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Generative AI: the promise beyond the hype cycle
December 20, 2023

Guest: Magnus Revang Every year, Gartner unveils its Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies report, spotlighting 25 pivotal technologies to keep a keen eye on. It is hardly surprising then that this yea

Science, Capitalism, and Social Justice – can we do better?
November 29, 2023

Guest: Jenny Reardon Since the mid 2000s the field of genetics has seen rapid technological innovation, particularly in DNA sequencing and genotyping technologies that enable analysis of large portio

How do you know what news to trust?
November 08, 2023

Guest: Sally Lehrman There is no question that an informed public and a free press are critical requirements for a functioning democracy. But what if the public has little to no trust in the news med

Connected cars and the privacy debacle
October 18, 2023

Guest: Zo MacDonald The increased number of Internet enabled cars affords us luxuries deemed unattainable a few decades ago. We can now navigate roads in a way to avoid traffic jams, diagnose proble

Artistic Alchemy: Exploring AI’s Impact on Creativity and Culture
September 27, 2023

Guest: Nestor Maslej Artificial intelligence has made inroads in each of the seven categories of art: architecture, cinema, literature, painting, music sculpture, and theater. And in doing so, has ch

Preserving Journalism in the Dawning Age of AI
September 13, 2023

Guest: Courtney C. Radsch A revolution is afoot in media and by extension, journalism. Economic factors have caused the decline of local media to the point where in the US two newspapers are forced t

Scientists Confronting the Disinformation Ecosystem
August 23, 2023

Guest: Sheldon Himelfarb With the advances in AI and increasing sophistication in creating misleading content such as deepfakes, there is growing concern especially amongst academics and researchers a

Measuring social media impacts on mental health
August 09, 2023

Guest: Nathaniel Lubin In the fall of 2021, Whistleblower Frances Haugena former member of the Civic Integrity team at Metashared a cache of more than 1,300 documents that would come to be known col

Can AI Help Us Go Green?
July 19, 2023

Guest: Jef Caers The EU is requiring all cars sold in the European Union by 2035 to be zero-emission vehicles, and the US has set a target of 67% by 2032. But there is a catch. Transition to Electric

Building Trust in AI Systems
June 28, 2023

Guest: Jane Pinelis A new movie called The Creator paints a vivid picture of humanity at war with AI in a dystopian future. Although the movie is science fiction, it highlights a major issue: How ca