10-Minute Tech Comm UAH Technical Communication

Summer Lopez from PEN America joins the podcast to discuss her organization's new report, Speech in the Machine: Generative AI's Implications for Free Expression. The report details ways that generative AI tools might disrupt free speech with threats that include increased disinformation, online abuse, censorship, and bias. Ms. Lopez also discusses some recommendations that might help address these threats. Visit https://tenminutetechcomm.com/ for a transcript of the episode. Email ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information on the show!

Jasmyne Epps, Product Manager at Digital Services Georgia, joins the show to discuss the definition and goals of digital accessibility, plus the ways that digital accessibility contributes to the goals of a robust Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative. Follow @TechCommUAH, visit tenminutetechcomm.com, or email Ryan Weber at ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information about the show.

Dr. Joy Robinson joins the podcast to discuss her work as a user experience researcher at Google. She discusses her research methods, how she advocates for users, and the trends she see in UX. Follow @TechCommUAH, visit tenminutetechcomm.com, or email Ryan Weber at ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information about the show. Transcript available at https://tenminutetechcomm.com/index.php/2023/05/04/dr-joy-robinson-on-user-experience-research/

Justin McGill, founder of the AI content-generation company Content @ Scale (https://contentatscale.ai), joins the podcast to talk about what his company does, what AI means for the future of writing, and the ethical issues surrounding AI content generation. Follow @TechCommUAH, visit tenminutetechcomm.com, or email Ryan Weber at ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information about the show. Transcript available at https://tenminutetechcomm.com/index.php/2023/01/26/justin-mcgill-on-ai-writing/

Astrophysicist Dr. Katie Mack (https://www.astrokatie.com/) joins the show to talk about writing her book, The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking). Dr. Mack discusses her writing process, her moment of realization that the universe could end, and her strategies for making complex concepts accessible to a wide readership. Follow @TechCommUAH, visit tenminutetechcomm.com, or email Ryan Weber at ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information about the show.

Part of The Big Rhetorical Podcast Carnival 2022! Dr. Emily Haozous researches Native American health care disparities and communication at the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (https://southwest.pire.org/person/emily-a-haozous-ph-d-r-n-faan/). Dr. Haozous joins the podcast to talk about the challenges Native American and indigenous people face in health care, the limitations of the "health literacy" model, and the need for participatory communication development processes that consider and involve members of the health communication audiences. Follow @TechCommUAH, visit tenminutetechcomm.com, or email Ryan Weber at ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information about the show.