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#24 Robot Rights with David Gunkel, Ph.D

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 22:47


David Gunkel Ph.D let us sneak peek into his next book. Will humans ever rethink the way we classify and exploit other living creatures or even machines?

#23 Frankenstein and The Last Man, A.I and Pandemics in the eyes of Marry Shelley.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 39:37


Eileen Hunt, Ph.D. brings Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and The Last Man in the light of A.I and the social reasons for global pandemics.

#22 Militarized Robots with Julie Carpenter, Ph.D.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 50:30


Dr. Julie Carpenter tells stories of humans and their interaction with robots, more specifically in military spaces. As an avid listener and storyteller, her focus is the human experience. How do soldiers relate to their robots? What happens when they get damaged in battle beyond repair?

#21 Humans, Faith and Robots with Joshua K. Smith Ph.D

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 59:09


Joshua K Smith Pd.D, comments on the potential problems in the relationship between "robotic persons" and humans. As he raises questions, he finds his voice as a theologist, a pastor, a father, a human.

#20 Technology and Philosophy, where they meet, and what that got to do with humans with Sven Nyholm Ph.D

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 39:07


In our conversation with Sven Nyholm PhD, we touch on how technology brings philosophy's big questions to a broader audience. As we talked about human interaction with robots and autonomous machines, we asked ourselves, will robots influence the "human" way of doing things?

#19 Ethics Consulting with Dorothea Baur Ph.D

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 18:49


Have you ever wondered what it truly means to work as an Ethics consultant? How do you start? We talked to Dorothea Baur Ph.D. from Baur Consulting, about asking the right questions and bringing change to organizations.

#18 Privacy and its implications with Katharine Jarmul from Cape Privacy.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 15:10


Who do you think is more affected by the lack of privacy in today's applications? Kunumi.ai kicks off the second season of Volume in a special episode with Katharine Jarmul from Cape Privacy. We talked about her work, and how one goes from studying mathematics to building products that use machine learning for privacy applications. By Kunumi.ai

#17 Shifting Forward #2

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 15:49


How do you see your work and the world in 10 years? This is part 2 with Joanna Bryson, Virginia Eubanks, Hessie Jones, Morgan Klaus, Osamu Saito, Rupal Srivastava, Gabriela de Queiroz e Buse Çetin.

#16 Shifting Forward #1

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 10:51


How our guests replied to the question of "How do you see your work and the world in 10 years?" Here is a small compilation and, there are some interesting predictions that already became fact. This is part 1.

#15 Automating Inequality and Trauma with Virginia Eubanks.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 30:08


Systems used by the government to automate social services may create injustice. Virginia talked to Kunumi about the impact of these systems on people's lives. She also focuses her work on trauma: social, physical, and mental.

14# From data marketing to data ethics with Hessie Jones.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 33:41


At first, the use of data in marketing was, at least, exciting. But it became clear that the strategies could be abusive and invasive. So, how can we use data to build useful, fair and, respectful services?

#13 Intelligence, biology, technology and everything that connects us with Joanna Bryson Ph.D.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 33:43


Joanna Bryson invites us to think about how biology, animal, and machine intelligence may interconnect. She also questions the impact of technology on our lives, culture, and society.

#12 Gender identity in data and computer systems with Morgan Klaus Scheuerman.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 21:09


How do computers see gender identity? This and other great questions with Microsoft Research Fellow and Ph.D. student Morgan Klaus Scheuerman from the University of Colorado Boulder.

#11 The Development of Sustainability Science with Osamu Saito.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 21:40


Osamu is an expert in the field of biodiversity and ecosystem, he has been working on the interlinkages between ecological, human, and social systems through sustainability science approaches.

#10 Shape Memory Alloy and Smart Materials with Rupal Srivastava.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 19:39


Smart materials such as Memory Shape Alloys will be key to building our future. Would it be more sustainable? What are the present and future applications of this technology? By Kunumi.ai. / https://www.rupalsrivastava.com/

#9 Community Building with Gabriela de Queiroz.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 24:17


Communities are fundamental to promote empowerment in tech, especially for underrepresented groups. What moves someone to create a movement like R-ladies, present today in over 200 cities worldwide?

#8 Asking questions about Artificial Intelligence with Buse Çetin

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 26:31


As a young researcher, Buse Çetin connects her personal life experiences with questions about society and A. I development. She speaks from a place that many students may be right now.

#7 Liz W Faber, PhD - The Computer's Voice, from Star Trek to Siri.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 31:32


Why today's conversational assistant's voices and genders are mostly female? What can we learn from old science fiction movies and books on the subject? By kunumi.ai

#6 Artificial Intelligence and Human Ethics with Maria Axente.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 39:27


We know we can develop this or that software, but should we? A very simple question, guided by ethics, with huge implications. Maria Axente works for PwC and focuses her work on asking this and many other important questions ////// By Kunumi.ai

#5 Not Looking Away with Mick Ebeling from Not Impossible Labs.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 19:39


How technology, creativity, and stories can affect the lives of many ///// By Kunumi.ai

#4 Woman's Participation in Electoral Systems with Larissa Peixoto Ph.D.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 32:51


Electoral Systems are like fingerprints, every nation has its own. How do they compare in relation to woman's rights and participation?

#3 Planet Centric Design with Futurist and Designer Cennydd Bowles.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 27:36


The perils of developing a user-centric design with Futurist and Designer Cennydd Bowles.

#2 Frequencies and Vibrations with Intermedia Artist Daniel Belquer.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 31:45


Frequency, vibration, and its uses in wellbeing and as a medium for communication.

#1 Digital Echo Chambers for Political Engagement with Laura Jakli Ph.D.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 40:35


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