The World We Are Building

"The World We Are Building" is going to expand your understanding about AI development. Learn how the industry is being built, for whom and why with the people working on the social side of this technical tool. Join host, Ally Cohen, as we envision a better future for all.

The World We Are Building is a technology podcast hosted by Ally Cohen, with 19 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Ally Cohen hosts The World We Are Building, a technology show with 19 episodes published.

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  Khaoula Chehbouni: Rethinking AI Safety, Hidden Hierarchies in AI Development and Who Gets to Decide What Makes AI Research Worthy of Publication

  Dec 16, 20241h 13mS0

  <p>I had the pleasure of sitting down with Khaoula Chehbouni, PhD researcher specializing in bias and fairness in large language models. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>In this episode she shares her thoughts about: </p> <p>- the superficiality of prominent AI safety research</p> <p>- the hidden incentives in AI development</p> <p>- how responsible AI is being quietly discouraged</p> <p><br /></p> <p>For more information about Khaoula's research, you can check out website!</p>

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  Jed Brubaker & Dylan Thomas-Doyle: Data After Death

  Nov 25, 202444 minS0

  <p>One of our most valuable assets is too often ignored in end of life planning, namely our data. </p> <p>Join me as I talk with two of the researchers behind the Digital Legacy Clinic, Jed Brubaker and Dylan Thomas-Doyle from the University of Colorado Boulder. </p> <p>In this episode we discuss:</p> <p>- Types of post-mortem data</p> <p>- How reasonable it is to feel sentimental about a Facebook page</p> <p>- The creation of new cultural rituals for data after death</p> <p>For more information about the Digital Legacy Clinic you can...

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  Dane Malenfant: Embedding the Indigenous Value of Reciprocity into AI Systems

  Nov 4, 202446 minS0

  <p>In this episode, Ally speaks with Dane Malenfant, a Metis citizen pursuing a Masters in Computer science at Mila and McGill University. They discuss Dane's work at the intersection of AI and psychology and what it looks like to embed indigenous values into AI systems. </p> <p>Other points of discussion include:</p> <p>👆 The culture shock of Western values at McGill University</p> <p>✌ Why a 1992 algorithm works better than modern AI models at integrating indigenous value sets</p> <p>🖖 How principles from psychology and neuroscience are influencing AI architecture and how AI architecture influences our understanding of psycholog...

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  Lynnsey Chartrand On Growing the Indigenous and AI Intersection: Bringing Elders, Knowledge Keepers and Indigenous Talent Together with the Pathfinders in AI Program

  Oct 22, 202446 minS0

  <p>Australian historian Patrick Wolfe so aptly said "settler colonizers come to stay: invasion is a structure not an event". With the Indigenous Pathfinders Program, Lynnsey Chartrand is working to address the colonial legacy obstructing Indigenous representation in the field of AI. In this episode, Lynnsey sits down with Ally to discuss how she and her colleagues have built a bespoke program to enhance Indigenous representation in the AI pipeline. Lynnsey shares key take-aways from the first cohort and her vision for Indigenous leadership in the AI field.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Indspire: https://indspire.ca/about/ </p> <p>I...

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  Dr. Rumman Chowdhury: Reimagining Human and Artificial Intelligence

  Oct 1, 202432 minS0

  <p>This episode is dedicated to a special person, colleague and friend. Abhishek Gupta was well known in the AI ethics community for his intelligence, kindness and humour. With this episode, we hope to carry his torch of creating accessible content on ethical AI and encouraging the public to participate in shaping the future of technology.</p> <p>In this episode, Ally sits down with Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, CEO of Humane Intelligence and pioneer of AI ethics with leadership roles in Responsible AI at Accenture and Twitter. </p> <p>They discuss the re-imagining of human intelligence, the fallacy of the...

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