S2E1 – Let’s Talk About AI, Baby
Predictive autonom-ish tools are used in almost every aspect of our lives, from determining what movie to recommend—to deciding who should go to jail and for how long. Ultimately, they are designed with the intended purpose of making our lives better and easier. But what happens when they backfire?
S2E2 – In the (Conference) Room Where It Happened
How can you regulate something you can’t define? In this episode, we explore the meaning of the term “artificial intelligence,” and explore what the landscape of AI research looks like today.
S2E3 – Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
In this episode, we explore power. Specifically, how the deeply-rooted (and often subtle) structures of power in our society inform the ways in which we develop autonom-ish systems.
S2E4 – Lost in Translation
The advancement of technology, like an epidemic, doesn’t stay neatly within national borders. And if no single government can address the impact on its own, what do we do?
S2E5 – Who’s Watching the Watchers?
We know that the advancement of technology, more often than not, moves at a faster pace than our ability to legislate or regulate it. So in this episode we take a step back, and hear from someone who is mindfully and proactively contextualizing the social and ethical implications of these systems—to predict where it will all go.
S2E6 – Where in the World Is James Vacca?
How do we want extended intelligence to be, and who will watch over that? In this final episode, we talk about a man named James Vacca—a former New York City Councilmember and the first person to ever try to answer these questions with legislation. We examine Vacca’s proposed reforms for autonom-ish systems used in New York, investigate the outcomes of his proposal, and discuss what this means for the future.
