Podcasts about senior principal researcher

We are pleased to invite you to a LIVE distinguished YouTube panel discussion on strategic career pathways for emerging scholars in computer science. This session, “Pathways to Success: Job Market Strategies for Ph.D. Students and Postdocs in Computer Science,” on NOVEMBER 10 (Sunday), 11am ET, brings together esteemed leaders to provide insights and guidance on navigating career choices, whether in academia, research labs, or industry.Potential Discussion Topics:____________________________Career Path & Decision-Making: Insights into choosing between academia, industry, and research labs, and the key factors influencing these decisions.Application Process & Preparation: Guidance on creating impactful applications, the role of publications, and tips for writing effective teaching and research statements.Interviewing & Negotiation: Common interview questions, advice on salary and start-up package negotiations, and factors to consider for long-term success.Academia vs. Industry: A comparison of growth opportunities, work-life balance, and career progression across different sectors.Long-Term Success & Networking: Strategies for building professional networks, finding mentors, and initiating collaborations.Our Distinguished Panelists:____________________________Prof. Lance Fortnow, Dean of the College of Computing at the Illinois Institute of Technology, former Dean of Science at IIT, and past Chair of the School of Computer Science at Georgia Tech, renowned for his contributions to computational complexity.Prof. Mohammad Hajiaghayi, Professor at the University of Maryland and Research Scientist at Google, with prior employment at Amazon, Overstock, AT&T, and Microsoft, recognized for his expertise in algorithms and game theory.Dr. Nicole Immorlica, Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research and former faculty member at Northwestern University, celebrated for her pioneering work at the intersection of economics and computation.Prof. Samir Khuller, Peter and Adrienne Barris Chair of Computer Science at Northwestern University, and former Chair of the CS Department at the University of Maryland, College Park, known for his expertise in graph algorithms and discrete optimization.This panel offers a unique opportunity for early-career researchers to gain valuable perspectives on navigating the job market, building successful careers, and making informed decisions that align with their professional goals.Please join us and ask questions online.

In this episode of PRIM&R's podcast, “Research Ethics Reimagined,” we explore the intersection of artificial intelligence, ethics, and studying human behavior in the digital age. Our guest is Mary L. Gray, Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research and Faculty Associate at Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society.

In this episode of ACM ByteCast, Bruke Kifle hosts 2022 ACM Prize in Computing recipient Yael Tauman Kalai, Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research and an Adjunct Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her main research interests are cryptography, the Theory of Computation, and security and privacy. She is especially known for her work in verifiable delegation of computation, where she has developed succinct proofs that certify the correctness of any computation. In addition to making breakthroughs in the mathematical foundations of cryptography, her proofs have been practically useful in areas such as blockchain and cryptocurrency. Yael shares her career journey in computer science, which is rooted in a love of mathematics, and how the field of cryptography provided philosophically interesting questions with applicable research outcomes. She describes her work on ring signatures, a key component of numerous blockchain-based systems that added privacy to the chain, which she co-invented with Ron Rivest and Adi Shamir. Yael also touches on AI and large language models (LLMs), different methods of verification, how she values her own work, and how she balances her roles between academia and industry. She also reveals some concerns around quantum computing and what she sees as the most exciting emerging areas of cryptography.

Nathan Waltham, Senior Principal Researcher at James Cook University, is an expert in coastal landscape ecology and processes.  In this episode of the Reef & Rivers podcast Nathan talks about the importance of different wetland habitats, the pressures from urban development and the future fo restoration work. 

We discussed the history of social media and misinformation networks, about Elon Musk and if he is a genius or ruthless evil capitalist, about tech chaos and the future of the jobs market in the era of mass firing and so much more. Prof. Joyojeet Pal is an Associate Professor at the School of Information at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Prior to this he was a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research India. His recent work has been on the use of social media in mainstream politics, particularly in India. In the past, he has been a visiting scholar at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology University of Tokyo, and at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law at Stanford University. Dear listeners, if you like this podcast then please support it. This podcast doesn't have corporate funding and it is entirely funded by a few listeners. Your support is crucial for its survival. Please support it here generously : 1. Patreon (Most preferred medium): https://www.patreon.com/anuragminusverma 2. BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Anuragminus 3. InstaMojo:(UPI/Gpay/PayTm) : https://www.instamojo.com/@anuragminusverma/ 4. PayPal ( Subscribers living outside India can pay through it): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/AnuragMinusVerma?locale.x=en_GB Rate the podcast on Spotify. Joyojeet's Twitter: https://twitter.com/joyopal Anurag Minus Verma's Twitter: https://twitter.com/confusedvichar Follow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/minusverma/?hl=en The Mixing & Mastering of sound in this episode is done by PostPond Media, a production house based in Mumbai. Credit for the Music: Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker Stream & Download : https://fanlink.to/tmw_way_home Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0

