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Responsible AI: how can philosophy help us make better tech?
The rise of generative artificial intelligence raises a lot of philosophical questions. So can philosophy help us make AI that serves humanity for the good? On this episode we hear from 'applied ethicist' Cansu Canca, AI Ethics Lead at the Institute for Experiential AI, Northeastern University, USA; and from Sara Hooker, head of Cohere For AI, a research lab that seeks to solve complex machine learning problems. Full transcript available at: Previous episodes in this series: Episode 1 Episode 2 Related podcasts: Links: The World Economic Forum's : Check out all our podcasts on : - - - - Join the
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Royal DSM's Geraldine Matchett: These key mindsets drive groundbreaking innovation
This Co-CEO and CFO explains how biotech leader Royal DSM invests in innovation that propels the company in the short term while putting in place the solutions that will be critical for the future. She'll share key mindsets, such as the frameworks critical for balancing present and future needs, the key role purpose plays, and more. She also shares the skillset that must be built in the next 3 years that not every leader might be considering and the surprising advice that shapes how she looks at leadership - and that helped convince her to take her current role.
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AI as a common good? The companies making the AI products we'll soon all be using
For a transcript, visit the episode page at: In the second a special series on generative artificial intelligence, we hear from two companies involved in the AI revolution - one of the biggest and oldest names in computing, Microsoft, and a young startup making waves in this booming industry, Hugging Face. Speakers: Natasha Crampton, Chief Responsible AI Officer, Microsoft; Thomas Wolf Chief Science Officer and Co-Founder, Hugging Face. Co-host: Benjamin Larsen, Lead, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, World Economic Forum. Previous episodes in this series: Related podcasts: Links: The World Economic Forum's : Check out all our podcasts on : - - - - Join the
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AI: Why everyone's talking about the promise and risks of this 'powerful wild beast'
In the first of a special series on generative artificial intelligence, we ask why AI is suddenly such big news and where things might go from here. Speakers: Cathy Li, Head, AI, Data and Metaverse, World Economic Forum; Francesca Rossi, AI Ethics Global Leader, IBM Research; and Pascale Fung, Professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Thumbnail picture: generated by Dall-E with the prompt 'the face of rodin's thinker as a robot' Transcript available on the episode page: Related podcasts: Links: The World Economic Forum's : Check out all our podcasts on : - - - - Join the
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CEOs, activists and more share the work and life advice they're grateful for
In this special compilation episode, top CEOs, founders, activists reveal the advice that shaped them, helping them change their minds and their approaches to work and life, improving on everything from patience and authenticity to how they team and learn.
Featured in this episode: Leif Johansson, former non-executive chairman at AstraZeneca, AstraZeneca; Marie-France Tschudin, President of Innovative Medicines International and Chief Commercial Officer, Novartis; Caroline Casey, founder, the Valuable 500; Nicola Mendelsohn, Head of the Global Business Group, Meta; Cassandra Mao, Chief Strategy Officer, Halo Car; Ponsi Trivisvavet, CEO, Inari; Melonie Parker, Chief Diversity Officer, Google; Blake Scholl, founder, Boom Supersonic; Nazanin Boniadi, activist and actress. -
10 Leaders from Google, LinkedIn and more on Reskilling for the Future of Work
The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs report finds that 44% of worker skills will be disrupted in the next five years. In this episode, experts from Google, LinkedIn and more talk about the mindsets and approaches that will help workers and employees navigate the skills disruption ahead - and what some companies are already putting into place to help workers stay relevant.
In this episode: Becky Frankiewicz, Chief Commercial Officer, Manpower Group; Nela Richardson, Chief Economist at ADP; Valérie Beaulieu, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Adecco Group; Judith Wiese, Chief People and Sustainability Officer, Siemens; Melonie Parker, Chief Diversity Officer at Google; Lindiwe Matlali, founder, Africa Teen Geeks; Allen Blue, co-founder, LinkedIn, Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, European Commission, Soon-Joo Gog, Chief Skills Officer, SkillsFuture Singapore; Alex Liu, managing partner and chairman at Kearney.