How do we define bias? Is all bias the same? Is it possible eliminate bias completely in our AI systems? Should we? To answer these questions and more we welcome to the show Su Lin Blodgett Su Lin is a postdoctoral researcher in the Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, and Ethics (FATE) group at Microsoft Research Montréal. She is broadly interested in examining the social implications of Natural Language Processing, or NLP technologies, and in using NLP approaches to examine language variati...
Mar 31, 2021•55 min•Ep. 60
Welcome to the second episode of our Measurementality series in partnership with IEEESA! Our topics today are children and sustainability. We interview Sandy Pentland of MIT and Baroness Beeban Kidron of the 5Rights Foundation. Focusing on the key goal of our series, "defining what counts in the algorithmic age," guests will discuss issues like data privacy for children, data agency for all, and how metrics like the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and other human rights oriented met...
Mar 21, 2021•53 min•Ep. 59
How do we challenge techno-utopianism? How do we dismantle systems of oppression in technology? To answer these questions and more we welcome to the show two editors of the new collection from MIT Press Your Computer Is on Fire, Mar Hicks and Kavita Philip. Mar Hicks is an author, historian, and professor doing research on the history of computing, labor, and how hidden technological dynamics change the core narratives of the history of computing in unexpected ways. Hicks's multiple award-winnin...
Mar 10, 2021•59 min•Ep. 58
This conversation explores the question: How can we reduce misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms while also ensuring that platforms promote the free exchange of ideas? Guests in this episode include Dr. Jasmine McNealy (Associate Professor of Telecommunication at the University of Florida, Harvard Berkman Klein Center affiliate, media & law expert) and Dr. Claire Wardle (co-founder and director of First Draft, leading expert on user generated content, verification and m...
Mar 03, 2021•58 min•Ep. 57
How does the Digital Economy perpetuate social inequality? In this episode we interview Zanele Munyikwa. Zanele is a PhD student in Management Science and Information Technology at MIT Sloan. She is a computational social scientist who uses causal inference and machine learning techniques to study the digital economy, technology, and the future of work. Full show notes for this episode can be found at Radicalai.org. If you enjoy this episode please make sure to subscribe, submit a rating and rev...
Feb 24, 2021•37 min•Ep. 56
Join John C. Havens of the IEEE Standards Association along with Jess and Dylan, the co-hosts of the popular podcast, Radical AI as they discuss the new Measurementality content series, including topics such as: How is success measured today in the world of Artificial Intelligence Systems (AIS)? What is the positive future we’re working to build with AIS? And, what are the measures of success for that future? We'll also be discussing how the Measurementality series features a call to action for ...
Feb 14, 2021•34 min•Ep. 55
What should you know about Anti-Trust regulation nationally and internationally? How does the tech sector drive policy? In this episode we interview Anna Lenhart, a researcher for technology policy and democracy at University of Maryland’s iSchool Ethics & Values in Design Lab. She recently served as a TechCongress Fellow with the House Judiciary Committee Antitrust Subcommittee and supported the investigation into Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple. Full show notes for this episode can be f...
Feb 10, 2021•53 min•Ep. 54
This conversation explores the topic Improving Social Media: Content Moderation & Democracy with invited panelists Sarah T. Roberts and Murtaza Shaikh Sarah T. Roberts is the co-founder and Co-Director of the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry, and the author of Behind the Screen: Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media. Murtaza Shaikh is the Senior Advisor on Hate Speech, Social Media and Minorities to the UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues This conversation is modera...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 53
What should you know about Ability and Accessibility in AI and responsible technology development? In this episode we interview Meredith Ringel Morris, a computer scientist conducting research in the areas of human-computer interaction (HCI), computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW), social computing, and accessibility. Her current research focus is on accessibility, particularly on the intersection of accessibility and social technologies. Full show notes for this episode can be found at Radi...
