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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-5i7is-13eaa28 Between 2020 and 2022, I spent a lot of time reading about ventilators. So did a lot of the country. News coverage of the pandemic talked about everything from the serious shortage in ventilators around the country to new technologies available that might help save lives by helping victims of the virus breathe. From…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-t5kgx-13e26c4 Welcome back to another episode in the “22 Lessons on Ethics and Technology for the 21st Century” series. In this episode of the series, we take a deep dive into the history of how technology intersects with human rights. My thinking on ethics and technology has human rights at its foundations, so I was…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-hay9f-13d981f Welcome back to a brand new season of “Technically Human!” Today’s episode features another conversation in the “22 Lessons on Ethics and Technology” series. I teach science fiction as a way of thinking about ethics and technology, because I fundamentally believe that before we can build anything, we first have to imagine it. Science…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ft5tx-13b2469 Welcome back to another episode of the 22 lessons on ethics and technology series, in a conversation with Dr. Judith Kalb about the growth of online education and technologies of virtual meeting. How have our human interactions changed with the introduction, and normalization, of online meetings? How have virtual technologies transformed our relationships to…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ha6rj-13a765c Welcome back, for another episode of the “22 Lessons on Ethics and Technology” series. In this episode, I speak with Dr. Lauren Klein about the complicated relationship between data, race, and gender, and what she calls “data feminism.” What is the relationship between data visualizations, representation, and construction of categories—and difference? How have visualizations…

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…