Age of AI

Medlir Mema, Chris Lamont, and Young Diogenes. Art by Aubrie Mema.•www.ageofaipodcast.com

A podcast on the impact of emerging technologies in transforming politics, law, and society. Hosted by Medlir Mema, Chris Lamont, and Young Diogenes in association with the Global Governance Institute in Brussels.

Website: http://www.ageofaipodcast.com/
X.com: @MedlirM and @ck_lamont.

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Episodes

S1E8: AI, Technology, and Patriarchy

Medlir and Chris interview Ray Acheson on patriarchy, defense technologies and AI, and are also joined by three special guests who share their perspectives on AI and IR. Related Links: https://reachingcriticalwill.org/images/documents/Publications/aws-and-patriarchy.pdf https://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/resources/publications-and-research/publications/14677-why-gender-matters-in-international-cyber-security https://www.turing.ac.uk/research/publications/report-where-are-women-mapping-gender-j...

Jul 04, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 8

S1E7: AI, War Games, and the Future of Conflict

Medlir and Chris interview Dr. Yuna Wong on wargaming, deterrence, and the future of conflict, while Young Diogenes discusses how AI may change gaming. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2797.html https://www.rand.org/pubs/tools/TL301.html https://www.rand.org/pubs/authors/w/wong_yuna_huh.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cnb3_rv2Fk https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1035/squad-leader https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_Combat_(series) https://deepmind.com/blog/article/muzero-mast...

Jun 20, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 7

S1E6: AI and International Criminal Law

Medlir and Chris interview Marta Bo on Autonomous Weapons Systems and accountability under international criminal law, while Young Diogenes talks about the trolley dilemma, the moral machine, and that time when Dwight and Michael end up in a lake. Related Links: https://www.asser.nl/about-the-institute/asser-today/blog-meaningful-human-control-over-autonomous-weapons-and-international-criminal-law/ https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/communications/news/who-criminally-responsible-commission-war-cri...

Jun 06, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 6

S1E5: AI and Security in East Asia

Medlir and Chris interview Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi on AI and security in East Asia with a focus on Japan, while Young Diogenes discusses how the show's tagline may be perceived in the future, and 'The Midas Touch'. Related Links: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Emerging-Technologies-and-the-Future-of-US-Japan-Defense-Collaboration.pdf https://warontherocks.com/2014/12/top-10-failed-defense-programs-of-the-rma-era/ Send us a text...

May 23, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 5

S1E4: AI and International Justice

Medlir and Chris interview Karen Richmond on the risks and opportunities opened up by AI for the practice of international justice, while Young Diogenes discusses algorithmic bias Related Links: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3727899 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12027-020-00602-0 https://cjtec.org/files/5f5f93ea20ded https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2020/09/artificial-intelligence-poses-serious-risks-in-the-criminal-justice-system Send us a text...

May 09, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 4

S1E3: AI, Big Data, and Humanitarian Interventions

Medlir and Chris interview one of the leading experts on big data ethics in the humanitarian field, Andrej Zwitter, while Young Diogenes discusses deep fakes. Related Links: http://hdl.handle.net/11370/067d2e43-89db-4d9c-ba88-65910a8cec71 http://hdl.handle.net/11370/353cc676-c7ae-4e35-bb0f-d80521e5849b https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbloc.2020.00026/full https://jhumanitarianaction.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s41018-020-00072-6 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/3432195...

May 02, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 3

S1E2: AI and Diplomacy

Medlir and Chris interview Katharina Hoene on how AI may shape diplomatic practice and international negotiations, while Young Diogenes discusses the benefits of Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 (GPT-3). Related Links: https://www.diplomacy.edu/sites/default/files/AI-diplo-report.pdf https://www.diplomacy.edu/blog/2021-emergence-digital-foreign-policy Send us a text...

Apr 25, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 2

S1E1: AI and National Security

Medlir and Chris interview our guest, Jacob Parakilas, to discuss what you need to know about the US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence’s report on national security and defense, while Young Diogenes talks about the 2017 arms-control advocacy video Slaughterbots . Related Links: https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/is-an-alliance-of-alliances-around-ai-feasible/ https://www.nscai.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Full-Report-Digital-1.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CO6M2HsoIA ...

Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Pilot: Finding the Human

Medlir, Chris, and Young Diogenes introduce the podcast by exploring the many ways Artificial Intelligence will shape the future of International Relations. Send us a text

Apr 20, 2021•38 min0

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