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TechTank Brookings Institution
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TechTank is a biweekly podcast from The Brookings Institution exploring the most consequential technology issues of our time. From artificial intelligence and racial bias in algorithms, to Big Tech, the future of work, and the digital divide, TechTank takes abstract ideas and makes them accessible. Moderators Dr. Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West speak with leading technology experts and policymakers to share new data, ideas, and policy solutions to address the challenges of our new digital world.
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Tech Outlook for 2024
In this episode of the TechTank Podcast Co-host Darrell West and Nicol Turner Lee discuss what lies ahead for tech policy in 2024 and what people should watch for from Congress, the Biden Administration, state and local government, and court cases. They cover topics such as AI, infrastructure implementation, problems of bias, safety, and transparency, and competition policy. A number of initiatives are pending, which likely will make the coming year an exciting time for technology policy.
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Generative AI, parents, and teens
In this week's episode of the TechTank podcast, co-host Nicol Turner Lee is joined by Stephen
Balkam, founder and CEO of FOSI, and Kara Sundby, Senior Director at KANTAR, to delve into
the findings of a new report focused on how teens and parents interact with generative AI.
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How AI Will Affect the 2024 Elections
In this episode of The TechTank Podcast, co-host Darrell West engages in a conversation with
Elaine Kamarck, the Founding Director of the Center for Effective Public Management, and a
Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. Together, they explore the
transformative impact of AI on the political landscape and explore what lies ahead for the
upcoming election.
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A conversation with Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) on AI accountability and election integrity
In this episode of the #TechTank podcast, co-host Nicol Turner Lee talks with Congresswoman
Yvette D. Clarke about her prior and current legislative directives focused on AI regulation, and
the urgency given the explosion of generative AI systems. The Congresswoman is a Senior
Member of both the House Energy and Commerce Commission, and the House Committee on
Homeland Security.
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From The TechTank Archives: Taylor Lorenz on Gen Z, Influencer Culture, and the Future of Social Media
From December 13 2021: How have teens, the most tech-savvy population of all, been navigating the internet, rife with the spread of misinformation, algorithmic discrimination and more? On TechTank, Samantha Lai will be joined by Taylor Lorenz, technology reporter for the New York Times and affiliate at the Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, to discuss how young people use the internet and why it matters.
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California Congressman Ted Lieu talks about the state of AI governance
In this episode of the TechTank Podcast, co-host Nicol Turner Lee speaks to Congressman Ted (D-CA) about these and other areas concerning AI regulation, oversight, and guidance in the United States. They also discuss how AI’s regulation from other countries will influence national policymaking.
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Informative!!
Very informative discussion of tech policy by Brookings experts!!