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[Podcast] Playing With Reality – Artificial Intelligence Unleashed

Menno van Doorn
March 31, 2023

The power of generative models of Artificial intelligence like ChatGPT and Dall-E dominate the headlines, for good, and of course for bad, these days. They bring promise, yes, but also a kind of fear. So could they be a Frankenstein’s monster of a technology? Or something that could save the planet? And where did it all come from, anyway? In this, our first episode of a new season of Playing with Reality focusing on Artificial Intelligence, we take a look at the fascinating history of AI to discover more about how it went from a niche theoretical field to the world defining technology it is today, exploring its possibilities and potential dangers.

Host Menno Van Doorn also introduces his new co-host Tijana Nikolic, a Sogeti AI expert, who will be joining him all season to comment on the interviews and discuss the fascinating themes.

Today’s Guests

Nell Watson

Eleanor ‘Nell’ Watson is a trailblazer in emerging technologies such as machine vision and A.I. ethics, and dedicates her work to protecting human rights and infusing ethics, safety, and values into technologies like Artificial Intelligence. She is the Chair & Vice-Chair of the IEEE’s ECPAIS Transparency Experts Focus Group, and P7001 Transparency of Autonomous Systems committee on A.I. Ethics & Safety, where she helps to safeguard algorithmic trust in AI. 

David Weinberger

David Weinberger is an author, technologist, and speaker. Originally trained as a philosopher, David’s work focuses on how technology, particularly the internet and machine learning, is changing our ideas. Since 2004 he has been a Fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. His books include Too Big to Know and Everyday Chaos: Technology, Complexity, and How We’re Thriving in a New World of Possibility.

About the author

Director and Trend Analyst VINT | Netherlands
Menno is Director of the Sogeti Research Institute for the Analysis of New Technology (VINT). He mixes personal life experiences with the findings of the 19 years of research done at the VINT Research Institute. Menno has co-authored many books on the impact of new technology on business and society. This is the list of the books and research project he has worked on: Making IT-Governance Work Ope

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