Jan 20, 2021•57 min•Ep. 52
What a year! Join us to review 2020 and to release a special surprise! HINT: the surprise can be found on our website at Radicalai.org ;) As always, if you enjoy this episode please make sure to subscribe, submit a rating and review, and connect with us on twitter at twitter.com/radicalaipod
Dec 30, 2020•32 min•Ep. 51
What is the business case for AI Ethics? This conversation explores the topic with invited panelists William Griffin and Alayna Kennedy. Willam Griffin is the Chief Ethics Officer of Hypergiant, an organization that works with partners to create powerful technology solutions and smarter, more efficient human workforces. Alayna Kennedy is a data scientist at IBM, working on creating ethical algorithms and aligning human and machine values. This conversation is moderated by All Tech Is Human 's Da...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 50
In this episode, we interview Moses Namara of Black in AI about the new Black in AI Academic Program, a program that serves as a resource to support Black junior researchers as they apply to graduate programs, navigate graduate school, and enter the postgraduate job market. Moses Namara is a Facebook Research Fellow and Ph.D. candidate in Human-Centered Computing (HCC) at Clemson University. He uses interdisciplinary research methods from computer science, psychology, and the social sciences to ...
Dec 09, 2020•55 min•Ep. 49
What do you need to know about AI Ethics in the tech industry? To explore this question we welcome Kathy Baxter to the show. Kathy is an Architect of Ethical AI Practice at Salesforce, where she develops research-informed best practices to educate Salesforce employees, customers, and the industry on the development of responsible AI. Prior to Salesforce, she worked at Google, eBay, and Oracle in User Experience Research. Full show notes for this episode can be found at Radicalai.org. If you enjo...
Dec 02, 2020•53 min•Ep. 48
Have you ever seen a robot and called it cute? Have you ever seen a drone and felt afraid? Have you ever apologized to siri or yelled at your rumba to get out of the way? Have you ever named your car? Our relationships with robots are complex and messy, to explore this topic, we interview Kate Darling, a leading expert in Robot Ethics and a Research Specialist at the MIT Media Lab. Kate researches the near-term effects of robotic technology, with a particular interest in law, social, and ethical...
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 47
How will Artificial Intelligence define the future of Civil Rights? To celebrate the NYC theater release of the film Coded Bias we present this Livestreamed conversation featuring Shalini Kantayya (director, Coded Bias), Meredith Broussard (Author, Artificial Unintelligence), and Timnit Gebru (Co-Lead, Ethical Artificial Intelligence Team at Google) This conversation is moderated by All Tech Is Human 's David Ryan Polgar . The organizational partner for the event is TheBridge . The conversation ...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 46
What is robot regulation and why does it matter? To answer this question we welcome to the show Ryan Calo. Ryan is a professor at the University of Washington School of Law. He is a faculty co-director of the University of Washington Tech Policy Lab, a unique, interdisciplinary research unit that spans the School of Law, Information School, and Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering. Ryan’s research broadly ecompasses law and emerging technology. Full show notes for this episod...
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 45
What is the relationship between the government and artificial intelligence? To unpack this timely question we interview Mona Sloane and Rumman Chowdhury. Mona Sloane is a sociologist working on inequality in the context of AI design and policy. Mona is a Fellow with NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge (IPK), where she convenes the ‘Co-Opting AI’ series and co-curates the ‘The Shift’ series. She is also an Adjunct Professor at NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering. Rumman Chowdhury studies artific...
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 44
The 2016 US election made it clear that social media companies play a profound role in how voters are informed and influenced. What role should social media companies be playing in the upcoming US election? In partnership with All Tech is Human we present this Livestreamed conversation featuring Dipayan Ghosh (co-director of the Digital Platforms & Democracy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School, author of Terms of Disservice , & former public policy advisor at Facebook) & Vera Zakem...
Nov 01, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 43
What should you know about propaganda and political ads in the age of information? How do they impact democracy across the globe? To cover this important topic, we welcome to the show Nayantara Ranganathan and Manuel Beltrán. Nayantara Ranganathan is a lawyer and researcher studying the politics and culture of digital technologies. At the Internet Democracy Project, she worked on applying feminist methods of research and practice to questions of data governance. Within her independent research, ...
Oct 28, 2020•57 min•Ep. 42
What is the role that technology and social media should play in voting practices? What should global citizens know about the impact that technology being used in the US 2020 election voting processes might have on the future of democracy worldwide? In this episode we interview Shannon McGregor and Whitney Quesenbery. Shannon McGregor is an Assistant Professor in the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media and a Senior Researcher with UNC’s Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life....
