https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/TTHS-REBEKAH_TWEED_AUDIO_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhat does it really mean for AI governance to be more than just buzzwords—and how do we build systems that are worthy of our trust? This week on the Tech Humanist Show, we get candid with responsible AI expert and Algorithmic Justice League advisor, Rebekah Tweed. Together, we explore […]
Tag: privacy
The Qualified Self with Lee Humphreys
https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/TTHS-LEE_HUMPHREYS_AUDIO_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHow do our everyday digital traces—social posts, check-ins, photos—shape our identities, relationships, and the very nature of privacy in a hyper-connected world? Kate O’Neill sits down with Lee Humphreys, professor and Chair of the Department of Communication at Cornell University and author of The Qualified Self: Social Media and […]
Designing for Dignity: Privacy, AI Ethics, and Democracy with Dr. Carissa Véliz
https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/Carissa_Ve_liz_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhat’s at stake when our personal data becomes a tool of power? In this episode, Dr. Carissa Véliz explores how privacy shapes democracy, technology, and our day-to-day lives—asking what ethical guardrails are needed as AI and digital surveillance expand. Topics Covered: The primal importance of privacyPersonal data as a […]
Humanizing Technology: Edward Crump on Voice AI, Privacy, and Future of Personal Agents
https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/Edward_Crump_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhat if one of the world’s most game-changing tech products—Amazon Alexa—started with a plan so ambitious, it nearly involved building a real-life Star Trek holodeck? In this episode of the Tech Humanist Show, host Kate O’Neill dives deep with Edward Crump, the cofounder and co-inventor of Amazon Alexa, to […]
Safeguarding Children Online
https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/Leanda_Barrington-Leach_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhat if one-third of the world’s internet users are actually children—children whose data is being harvested, who are being exposed to manipulation, and whose classrooms are now testing grounds for unproven tech? In this eye-opening episode of the Tech Humanist Show, host Kate O’Neill sits down with Leanda Barrington-Leach, […]
The Metaverse and Human Experiences with Sara M. Watson
https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/TTHS-Sara_M_Watson_Audio_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhen we talk about the metaverse as we imagine it taking shape, we don’t always have the vocabulary to describe how we should be able to navigate it safely and enjoyably. Join host Kate O’Neill on The Tech Humanist Show as she engages in an enlightening conversation with technology […]
Cities, data, and tech – with Nashville mayoral candidate Freddie O’Connell
https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/s3e3_freddie.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadCities are like test beds for how data and tech can empower citizen experience. So it’s interesting to consider leading a growing city as someone with a background in technology. In this episode, Kate talks with her old friend Freddie O’Connell about his run for mayor of Nashville, and […]
Reducing Algorithmic Bias, Harm, and Oppression
Everyone who interacts with technology in any way is either affected by or directly affecting algorithmic bias on a daily basis, and most of it is invisible to us. That’s what I’m talking about today: algorithmic bias, where it comes from, how it affects you and your business, and how we can use strategic big-picture thinking to mitigate and erase the harm it causes.
The Tech Humanist Show: Episode 4 – David Ryan Polgar
https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/TTHS_ep_4_final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAbout this episode’s guest: David Ryan Polgar is a leading voice in the areas of tech ethics, digital citizenship, and what it means to be human in the digital age. David is a global speaker, a regular media commentator for national & international press, and a frequent advisor & […]
The Tech Humanist Show: Episode 3 – Calli Schroeder
https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/TTHS_ep_3-final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAbout this episode’s guest: Calli Schroeder is an attorney in privacy/data security, as well as a privacy advocate and self-described “die-hard nerd.” Her brief stint as a wedding singer led her to wonder if she had violated copyright law, an interest which transitioned to tech law broadly and privacy […]