Age of AI
Medlir Mema, Chris Lamont, and Young Diogenes. Art by Aubrie Mema.
A podcast on the impact of emerging technologies in transforming politics, law, and society. Hosted by Medlir Mema, Chris Lamont, and Young Diogenes in association with the Global Governance Institute in Brussels.
Website: http://www.ageofaipodcast.com/
X.com: @MedlirM and @ck_lamont.
#IR #AI #International Relations #Artificial Intelligence #Law #Podcast
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10/22/23 • 25 min
YD, Chris, and Medlir discuss some recent uses of AI, to quickly and easily generate political influence campaigns.
Many of us are already aware of the rapidity and volume at which AI can generate content. But in this episode, we discuss some of the ways in which AI quality is improving, as well as some different mechanisms being tested to maximize the intensity and appeal to our emotions and biases.
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S2E2: China, AI, and Emerging Tech
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10/17/21 • 59 min
Medlir and Chris discuss innovation, Sino-US tech competition, and AI governance in China with Emily Weinstein. While YD raises the question of whether top down or bottom up incentives are 'better' and the role of government in technology innovation.
08/22/21 • 56 min
Medlir, Chris and YD discuss highlights from our first season.
02/13/25 • 28 min
In this episode Ritwik Gupta of the Berkeley AI Research Lab returns to talk with Chris about what DeepSeek really means for the AI Industry, Trump’s recent Stargate AI initiative, US-China AI competition, policy responses to DeepSeek, and where we should be looking for the next big disruptive event in the world of AI.
Links:
- https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.14425
- https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-hawley-act-threatens-ai-innovation
#DeepSeek #Stargate #Policy
03/10/24 • 33 min
Andrej Zwitter and Oskar Gstrein share with Chris what they will be keeping an eye out for in the AI regulatory space in 2024. They also discuss their latest work on the politics and governance of big data and artificial intelligence and their newly published Handbook on the Governance Politics and Governance of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence. In this discussion Andrej and Oskar explore the EU AI Act and challenges that datafication and algorithmic logics pose for governance, privacy, and human agency, and ponder the question: what does it mean to stay human in the age of AI?
Show Notes:
- Andrej Zwitter and Oskar Gstrein (eds.), Research Handbook on Politics and Governance of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, Edward Elgar, 2023, Partially Open Access.
- Dirk Helbing, Thomas Beschorner, Bruno Frey, Andreas Diekmann, Thilo Hagendorff, Peter Seele, Sarah Spiekermann-Hoff, Jeroen van den Hoven, and Andrej Zwitter. “Triage 4.0: On Death Algorithms and Technological Selection. Is Today’s Data- Driven Medical System Still Compatible with the Constitution?” Journal of European CME Vol. 10, no. 1, 2021
- Oskar Gstrein and Andrej Zwitter, “Extraterritorial application of the GDPR: Promoting European values or power?”, Internet Policy Review Vol. 10, Issue 3, 2021
- Andrej Zwitter, Oskar Gstrein, Evan Yap, “Digital Identity and the Blockchain: Universal Identity Management and the concept of the 'Self-Sovereign' Individual”, Frontiers in Blockchain, Vol. 3/26, 2020
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Pilot: Finding the Human
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04/20/21 • 38 min
Medlir, Chris, and Young Diogenes introduce the podcast by exploring the many ways Artificial Intelligence will shape the future of International Relations.
04/30/23 • 29 min
Medlir talks with Dr. Sylvie Borau, an associate professor at TBS Education, Toulouse, France, where she teaches ethical marketing and consumer behavior. They discuss gender imbalance in AI and the issue of 'Benevolent Sexism.' Together they also consider the implications of one of Dr. Boreau's recent studies which concludes that female bots are endowed with more positive human qualities than male bots, and they are perceived as more human than male bots when compared to both animals and machines.
02/25/24 • 27 min
Medlir is joined by Baptiste Alloui-Cros, founder of the Strand Simulations Group and a wargame designer, to discuss how AI is likely to impact how we think, strategize, and prepare for war.
Links:
- https://strandsimulationsgroup.com/
- https://www.militarystrategymagazine.com/article/does-artificial-intelligence-change-the-nature-of-war/
- https://www.militarystrategymagazine.com/article/what-is-the-utility-of-the-principles-of-war/
#wargaming, #simulation, #AI, #warfare, #strategy
12/25/22 • 27 min
Chris and Medlir catch up with Young Diogenes to discuss OpenAI's ChatGPT and explore its possible uses and abuses. Don't miss a passing glance at David Bowie's 'Verbasizer' and Meta's AI Cicero.
Links:
- https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/
- https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/12/chatgpt-ai-writing-college-student-essays/672371/
- https://slate.com/technology/2022/12/chatgpt-college-essay-plagiarism.html
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/xygxpn/the-verbasizer-was-david-bowies-1995-lyric-writing-mac-app
- https://aisupremacy.substack.com/p/is-metas-ai-cicero-dangerous?r=lnpt&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
05/15/22 • 67 min
Chris and Medlir review AI-themed television shows with Young Diogenes (e.g. Westworld), followed by a discussion with Frederick Bruneault, professor of philosophy at University of Quebec Montreal, asking the question: How do we define AI ethics and how do we avoid pitfalls in the debate surrounding it. Finally, we ask Dr. Bruneault, what is missing from the current discussion on AI ethics?
Links:
- Groupe de recherche sur l’information et la surveillance au quotidien
- AI ethics debate: How can information ethics provide a framework which allows us to avoid usual conceptual pitfalls?» (coll. A.S. Laflamme), AI & Society, 36, 2021, 757-766
- AI Ethics Training in Higher Education: Competency Framework» (coll. A.S. Laflamme & A. Mondoux), SocArXiv, March 2022
- The role of corporations in addressing AI’s ethical dilemmas, Darrell M. West Thursday, September 13, 2018
- Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Human Rights: Risks and Opportunities
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FAQ
How many episodes does Age of AI have?
Age of AI currently has 90 episodes available.
What topics does Age of AI cover?
The podcast is about News, Society & Culture, International Relations, Podcasts, Technology, Social Sciences, Science, Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence and Politics.
What is the most popular episode on Age of AI?
The episode title 'S7E8: Misinformation and Disinformation in the age of AI' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Age of AI?
The average episode length on Age of AI is 43 minutes.
How often are episodes of Age of AI released?
Episodes of Age of AI are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of Age of AI?
The first episode of Age of AI was released on Apr 20, 2021.
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