SHIFT

Artists are starting to use AI to fight back against AI with free tools that let visual artists deter–even poison–AI models that use their work without permission. We Meet: Carl Franzen, Head of News at VentureBeat Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski.

A new study explores how an AI model that’s been taught to lie might be brought back into line. We Meet: Brown University Professor of Computer Science Michael Littman Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski.

In the latest installment of our oral history project we meet one of the central figures behind generative coding tools. We Meet: GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke Credits: SHIFT is produced by Jennifer Strong and Anthony Green, with help from Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski.

Esther Kunda, Director General of Innovation & Emerging Technologies for Rwanda's Ministry of ICT, discusses Rwanda's national AI policies, challenges in AI implementation, upscaling talent, data infrastructure, and global collaboration for responsible and ethical AI.

In the latest installment of our oral history project we meet Ryan Graciano, a co-founder of the personal finance company, Credit Karma. We Meet: Ryan Graciano, Co-founder & CTO of Credit Karma Credits: SHIFT is produced by Jennifer Strong and Anthony Green, with help from Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski, with special thanks this week to the folks at TED AI.

As this year draws to a close we’re bringing you a look at the tech trends we’ll be watching in 2024. We Meet: Deloitte’s Chief Futurist Mike Bechtel Credits: SHIFT is produced by Jennifer Strong, Anthony Green, and Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski.

Language translation increasingly falls to artificial intelligence—but AI still doesn’t speak many of the world’s languages. We Meet: Vasco Pedro, CEO, Unbabel Paulo Dimas, VP Product Innovation, Unbabel Pelonomi Moiloa, CEO, Lelapa AI Credits: SHIFT is produced by Jennifer Strong, Anthony Green, and Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski.

In this third installment of our oral history project we meet a man working to build edtech programs in under-resourced languages for children without access to traditional schooling. His company, Taleemabad, was awarded the WISE award in 2021 and has been recognized by Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai and the late Queen Elizabeth. We Meet: Haroon Yasin, the Co-founder & CEO of Taleemabad Credits: SHIFT is produced by Jennifer Strong and Anthony Green, with help from Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski.

Potentially a quarter billion children worldwide lack access to an education. Advances in education tech and AI programs for learning can help students who have access to tools and internet. This episode, we bring you a conversation with members of the International Rescue Committee, an aid group developing tailored learning experiences for children in crisis. It was taped before a live audience at Web Summit, Europe’s largest tech conference, in Lisbon, Portugal.  We Meet: Atish Gonsalves, Global Lead for Research & Innovation in Education, International Rescue Committee (IRC) Morena Baccarin, Actor, IRC Ambassador Sara Wayne Callies, Actor, IRC Ambassador Credits: SHIFT is produced by Jennifer Strong and Anthony Green, with help from Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski.

In this second installment of our oral history project we meet a man trying to solve AI’s black box problem with symbolic AI, a subfield that communicates how decisions are made. We Meet: Casper Wilstrup, the Founder & CEO of Abzu Credits: SHIFT is produced by Jennifer Strong and Anthony Green, with help from Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski.