AI Podcast Archives
Search our archives here for WashingTECH Tech Policy podcast episodes related to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.
Hassan Tetteh: The Power of AI in Medicine (Ep. 141)
/in Artificial Intelligence, Health IT/Telemedicine, podcast /by Joe MillerHassan Tetteh: The Power of AI in Medicine (Ep. 141)
How can doctors use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve health outcomes for service members? What can we learn from the use of AI in the context of military medicine that we can apply to civilian healthcare? Dr. Hassan Tetteh joined Joe Miller to discuss the power of AI in Medicine.
Darrell West: Future of Work vs. America’s Future (Ep. 137)
/in Artificial Intelligence, podcast /by Joe MillerDarrell West: Future of Work vs. Future of America (Ep. 137)
Darrell M. West (@darrwest) is the vice president and director of Governance Studies and Director of the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution and Editor-in-Chief of TechTank. His current research focuses on technology, mass media, campaigns and elections, and public sector innovation. Prior to coming to Brookings, West was the John Hazen White Professor of Political Science and Public Policy and Director of the Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University.
Chelsea Barabas: How to balance AI and criminal justice (Ep. 136)
/in Artificial Intelligence, Law Enforcement, podcast /by Joe MillerHow to balance AI and criminal justice (Ep. 136)
Chelsea Barabas (@chels_bar) is a research scientist at MIT, where she examines the spread of algorithmic decision making tools in the US criminal justice system.
Formerly, Chelsea was the Head of Social Innovation with the MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative. She has worked on a wide range of issues related to the use of emerging technologies to serve the public good around the world.
Monica Anderson: Automation–Who Wins, Who Loses? (Ep. 120)
/in Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, podcast /by Joe MillerAutomation–Who Wins, Who Loses? (Ep. 120)
Monica Anderson is a research associate at the Pew Research Center. Her work focuses on internet and technology issues. Much of her recent work focuses on the impact of the digital divide, growing role of automation in everyday life, and the role of online activism in the age of social media. She has a master’s degree in media studies from Georgetown University, where her work focused on the intersection of race, politics and social media.
Brian Woolfolk: A New and Relevant Voice for Inclusive Tech Policymaking (Ep. 119)
/in Artificial Intelligence, Big Data/Privacy, Broadband Access & Adoption, Diversity & Inclusion, Net Neutrality/Internet Economy, podcast /by Joe MillerBrian Woolfolk: A New and Relevant Voice for Inclusive Tech Policymaking (Ep. 119)
Brian Woolfolk (@brianpwoolfolk) is the Founding Executive Director of Full Color Future–a new think tank and advocacy organization committed to changing the narrative about people of color in media, tech and innovation. He has been passionate about inclusive tech, telecom and media policy for more than 20 years, since he got his start on Capitol Hill.
Brian served as Democratic Counsel on the US House Judiciary Committee and advised Committee Members on the Telecommunications Act, media ownership diversity, and free speech issues. He also advised members and staff on constitutional, civil rights, antitrust, criminal justice and investigative issues. Prior to his Committee work, Brian served as legislative counsel to Congressman Robert C. (Bobby) Scott of Virginia, currently the Ranking Member of the House Education and Workforce Committee.
Brian has a B.A. in Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland and a J.D. from the William & Mary Law School. Brian currently serves as a Member of the William and Mary Board of Visitors (Trustees).
Tiffany C. Li: Artificial Intelligence–A Survey of the Policy Landscape (Ep. 113)
/in Artificial Intelligence, Big Data/Privacy, Intellectual Property, podcast /by Joe MillerTiffany C. Li: Artificial Intelligence–A Survey of the Policy Landscape (Ep. 113)
Tiffany C. Li (@tiffanycli) is an attorney and Resident Fellow at Yale Law School’s Information Society Project. She is an expert on privacy, intellectual property, and law and policy at the forefront of new technological innovations.
Li leads the Wikimedia/Yale Law School Initiative on Intermediaries and Information, where she researches cutting-edge legal issues involving online speech, access to information, and Internet freedom. Additionally, Li is also an Affiliate Scholar at Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy.
Artificial Intelligence and Warfare with Gregory Allen (Ep. 101)
/in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, home post, International, podcast /by Joe MillerArtificial Intelligence and the Future of Warfare with Gregory Allen (Ep. 101)
How will Artificial Intelligence (AI) Affect Warfare? In today’s episode we discuss the role of artificial intelligence in the future of warfare. What are the risks? How is the United States likely to fare in confrontations involving the use of AI? In a recent paper, Center for a New American Security Fellow Greg Allen and his co-author, Taniel Chan, illustrate both the risks and opportunities for the use of AI in warfare. We discuss these findings plus lessons learned from previous
How to Work with Philanthropists in Silicon Valley with Gina Dalma (Ep. 98)
/in Artificial Intelligence, Civic Engagement, Cybersecurity, Education, home post, podcast /by Joe MillerHow to Work with Philanthropists in Silicon Valley with Gina Dalma (Ep. 98)
Philanthropists in Silicon Valley Want Your Ideas The provincial Silicon Valley that was loathe to step outside of Northern California is practically ancient history. An industry that once shunned Washington, D.C.’s buttoned-up bureaucrats now leads in lobbying and campaign contributions. Increasingly, philanthropists in Silicon Valley are making investments that in many ways are changing the very structure of our institutions. The New York Times is running a series on the institutional
Racism Online — Detecting Stealthy Bigotry with Rijul Magu (Ep. 95)
/in Artificial Intelligence, First Amendment, home post, Media, podcast /by Joe MillerRacism Online — Detecting Stealthy Bigotry with Rijul Magu (Ep. 95)
America’s History of Recalcitrance De jure discrimination Racism online is evolving in a way that is consistent with the way racism has always evolved–from explicit to subtle. Plaintiff-side civil rights lawyers have found it easiest to win — if civil rights cases can ever said to be “easy”– in cases in which they can convincingly demonstrate defendants’ explicit discriminatory policies. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the United States Supreme Court’s 1954 decision in Brown v. Board
Ep 86: Maya Rockeymoore: A Blueprint: What we should do about autonomous vehicles and American jobs
/in Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Diversity & Inclusion, Net Neutrality/Internet Economy, podcast /by Joe MillerEp 86: Maya Rockeymoore: A Blueprint: What we should do about autonomous vehicles and American jobs
Dr. Maya Rockeymoore (@MayaRockeymoore) leads Global Policy Solutions, a Washington, DC-based policy firm that makes policy work for people and their environments. A former adjunct professor in the Women in Politics Institute at American University, Maya has also served as the vice president of research and programs at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), senior resident scholar at the National Urban League, chief of staff to Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY), professional staff
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