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From Print to Digital: Unravelling Copyright Laws in the Age of AI
Guests: David Bellos and Alex Montagu Aside from IP lawyers, how many of us, particularly technologists, know about the origins of copyright laws and how they have evolved from the 18th century (yes p
Generative AI: the promise beyond the hype cycle
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?
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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