S4E7 Ethical Machines: A Conversation with Reid Blackman

Join us as we discuss Dr. Reid Blackman’s new book, Ethical Machines: Your Concise Guide to Totally Unbiased, Transparent, and Respectful AI (Harvard Business Review Press, 2022). We delve into the intricacies of developing AI and explore the intersection of ethics and innovation.

Reid Blackman, Ph.D., is the author of Ethical Machines, creator and host of the podcast Ethical Machines, and Founder and CEO of Virtue, a digital ethical risk consultancy. He serves as an advisor to the Canadian government on federal AI regulations and was a founding member of EY’s AI Advisory Board. He is also a Senior Advisor to the Deloitte AI Institute. Reid has advised and spoken to organizations such as AWS, U.S. Bank, the FBI, NASA, and the World Economic Forum. His work has been profiled by The Wall Street Journal, the BBC, and Forbes, and his written contributions have appeared in The Harvard Business Review and The New York Times. Before founding Virtue, Reid was a professor of philosophy at Colgate University and UNC-Chapel Hill.

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