S2E28: "BigTech Privacy; Responsible AI; and Bias Bounties at DEF CON" with Jutta Williams (Reddit)

Sep 19, 2023

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This week, I welcome Jutta Williams, Head of Privacy & Assurance at Reddit, Co-founder of Humane Intelligence and BiasBounty.ai, Privacy & Responsible AI Evangelist, and Startup Board Advisor. With a long history of accomplishments in privacy engineering, Jutta has a unique perspective on the growing field.

In our conversation, we discuss her transition from security engineering to privacy engineering; how privacy cultures differ across social media companies where she's worked: Google, Facebook, Twitter, and now Reddit; the overlap of the privacy engineering & responsible AI; how her non-profit, Humane Intelligence, supports AI model owners; her experience launching the largest Generative AI Red Teaming challenge ever at DEF CON; and, how a curious knowledge-enhancing approach to privacy will create engagement and allow for fun.

Topics Covered:

How Jutta’s unique transition from security engineering landed her in the privacy engineering space.
A comparison of privacy cultures across Google, Facebook, Twitter (now 'X'), and Reddit based on her privacy engineering experiences there.
Two open Privacy Engineering roles at Reddit, and Jutta's advice for those wanting to transition from security engineering to privacy engineering.
Whether Privacy Pros will be responsible for owning new regulatory obligations under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) & the Digital Markets Act (DMA); and the role of the Privacy Engineer when overlapping with Responsible AI issues
Humane Intelligence, Jutta's 'side quest,' which she co-leads with Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, and supports AI model owners seeking 'Product Readiness Reviews' at scale.
When, during the product development life cycle, companies should perform 'AI Readiness Reviews'
How to de-biased at scale or whether attempting to do so is 'chasing windmills'
Who should be hunting for biases in an AI Bias Bounty challenge
DEF CON 31's AI Village's 'Generative AI Red Teaming Challenge,' which was a bias bounty that she co-designed; lessons learned; and what Jutta & team have planned for DEF CON 32 next year
Why it's so important for people to 'love their side quests'

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