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Are You a Robot? is a new podcast series exploring the ethics questions surrounding technology and bringing insights from this to as wide a community as possible.

The electric host, Demetrios Brinkmann will be interviewing a cohort of experts and thought leaders each series in search of what makes us human, and if and how we remain separate from the machines.

Are You a Robot‪?‬ Are You a Robot?

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Are You a Robot? is a new podcast series exploring the ethics questions surrounding technology and bringing insights from this to as wide a community as possible.

The electric host, Demetrios Brinkmann will be interviewing a cohort of experts and thought leaders each series in search of what makes us human, and if and how we remain separate from the machines.

    S10E12: Season Ten Recap // Charles Radclyffe

    S10E12: Season Ten Recap // Charles Radclyffe

    Season Ten Finale! Charles Radclyffe, partner at EthicsGrade joins us to discuss his highlights of Season Ten. What have been your highlights? Let us know in our Slack community or in the comments below! You can check out all of the episodes in Season Ten here: https://buff.ly/3mlSH6y!

    This episode is brought to you by EthicsGrade, an ESG Ratings agency with a particular focus on Technology Governance, especially AI Ethics. You can find more information about EthicsGrade here: https://www.ethicsgrade.io/ You can also follow EthicsGrade on Twitter (@EthicsGrade) and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2JCiQOg.

    Follow Charles on Twitter @dataphilosopher and on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3lcpuHT  
    Follow Demetrios on Twitter @Dpbrinkm and on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2TPrA5w

    Connect with Us:
    Join our Slack channel for more conversation about the big ethics issues that rise from AI: https://bit.ly/3jVdNov  
    Follow Are You A Robot? on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @AreYouARobotPod  
    Follow our LinkedIn page: https://bit.ly/3gqzbSw  
    Check out our website: https://www.areyouarobot.co.uk/  
    Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3r4qj9R

    Timestamps:
    [00:00] Article's main takeaways
    [05:44] Why not get a new computer?
    [11:12] Other fish in town
    [18:36] Taking losses than supporting every operating system
    [27:06] Painful poor user experience  
    [31:00] The uncomfortable truth
    [34:00] The Car Analogy
    [37:50] Fair assessment
    [42:58] Being spied on Alexa
    [48:15] Unnecessary renewals
    [52:27] Using Linux
    [53:42] Cyber security
    [54:52] Recycle and reuse
    [57:14] Incentives and momentum
    [1:04:42] Wrap up

    • 1 hr 6 min
    S10E11: The Untold Story of a Veteran and a Googler at Project Maven // Amina Al Sherif

    S10E11: The Untold Story of a Veteran and a Googler at Project Maven // Amina Al Sherif

    Amina joins us to discuss her journey at Google, working on Project Maven.

    Interview with Amina Al Sherif, Chief Innovation Officer at Anno.Ai. Follow her on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/34prFVQor Twitter: https://bit.ly/3sbMEUF

    This episode is brought to you by EthicsGrade, an ESG Ratings agency with a particular focus on Technology Governance, especially AI Ethics. You can find more information about EthicsGrade here: https://www.ethicsgrade.io/ You can also follow EthicsGrade on Twitter (@EthicsGrade) and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2JCiQOg

    Connect with Us:

    Join our Slack channel for more conversation about the big ethics issues that rise from AI: https://bit.ly/3jVdNov

    Follow Are You A Robot? on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @AreYouARobotPod

    Follow our LinkedIn page: https://bit.ly/3gqzbSw

    Check out our website: https://www.areyouarobot.co.uk/

    Resources:

    Amina’s blog: https://bit.ly/3gggEJm

    AYAR? episode “Killer Robots” with Wanda and Richard: https://bit.ly/3gc9Z2X

    • 56 min
    S10E10: Catching Fake News and Cyber Attacks // Monika Venčkauskaitė

    S10E10: Catching Fake News and Cyber Attacks // Monika Venčkauskaitė

    AI’s involvement in cybersecurity is both a threat and saviour. Whilst this technology can prevent cyber-attacks, it can also be a method in creating them too. In this interview with Monika, we discuss the upsides and downsides of this type of technology.

