In AI We Trust?

Kevin McKee, Senior Research Scientist at Google DeepMind, discusses AI fairness, AI's impact on the LGBT+ community, and the balance between developing trustworthy AI and anthropomorphization of technology. They emphasize the importance of aligning AI systems with human values, building trust, and creating inclusive AI tools.

This week on In AI we Trust? Executive Director of LGBT Tech, Chris Wood, joins Miriam Vogel and guest-co-host Kathy Baxter for a special episode in celebration of Pride Month. Join this week’s conversation on the duality of technology for the LGBT community – how it can be an impactful medium to foster connection in the LGBT+ community or a harmful tool leveraged against the same individuals – the significance of diversity in tech, the complexity of representation in our datasets, as well as his important research and other initiatives that range from broadband access in rural communities to building an AI of their own. —Resources Mentioned this Episode:LGBT Tech WebsiteVision For Inclusion: An LGBT Broadband FutureLGBT Tech Programs

Gilman Louie is CEO and co-founder of America’s Frontier Fund, CEO of In-Q-Tel, and an NSCAI Commissioner. Tune into this week’s episode of In AI We Trust, where Gilman shares his thoughts on the government's role in regulating, funding, and convening key stakeholders to promote responsible AI. Gilman invokes similar moments of technological innovation in our history to contextualize the opportunity in the U.S. at this moment to set the standards in the AI race; and considers the challenges that derive from our “click economy”. Hear these thoughts and more in this great episode.

Meet one of the Bad A#%* women in Congress, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA). She is a trailblazer: a strong advocate for and accomplished practitioner in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) as an engineer, Air Force veteran, successful entrepreneur and former chemistry teacher. This week on In AI We Trust? Miriam Vogel and special guest co-host Victoria Espinel of #BSA ask Representative Houlahan to share her unique perspective on why – and how – Congress must do more to support our veterans, women, entrepreneurship and how this relates to her work in Congress on AI policy.

In this episode of In AI We Trust? Dr. Haniyeh Mahmoudian, Global AI Ethicist at DataRobot, provides insight into the timely and critical role of an AI ethicist. Haniyeh explains how culture is a key element of responsible AI development. She also reflects on the questions to ask in advance of designing an AI model and the importance of engaging multiple stakeholders to design AI effectively. Tune in to this episode to learn these and other insights from an industry thought leader.—Resources mentioned in this episode:How to Tackle AI Bias (Haniyeh Mahmoudian, PhD)

Justin Hotard leads the High Performance Computing (HPC) & AI business group at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). Tune in to In AI we Trust? this week as he discusses supercomputing, HPE’s commitment to open source models for global standardization and using responsible data to ensure responsible AI. –Resources mentioned in this episode:What are supercomputers and why are they important? An expert explains (Justin Hotard & the World Economic Forum)Fueling AI for good with supercomputing (Justin Hotard & HPE)Hewlett Packard Enterprise ushers in next era in AI innovation with Swarm Learning solution built for the edge and distributed sites (HPE)

Based on the testimony of 87 witnesses from 5 field hearings across the US, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce bipartisan AI Commission on Competition, Inclusion, and Innovation released a report yesterday, addressing the state of AI. Tune in this week to hear the U.S. Chamber’s Technology Engagement Center (C_TEC) VP, Jordan Crenshaw share key takeaways from this and other recent C_TEC reports, why tech issues are business issues, the importance of digitizing government data, and the critical impact of tech on small businesses. —Materials mentioned in this episode:The U.S. Chamber’s AI Commission report (U.S. Chamber of Commerce)Investing in Trustworthy AI (U.S. Chamber of Commerce & Deloitte)U.S. Chamber Artificial Intelligence Principles (U.S. Chamber of Commerce)Impact of Technology on U.S. Small Businesses (U.S. Chamber of Commerce Technology Engagement Center)

Elham Tabassi and Reva Schwartz – two AI leaders from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) – join us this week to discuss the AI Risk Management Framework #AIRMF released on January 26th thanks to the herculean efforts of our guests. Tune in to find out why Miriam Vogel and Kay Firth-Butterfield believe the AI RMF will be game changing. Learn the purpose behind the AI RMF; the emblematic 18-month multi (multi)-stakeholder, transparent process to design it; how they made it ‘evergreen’ at a time when our AI progress is moving at a lightning speed pace and much more.—Materials mentioned in this episode:AI Risk Management Framework, (NIST)NIST AI Risk Management Framework Playbook, (NIST)Perspectives about the NIST Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework, (NIST)

The annual World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos gathers leading thinkers in government, business and civil society annually to discuss current global economic and social challenges. This week, listen to WEF Executive Committee Member, our own co-host Kay Firth-Butterfield, and Miriam Vogel discuss why this was Kay's “best Davos yet”. Not surprisingly, generative AI and ChatGPT were among the hottest topics. Learn insights gleaned on generative AI’s power and limitations, the key role that investors plan in development and deployment of responsible AI, and how AI can predict wildfires and help fight the climate crisis. Leave a 5 star rating!—Davos discussions and materials mentioned in this episode:A Conversation with Satya Nadella, CEO of MicrosoftGenerative AIInvesting in AI, with CareAI for Climate AdaptationHow AI Fights WildfiresSatya Nadella Says AI Golden Age Is Here and ‘It’s Good for Humanity’These were the biggest AI developments in 2022. Now we must decide how to use them, (Kay Firth-Butterfield)

Dr. Stuart Russell (CS Prof, UC Berkeley) has kept us current on AI developments for decades and in this week’s episode, prepares us for the headlines we’ll hear about this week @Davos and in the coming year. He shares his thoughts and concerns on ChatGPT, Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, how the future of work might look through an AI lens, and a human compatible design for AI. Listen to this episode here and subscribe to ensure you catch other important upcoming discussions.—Materials mentioned in this episode:Davos 2023, the World Economic ForumRadio Davos, A World Economic Forum Podcast