
AI IRL & Mozilla's Internet Health Report
08/02/22 • 42 min
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Every year Mozilla releases an Internet Health Report that combines research and stories exploring what it means for the internet to be healthy. This year’s report is focused on AI. In this episode, Solana and Bridget from Mozilla join us to discuss the power dynamics of AI and the current state of AI worldwide. They highlight concerning trends in the application of this transformational technology along with positive signs of change.
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Every year Mozilla releases an Internet Health Report that combines research and stories exploring what it means for the internet to be healthy. This year’s report is focused on AI. In this episode, Solana and Bridget from Mozilla join us to discuss the power dynamics of AI and the current state of AI worldwide. They highlight concerning trends in the application of this transformational technology along with positive signs of change.
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Practical AI - AI IRL & Mozilla's Internet Health Report
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Welcome to another episode of Practical AI. This is Daniel Whitenack. I'm a data scientist with SIL International, and I'm not joined today by Chris, who is currently in a plane somewhere, taking his daughter to Disney World, I think, to have a wonderful time... So we'll give him the week off. But in lieu of Chris, we have some amazing guests with us today to talk through some of what Mozilla is putting out with their IRL Podcas
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