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How to Defend Independent Technology Research from Corporate and Political Opposition
In October 2022, a group of researchers published a manifesto establishing a Coalition for Independent Technology Research.
“Society needs trustworth…
2 years, 4 months ago
Questioning OpenAI's Nonprofit Status
Today’s guest is Robert Weissman, president of the nonprofit consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen. He is the author of a letter addressed to…
2 years, 4 months ago
Evaluating Social Media's Role in the Israel-Hamas War
Today is the three month anniversary of the vicious Hamas attack and abduction of hostages that ignited the current war in Gaza. Just before the New …
2 years, 4 months ago
Exposing the Rotten Reality of AI Training Data
In a report released December 20, 2023, the Stanford Internet Observatory said it had detected more than 1,000 instances of verified child sexual abu…
2 years, 4 months ago
An FDA for AI?
If you’ve listened to some of the dialogue in hearings on Capitol Hill about how to regulate AI, you’ve heard various folks suggest the need for a re…
2 years, 4 months ago
What Are We Building, and Why?
At the end of this year in which the hype around artificial intelligence seemed to increase in volume with each passing week, it’s worth stepping bac…
2 years, 5 months ago
Europe Advances Its AI Act
In April 2021, the European Commission introduced the first regulatory framework for AI within the EU. This Friday, after a marathon set of negotiati…
2 years, 5 months ago
Tracking Oversight of Surveillance in the US and EU
In both the US and Europe, policymakers are making important decisions about the governance of the bulk collection of communications and data for int…
2 years, 5 months ago
Checking on the Progress of Content Moderators in Africa
For the past two years, there has been a steady stream of news out of Kenya about the relationships between major tech firms – including Meta, TikTok…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Saga at OpenAI: Lessons for Policymakers
To learn more about the recent leadership crisis at OpenAI and what lessons policymakers should take from it, Justin Hendrix spoke to Karen Hao, a co…
2 years, 5 months ago