to Manage the Creation of Responsible AI Products for Billions

March 04, 2022 05:34 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB

Jen Gennai is Founder and Director of the Responsible Innovation Group at Google. In her current role leading the Responsible Innovation Group, Jen and her team are responsible for creating and operationalizing Google’s AI Principles. In this episode, Jen shares what responsible AI means to her, lessons learned that inform her perspective from which we all can learn, how AI should or should not be regulated, and the AI innovations on the horizon she is excited to see come to fruitio...

Ilana Golbin (PwC): Does sci-fi help or hinder AI understanding?

February 24, 2022 22:27 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MB

Ilana Golbin is a Director in PwC Labs leading projects on Emerging Technology and AI. She is a Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist and was recently recognized in Forbes as one of 15 leaders advancing Ethical AI. In this episode, Ilana shares the principles she uses to ensure confidence in AI systems used both internally, at PWC, and when advising clients. She explains some of the complexities in the application of those principles, how responsible AI governance is part of a dem...

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