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Ellen Goodman: Accountability for the Pioneers of AI

HEARSAY CULTURE RADIO

Episode 284

May 31, 2023

00:56:00

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Hosted by Dave Levine

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

The Department of Commerce’s special advisor on AI policy discusses how and if we can regulate AI Enter the realm of Artificial Intelligence, where machines possess astonishing capabilities to reason and make decisions. However, as this groundbreaking technology advances, a critical question emerges: Who should be held accountable for the impact of AI on society? Ellen Goodman, a trailblazer in the AI field, is leading the charge (at the Department of Commerce) in championing AI accountability. Policies that ensure fairness and ethical conduct in the realm of AI poses hard questions. In this interview, we delve into the captivating work of Ellen Goodman as she tackles the pressing issue of accountability in AI, forging a path towards a future where responsibility and ethics underpin the transformative power of AI technology.

“AI is sizing up to be as revolutionary a change as [the internet.]” – Ellen Goodman

“AI is a tool. The choice about how it gets deployed is ours.” – Oren Etzioni

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ABOUT THE GUEST

Ellen Goodman

Distinguished Professor Ellen P. Goodman, Co-Director of the Rutgers Institute for Information Policy & Law, on leave as Senior Advisor for Algorithmic Justice at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce.

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DAVID LEVINE

Dave Levine is the founder and host of Hearsay Culture. He is a Professor at Elon University School of Law and an Affiliate Scholar at the Center for Internet and Society (Stanford Law School). From 2014-2017, he was a Visiting Research Collaborator at Princeton University’s Center for Information Technology Policy. He is also the co-author of Information Law, Governance, and Cybersecurity (West 2019). A regular contributor to Slate, Dave has been published in leading newspapers, websites, and academic journals in the US and EU.

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