Rumman Chowdhury

Rumman Chowdhury, data and social scientist and CEO focused on responsible AI. Chris Hughes, tech entrepreneur and economic policy advocate. Simon Johnson, Nobel-winning economist and MIT professor. Andrew Yang, entrepreneur and policy advocate for economic supports. They spar over whether AI will replace or augment jobs. Short debates cover automation timelines, corporate incentives, policy responses, and impacts on entry-level roles.

Rumman Chowdhury, an ethical AI leader and founder of Human Intelligence PBC, reminds us that people—not algorithms—make choices. She discusses moral outsourcing, bias bounties and red teaming, how simple prompts break guardrails, why benchmarks mislead, and ways builders can reclaim agency with better evaluation, legal protections, and agentic AI.

Dr. Rumman Chowdhury discusses AI ethics, tech company promises, cultural shifts in Google, legal vs. ethical aspects, AI errors, intelligence definition, AI impact on time, and AI vs. human intelligence in a thought-provoking podcast episode.

Rumman Chowdhury, data and social scientist who builds responsible AI teams. Josh Brake, computer scientist studying how tools shape human agency. They discuss how AI designs shape our habits and desires. They explore AI’s role in attention economies, how simulated intimacy can reshape relationships, and how profit incentives steer technological paths.

Rumman Chowdhury, data scientist and social scientist who leads AI ethics work and co-founded Humane Intelligence. She probes who benefits from AI and warns against blaming machines to avoid human responsibility. She examines surveillance disguised as convenience, corporate incentives shaping tech, and the need for rigorous, socio-technical evaluation of AI systems.

Nikhil Narendran, tech lawyer focused on export controls and AI regulation in India; Dr Rumman Chowdhury, AI policy and governance expert and former U.S. AI envoy. They discuss the US cut-off of Anthropic models and its ripple effects. Short takes on sovereignty, legal twists of blocking software access, risks for Indian infrastructure and startups, and whether global rules can curb a new AI arms race.

Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, an AI ethicist and founder of Humane Intelligence, sheds light on the dangers of AI pessimism that can empower powerful corporations. She discusses her unique background in political science and quantitative social sciences to explore algorithmic bias and the myth of mathematical neutrality in AI. Rumman emphasizes the need for user agency, the complexities of ethical AI, and the importance of collective action over individual heroics. Her insights challenge listeners to reclaim their agency in the tech landscape.

Rumman Chowdhury, CEO and cofounder of Humane Intelligence, champions the right to repair AI systems to foster inclusivity in technology. She shares compelling examples, including farmers' battles to maintain their AI-driven tractors, spotlighting the need for user empowerment in AI development. Rumman argues for broader access to diagnostic tools and customization, promoting trust and transparency in technology. Her insights urge everyone to take a hands-on role in shaping AI for their specific needs, from farming to healthcare.

Rumman Chowdhury, co-founder and CEO of Humane Intelligence and former U.S. Science Envoy for AI, is an expert in AI safety and red teaming. She discusses why people should verify AI outputs, how adversarial testing exposes model flaws, the bias she found in Twitter’s image-cropping, and how prompt phrasing can reduce hallucinations.

Rumman Chowdhury, social scientist and AI ethics leader who built ML accountability work at Twitter and Humane Intelligence. She argues AI problems are about power, incentives, and responsibility. Short takes on surveillance cloaked as convenience, moral outsourcing that blames machines, and how industry incentives shape harms. Calls for rigorous evaluation and governance focused on who benefits.