Pondering AI Podcast
1) An Environmental Grounding with Masheika Allgood
Masheika Allgood delineates good AI from GenAI, outlines the environmental imprint of hyperscale data centers, and emphasizes AI success depends on the why and data. Masheika and Kimberly discuss her...Show More
2) Your Digital Twin Is Not You with Kati Walcott
Kati Walcott differentiates simulated will from genuine intent, data sharing from data surrender, and agents from agency in a quest to ensure digital sovereignty for all.Kati and Kimberly discuss her ...Show More
3) No Community Left Behind with Paula Helm
Paula Helm articulates an AI vision that goes beyond base performance to include epistemic justice and cultural diversity by focusing on speakers and not language alone. Paula and Kimberly discuss eth...Show More
4) What AI Values with Jordan Loewen-Colón
Jordan Loewen-Colón values clarity regarding the practical impacts, philosophical implications and work required for AI to serve the public good, not just private gain.Jordan and Kimberly discuss valu...Show More
5) Agentic Insecurities with Keren Katz
Keren Katz exposes novel risks posed by GenAI and agentic AI while reflecting on unintended malfeasance, surprisingly common insider threats and weak security postures. Keren and Kimberly discuss thre...Show More
6) To Be or Not to Be Agentic with Maximilian Vogel
Maximilian Vogel dismisses tales of agentic unicorns, relying instead on human expertise, rational objectives, and rigorous design to deploy enterprise agentic systems. Maximilian and Kimberly discu...Show More
7) The Problem of Democracy with Henrik Skaug Sætra
Henrik Skaug Sætra considers the basis of democracy, the nature of politics, the tilt toward digital sovereignty and what role AI plays in our collective human society. Henrik and Kimberly discuss AI’...Show More
8) Generating Safety Not Abuse with Dr. Rebecca Portnoff
Dr. Rebecca Portnoff generates awareness of the threat landscape, enablers, challenges and solutions to the complex but addressable issue of online child sexual abuse. Rebecca and Kimberly discuss tr...Show More
9) Inclusive Innovation with Hiwot Tsefaye
Hiwot Tsefaye disputes the notion of AI givers and takers, challenges innovation as an import, highlights untapped global potential, and charts a more inclusive course. Hiwot and Kimberly discuss the ...Show More
10) The Shape of Synthetic Data with Dietmar Offenhuber
Dietmar Offenhuber reflects on synthetic data’s break from reality, relates meaning to material use, and embraces data as a speculative and often non-digital artifact. Dietmar and Kimberly discuss da...Show More