Oct 21, 2020•58 min•Ep. 41
In this special episode of The Radical AI Podcast Dylan and Jess pull back the curtain to reflect on six months of the show! From qualitative research to ontological horseplay - this episode has it all! Full show notes for this episode can be found at radicalai.org . If you enjoy this episode please make sure to subscribe, submit a rating and review, and connect with us on twitter at twitter.com/radicalaipod
Oct 14, 2020•40 min•Ep. 40
What is media integrity? What is media manipulation? What do you need to know about fake news? To answer these questions and more we welcome to the show Claire Leibowicz and Emily Saltz -- two representatives from the Partnership on AI’s AI and Media Integrity team. Claire Leibowicz is a Program Lead directing the strategy and execution of projects in the Partnership on AI’s AI and Media Integrity portfolio. Claire also oversees PAI’s AI and Media Integrity Steering Committee. Emily Saltz is a R...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 39
What should you know about the state of surveillance in the world today? What can we do as consumers to stop unintentionally contributing to surveillance? The Facial Recognition industry had a reckoning after the murder of George Floyd - are things getting better? To answer these questions we welcome Liz O'Sullivan to the show. Liz O'Sullivan is the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project's technology director. She is also the co-founder and vice president of commercial operations at Arthur AI...
Sep 30, 2020•58 min•Ep. 38
What are the limitations of using checklists for fairness? What are the alternatives? How do we effectively design ethical AI systems around our collective values? To answer these questions we welcome Dr. Michael Madaio to the show. Madaio is a postdoc at Microsoft Research working with the FATE (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, and Ethics in AI) research group. Michael works at the intersection of human-computer interaction, AI/ML, and public interest technology, where he uses human-cent...
Sep 23, 2020•59 min•Ep. 37
What is the tech to prison pipeline? How can we build infrastructures of resistance to it? What role does academia play in perpetuating carceral technology? To answer these questions we welcome to the show Sonja Solomun and Audrey Beard, two representatives from the Coalition for Critical Technology. Sonja Solomun works on the politics of media and technology, including the history of digital platforms, polarization, and on fair and accountable governance of technology. She is currently the Rese...
Sep 16, 2020•59 min•Ep. 36
How can we inform and inspire the next generation of responsible technologists and changemakers? How do you get involved as someone new to the responsible AI field? In partnership with All Tech is Human we present this Livestreamed conversation featuring Rumman Chowdhury (Responsible AI Lead at Accenture) and Yoav Schlesinger (Principal, Ethical AI Practice at Salesforce). This conversation is moderated by All Tech Is Human 's David Ryan Polgar . The organizational partner for the event is TheBr...
Sep 13, 2020•56 min•Ep. 35
What are current attitudes towards AI Ethics from within the tech industry? How can we make computer science a more inclusive discipline for women? What does it mean to democratize AI? Why should we? How can we? To answer these questions and more we welcome Dr. Anima Anandkumar to the show. Anima holds dual positions in academia and industry. In academia - she is a professor in the Caltech Computing and Mathematical Sciences department. In Industry - she is the director of machine learning resea...
Sep 09, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 34
What are the differences between explainability, intelligibility, interpretability, and transparency in Responsible AI? What is human-centered machine learning? Should we be regulating machine learning transparency? To answer these questions and more we welcome Dr. Jenn Wortman Vaughan to the show. Jenn is a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research. She has been leading efforts at Microsoft around transparency, intelligibility, and explanation under the umbrella of Aether, their company...
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 33
How should diplomacy and international cooperation adjust to the significant global power that major tech companies wield? In partnership with All Tech is Human we present this Livestreamed conversation featuring Alexis Wichowski (adjunct associate professor in Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, teaching in the Technology, Media, and Communications specialization) and Rana Sarkar (Consul General of Canada for San Francisco and Silicon Valley, with accreditation for...
Aug 26, 2020•55 min•Ep. 32
What is precarious work and how does it impact the psychology of labor? How might platforms like Uber and Lyft be negatively impacting their workers? How do gig economy apps control the lives of those who use them for work? To answer these questions and more we welcome Dr. Veena Dubal to the show. Veena is a professor of Law at UC Hastings. Veena received her J.D. and PhD from UC Berkeley, where she conducted an ethnography of the San Francisco taxi industry. Veena’s research focuses on the inte...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 31
