The Radical AI Podcast

The Radical AI Podcast has unfortunately reached its end. In this episode, Dylan and Jess say goodbye to the podcast and thank you listeners for your unwavering support throughout the years.

In this episode, we interview Dr. Jonathan Flowers about Twitter vs. Mastodon 101, the power dynamics of the fediverse, and potential paths forward in our digital lives. Johnathan Flowers is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Northridge. His research areas include African American intellectual history, Japanese Aesthetics, American Pragmatism, Phil

In this episode, we discuss Meredith Broussard's influential new book, More than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech – published by MIT Press. Meredith is a data journalist, an associate professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University, a research director at the NYU Alliance for Public Interest Technology, and the author of s

In this episode, we unpack: is ChatGPT Ethical? In what ways? We interview Dr. Emily M. Bender and Dr. Casey Fiesler about the limitations of ChatGPT – we cover ethical considerations, bias and discrimination, and the importance of algorithmic literacy in the face of chatbots. Emily M. Bender is a Professor of Linguistics and an Adjunct Professor in the School of Computer Science

ChatGPT – what is it? How does it work? Should we be excited? Or scared? The recent natural language chatbot has been getting ALL the hype. In this episode we interview Deep Dhillon about the ins and outs of ChatGPT! Deep is the co-founder and leader of technology development at Xyonix, where his mission is to find novel value in clients' data. Deep has experience as a technology

What can our senses teach us about data? What can data teach us about our senses? In this episode, we interview Jordan Wirfs-Brock about how we can explore data through all of our senses, especially through the sense of sound. Jordan Wirfs-Brock recently completed a PhD in Information Science at the University of Colorado Boulder and will be joining Whitman College as an assistant

How can technology be designed to fight online abuse and harassment? What is the difference between cancel culture and appropriate accountability? How can you stay safe online? In this episode we interview Seyi Akiwowo to discuss her newly released book: How to Stay Safe Online: A digital self-care toolkit for developing resilience and allyship. Seyi is the founder and CEO of Glitc

What is the reality of data privacy after the overruling of Roe v. Wade? In this episode, we interview Rebecca Finlay about protecting user data privacy and human rights, following the US Supreme Court ruling of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Rebecca Finlay is the CEO of the non-profit, Partnership on AI overseeing the organization’s mission and strategy. In this

What is Digital Lethargy? How can we adapt to an age of disconnection? How can art act as a force of resistance? In this episode we interview Tung-Hui Hu about digital exhaustion in the modern day, and his new upcoming book from MIT Press: “Digital Lethargy: Dispatches from an Age of Disconnection.” Tung-Hui is an associate professor of English at the University of Michigan and

How does the government use algorithms? How do algorithms impact social services, policing, and other social services? And where does Silicon Valley fit in? In this episode we interview Shion Guha about how governments adopt algorithms to enforce public policy. Shion is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Information at University of Toronto. His research fits into the field o