Author: DebDonig

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yv3v5-139dd8f In this episode, I speak with Dr. Nick Chatrath about the crucial role that leadership plays in the future of AI development. We talk about organizational culture, the very human leaders driving technological production, and why human independent thinking matters more than ever, in the age of artificial intelligence. Dr. Nick Chatrath is an expert in leadership…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-musxd-1394694 Today’s episode features a conversation with Medha Parlikar, about the ethics of the blockchain and cryptocurrency. We talk about the vision of what cryptocurrency could be, what dangers it might pose to our values, and what the future of cryptocurrency might look like in a web-3 world. Medha Parlikar is co-founder and chief technology…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-9nnp5-138883a In this week’s edition of the “22 lessons on ethics and technology series,” I speak with Dr. Nassim Parvin. We talk about the ethical and political dimensions of design and technology, especially as related to values of democratic participation and social justice. How have digital technologies impacted, and how do they continue to impact,…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-njuc8-137e75f We’re back for another installment of the “22 Lessons on Ethics and Technology” special series. In this week’s episode of the series, I am joined by Dr. Mar Hicks. This episode tells the story of labor and gender discrimination in the tech industry. Dr. Hicks explains the historical background of gendered technological production that…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-5mn4p-137475a In this week’s episode, I am joined by Dr. Christopher Nguyen. We talk about the emerging concept of “human first AI,” and the changing terrain of both AI ethics, and AI development. We imagine what a human-first approach to AI might look like, and what gets in the way of developing an ethical approach…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-vczqf-136a961 This week, I turn my mic over to a guest host, for an interview with Dr. Jared Roach about the growing field of systems biology, an interdisciplinary field of study taking over the biological sciences, focused on complex interactions within biological systems. How can we update the study of biology for the 21st century?…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-3qzkh-1360b2f In this week’s “22 Lessons on Ethics and Technology” special series, I sit down with Dr. Evelynn Hammonds to talk about how race and gender have shaped the histories of science, medicine, and technological development. We explore the divisions between investigations of gender within scientific and technological inquiry, and race within these same fields.…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4dfqv-132b5af This week, we continue our “22 Lessons on Ethics and Technology series” with a conversation with Dr. John Basl about how our relationship with tech is changing what he calls an “ethic of life, an ethical perspective on which all living things deserve some level of moral concern. Professor Basl is an associate professor…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fxapt-131995b In this episode of “Technically Human,” I host Chris Leong and Maria Santacaterina for a conversation about the growing pervasiveness of sociotechnical systems. You may not know the term “sociotechnical system,” but if you’ve booked a flight online, tried to reach an agent on the DMV’s hotline, or  tried to contact your congressperson, you…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ki694-130ff10 Welcome to another interview in the “22 Lessons in Ethics and Technology” series! In this episode, I speak with Dr. Pavel Cenkl, about the need for intellectual diversity and multidimensional approaches to technological solutions to the major problems of our time. Professor Cenkl discusses how the major problems we face require that we bring…