AI Podcast Archives

Search our archives here for WashingTECH Tech Policy podcast episodes related to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.

The Racial Implications of Florida's School Safety Portal with Ora Tanner (Ep. 205) Ora Tanner (@odtanner) is Assistant Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and PhD candidate at the University of South Florida (USF). '>

The Racial Implications of Florida’s School Safety Portal with Ora Tanner (Ep. 205)

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The Racial Implications of Florida’s School Safety Portal with Ora Tanner (Ep. 205)

Ora Tanner (@odtanner) is Assistant Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and PhD candidate at the University of South Florida (USF).

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Understanding 'Technochauvinism' with Meredith Broussard (Ep. 204) Meredith Broussard (@merbroussard) is an associate professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University and the author of “Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World” '>

Understanding ‘Technochauvinism’ with Meredith Broussard (Ep. 204)

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Understanding ‘Technochauvinism’ with Meredith Broussard (Ep. 204)

Meredith Broussard (@merbroussard) is an associate professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University and the author of “Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World”

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Safiya Noble: The Future of Class, Culture, Gender and Race on Digital Media Platforms (Ep. 191)

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Safiya Noble: The Future of Class, Culture, Gender and Race on Digital Media Platforms (Ep. 191)

Safiya Umoja Noble (@safiyanoble) is an Associate Professor at UCLA in the Departments of Information Studies and African American Studies, and a visiting faculty member to the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communication. Previously, she was an Assistant Professor in Department of Media and Cinema Studies and the Institute for Communications Research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Kriti Sharma: How to Defeat AI Bias (Ep. 187)

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How to Defeat AI Bias (Ep. 187

Kriti Sharma joined Joe Miller to discuss ways to defeat AI bias by addressing the underlying human biases that make their way into algorithms.

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Harold Feld: How to Regulate Digital Platforms (Ep. 185)

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How to Regulate Digital Platforms (Ep. 185)

Harold Feld is Public Knowledge’s Senior Vice President.

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Tom Wheeler: Gutenberg, Google, Darwin & Beyond (Ep. 177)

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Tom Wheeler: Gutenberg, Google, Darwin & Beyond (Ep. 177)

Tom Wheeler and Joe Miller discuss Mr. Wheeler’s new book ‘From Gutenberg to Google: The History of Our Future’ which puts tech in historical context.

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Jevan Hutson: How Racism in Online Dating Affects Economic Opportunities (Ep. 176)

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How Racism in Online Dating Affects Socioeconomic Outcomes (Ep. 176)

Jevan Hutson (@jevanhutson) is a Gregoire Fellow at the University of Washington School of Law, where he researches technology policy, social computing, surveillance and privacy, and data ethics, and is an editor for the Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts.

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Dr. Lauren Rhue: Empirical Evidence of AI Bias Revealed by NBA Player Headshots (Ep. 170)

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Lauren Rhue: Empirical Evidence of Racial Bias Revealed by NBA Player Headshots (Ep. 170)

Lauren Rhue is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Analytics at the Wake Forest School of Business

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H. Claire Brown: How an FDA Algorithm is Killing Bodegas (Ep. 169)

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Claire Brown: How an FDA Algorithm is Killing Bodegas (Ep. 169)

H. Claire Brown (@hclaire_brown) is a staff writer for The New Food Economy focusing on food policy and the environment. Her reporting has won awards from the Newswomen’s Club of New York and the New York Press Club. She is based in Brooklyn. 

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Francella Ochillo: Latinos and Tech Policy — The Policy Year Ahead (Ep. 153)

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Latinos and Tech Policy — The Policy Year Ahead (Ep. 153)

Francella Ochillo (@Francella202) is the National Hispanic Media Coalition’s (NHMC) Vice President, Policy and General Counsel.

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