    Interview with Monika Venčkauskaitė, Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Vinted. Follow her on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3saCJhNand Twitter: https://bit.ly/3AQ5eFz

    This episode is brought to you by EthicsGrade, an ESG Ratings agency with a particular focus on Technology Governance, especially AI Ethics. You can find more information about EthicsGrade here: https://www.ethicsgrade.io/ You can also follow EthicsGrade on Twitter (@EthicsGrade) and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2JCiQOg

    Connect with Us:

    Join our Slack channel for more conversation about the big ethics issues that rise from AI: https://bit.ly/3jVdNov

    Follow Are You A Robot? on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @AreYouARobotPod

    Follow our LinkedIn page: https://bit.ly/3gqzbSw

    Check out our website: https://www.areyouarobot.co.uk/

    • 57 min
    S10E09: How AI Stopped You Getting That Job Part 2 // Merve Hickok

    S10E09: How AI Stopped You Getting That Job Part 2 // Merve Hickok

    Have you been thinking about how our data is collected and what exactly it is used for? What about bias in recruitment? In this episode, Merve discusses how little we know about how our data is being collected in our day-to-day lives and how AI affects our chances of getting our dream job.

    Interview with Merve Hickok, Founder of AIethicist.org & Lighthouse Career Consulting. Follow Merve on Twitter: @Hickokmerve and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2VJ9Eul

    This episode is brought to you by EthicsGrade, an ESG Ratings agency with a particular focus on Technology Governance, especially AI Ethics. You can find more information about EthicsGrade here: https://www.ethicsgrade.io/ You can also follow EthicsGrade on Twitter (@EthicsGrade) and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2JCiQOg

    Connect with Us:

    Join our Slack channel for more conversation about the big ethics issues that rise from AI: https://bit.ly/3jVdNov

    Follow Are You A Robot? on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @AreYouARobotPod

    Follow our LinkedIn page: https://bit.ly/3gqzbSw

    Check out our website: https://www.areyouarobot.co.uk/

    Resources:

    Merve’s Medium article about data collection in a pandemic: https://bit.ly/3qCG8Ew

    • 59 min
    S10E08: A Citizen's Guide to AI // John Zerilli

    S10E08: A Citizen's Guide to AI // John Zerilli

    In our interview with John Zerilli, discuss his book, “A Citizen’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence”, as well as how we can manage bias in AI.

    Interview with John Zerilli, philosopher, author, and Research Fellow in the University of Oxford. You can follow him on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3rfaNdz or LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3HitYIW

    This episode is brought to you by EthicsGrade, an ESG Ratings agency with a particular focus on Technology Governance, especially AI Ethics. You can find more information about EthicsGrade here: https://www.ethicsgrade.io/ You can also follow EthicsGrade on Twitter (@EthicsGrade) and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2JCiQOg

    Connect with Us:

    Join our Slack channel for more conversation about the big ethics issues that rise from AI: https://bit.ly/3jVdNov

    Follow Are You A Robot? on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @AreYouARobotPod

    Follow our LinkedIn page: https://bit.ly/3gqzbSw

    Check out our website: https://www.areyouarobot.co.uk/

    Resources:

    COMPAS (software)

    A Citizen’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence: https://bit.ly/3reXhGX

    • 1 hr 18 min
    S10E07: Is Seeing Believing? // Lisa Talia Moretti and Anne Rogers

    S10E07: Is Seeing Believing? // Lisa Talia Moretti and Anne Rogers

    Both Anne and Lisa teamed up in a collaborative project, “Is Seeing Believing?”. The project explores how people feel about AI, depending on how the technology is represented in the media. In our interview with Lisa and Anne, we dive into the findings of this project and discuss how we can create images that better represent the power of AI.

    Lisa Talia Moretti is a Digital Sociologist and Tech Ethics Activist. You can follow her on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3IOKfFQor LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/34kG5qd

    Anne is an art and innovation consultant. You can follow her on Twitter: https://bit.ly/34kGk4B

    This episode is brought to you by EthicsGrade, an ESG Ratings agency with a particular focus on Technology Governance, especially AI Ethics. You can find more information about EthicsGrade here: https://www.ethicsgrade.io/ You can also follow EthicsGrade on Twitter (@EthicsGrade) and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2JCiQOg

    Connect with Us:

    Join our Slack channel for more conversation about the big ethics issues that rise from AI: https://bit.ly/3jVdNov

    Follow Are You A Robot? on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @AreYouARobotPod

    Follow our LinkedIn page: https://bit.ly/3gqzbSw

    Check out our website: https://www.areyouarobot.co.uk/

    Resources:

    Is Seeing Believing? - https://bit.ly/3ubW1X0

    Lisa’s TedTalk - https://bit.ly/3AFXZQu

    Email to contact Lisa and Anne: info@culture.a.com

    • 1 hr 8 min

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