Machine Ethics Podcast episodes

This month we're chatting again with Tim El-Sheikh. We discuss podcasting, history of openAI, London startups, what are the AI use cases, is GenAI even safe? the AI bubble, snake oil salesmen, why do we need all these data centres? replacing human workers, data oligachies, the erosion of trust in AI, AI psychosis and more...

This time we're chatting with Dr Oliver Bridge about machine ethics, superintelligence, virtue ethics, AI alignment, fostering morality in humans and AI, evolutional moral systems, socialising AI, and systems thinking...

This is a bonus episode looking back over answers to our question: What excites you about AI?

This episode Adir and I chat about Autonomy.ai–AI automation for frontend web development, where Human Machine Interface could be going? allowing an LLM to optimism itself, job displacement, vibe coding, Grok's MechaHitler, the ethics and guard rails of LLMs, and go be a plumber!?

Lucy Mason, Director at Capgemini Invent, specializes in innovation for defense and security while advising on emerging tech trends. They discuss AI's unpredictable evolution, highlighting the need for education and ethical practices in its implementation. Key topics include establishing the UK's own AI capabilities, addressing ageism in tech, and the challenges of copyright in the age of AI-generated content. The conversation emphasizes the importance of transparency, collaboration, and the intricate legal landscape surrounding AI ethics.

In this deep dive, guests Hannah Smith, Director of Operations for the Green Web Foundation, and Boris Gamazachikov, Head of AI Sustainability at Salesforce, discuss the environmental impacts of AI, including energy consumption and water usage. Will Alpine, Co-founder of Enabled Emissions Campaign, advocates for aligning tech with climate science, while Mel Hogan, Associate Professor at Queen's University, critiques the socio-political implications of AI. Together, they explore pressing issues like the transparency of AI's energy usage and the necessity for urgent policy changes.

Pinar Guvenc, a design strategist at Sauer and educator in inclusive and ethical design, dives into the intersection of AI and co-design. They discuss whether AI is ready for society and vice versa, emphasizing the potential for AI to serve as a co-creator. Guvenc unpacks biases in design practices and the importance of involving diverse voices in the process. The conversation also touches on our digital lives, mindfulness in technology engagement, and the responsibility designers have in promoting inclusivity and ethics in the face of evolving tech.

Rachel Coldicutt, a seasoned technology researcher and founder of Careful Industries, shares her insights on the responsibility researchers have in creating socially responsible AI. She emphasizes the importance of fair access and the right to innovate, advocating for community-driven initiatives that empower individuals over centralized tech giants. The conversation navigates ethical challenges in the industry and the need for collective action, urging a shift from passive technology consumption to creative engagement in solving societal issues like climate change.

This episode we're chatting with Enrico Panai about the elements of the digital revolution, AI transforms data into information. HCI, the importance of knowing the tech as a tech philosopher, that ethicists should diagnose not judge, quality and making pasta, whether ethics is really a burden for companies or if you can run faster with ethics, don’t steal peoples life, and finding a Marx for the digital world.

For our 2024 round up episode we're again chatting with Karin Rudolph about the AI Ethics Risk and Safety Conference, the EU AI Act, agent based AI and Advertising! AI search and access to information, conflicting goals of many AI agents, weaponising disinformation, freedoms of speech, the LLM plateau, shadow AI, and more...