Dr. Emre Kiciman, Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research joins the podcast to share his world-leading knowledge on causal machine learning. This episode is brought to you Datalore, the collaborative data science platform, and by Zencastr, the easiest way to make high-quality podcasts. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience podcast episode? Email Natalie at Natalie@jonkrohn.com In this episode you will learn: • What is causal machine learning? [5:52] • Causal machine learning vs correlational machine learning [10:10] • Emre's DoWhy open-source library [16:17] • The four key steps of causal inference [21:24] • How and why Emre's key steps of causal inference will impact ML [26:36] • Emre's thoughts on the future of causal inference and AGI [34:09] • How Emre leverages social media data to solve social problems [38:36] • What's next for Emre's research [46:02] • The software tools Emre highly recommends [55:16] • What he looks for in the data science researchers he hires [58:45] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/613

It's a new season of The Received Wisdom!! After their partial summer hiatus, Shobita and Jack discuss the fraud allegations that are rocking the foundations of what we know about Alzheimer's Disease, and the Biden Administration's directive to make freely available all publications based on federally funded research. And, they chat with Macarthur Fellow Mary Gray about the "ghost workers" behind digital technologies and supposedly artificial intelligence. Gray is Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, Faculty Associate at Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, and faculty in the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering with affiliations in Anthropology and Gender Studies at Indiana University.Relevant Links- Charles Piller (2022). "Blots on a Field?" Science. July 21.- The White House (2022). "Breakthroughs for All: Delivering Equitable Access to America's Research." OSTP Blog. August 25.- Mary L. Gray and Siddharth Suri (2019). Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a Global Underclass. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.- National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (2022). Fostering Responsible Computing Research: Foundations and Practices. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.- Mary L. Gray with Catherine Powell (2021). "The Emerging Technology Underclass." Council on Foreign Relations' Women and Foreign Policy Roundtable Series and Roundtable Series on Cybersecurity and Cyberconflict.- Margaret Bourdeaux, Mary L. Gray, and Barbara Grosz (2020). "How human-centered tech can beat COVID-19 through contact tracing." The Hill. April 20.Study questions and full transcript available at thereceivedwisdom.org

A conversation with Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, Elad Yom-Tov, about big data and what we are learning  from it that can improve our lives in many ways.  Support the show

Today we're joined by Nikhil Swamy, Senior Principal Researcher in the RiSE group at Microsoft Research. We are very excited to hear about what he's been working on. In particular, we're going discuss a language that he's co-created and continually develops called F* (pronounced F star). F* is a dependently typed language that you can both program and prove things about the programs that you write. We'll talk about what makes that language special and unique from other similar languages, as well as some of the applications of F*. Watch all our episodes on the Building Better Systems YouTube channelNikhil Swamy: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/nswamy/F*: https://www.fstar-lang.org/Joey Dodds: https://galois.com/team/joey-dodds/Shpat Morina: https://galois.com/team/shpat-morina/ Galois, Inc.: https://galois.com/ Contact us: podcast@galois.com  

Sam Ladner is a sociologist, UX researcher, and student of productivity and the nature of work. She's been a researcher at Amazon and Microsoft, and is currently Senior Principal Researcher at Workday. Sam is the author of two books on research, Practical Ethnography and Mixed Methods. In this conversation, we discuss sociology and ethnography in the context of organizations and how to manage the knowledge generated by research.Show notesSam LadnerSam Ladner on LinkedInWorkdayThe Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner City Neighborhood by David Simon and Edward BurnsMixed Methods: A short guide to applied mixed methods research by Sam LadnerPractical Ethnography: A Guide to Doing Ethnography in the Private Sector by Sam LadnerEthnographic Practice and Industry Conference (EPIC)Pierre BourdieuClifford GeertzMise en placeAmazon KindleOverdriveLibbyNotionMendeleyPocketReadwiseSatisficingHerbert SimonThick descriptionShow notes include Amazon affiliate links. I get a small commission for purchases made through these links.

In this episode, Jenny Huberman speaks with anthropologist, media scholar, and Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, Mary L. Gray. They discuss Mary's highly acclaimed book, Ghost Work: How to prevent Silicon Valley from creating a Global Underclass, which she co-authored with Siddharth Suri. Their conversation explores the experiences of on-demand platform workers, as well as the way the platform economy is changing conceptions of work and employment more generally. In discussing how digital technologies are radically reconfiguring work for millions of people around the globe, Mary also challenges the idea that digital technologies will inevitably render human labor obsolete in the future. Humans, she reminds us, do certain kinds of work that cannot be attended to by A.I. or other automated processes, and thus, they are likely to remain “in the loop” for many years to come.

Welcome to episode 54 with Mark Staples, Senior Principal Researcher at Data 61. In this episode, Adriana and Mark discuss researching blockchain technology, the role research plays with government and industry and what Mark has identified as the "three blockchain adoption paradoxes".BioDr Mark Staples is the CTO for the Digital Finance CRC and a Senior Principal Researcher in CSIRO's Data61. He is on the ISO blockchain and DLT standards committee, and worked on the OECD's Blockchain Expert Policy Advisory Board and the steering committee for Australian Government's National Blockchain Roadmap. He is an experienced research manager and has held software engineering and engineering management roles in industry. He has degrees in computer science and cognitive science from the University of Queensland, and a PhD in computer science from the University of Cambridge.Connect with MarkSend a message to Adriana in one of the social channels below requesting his email address.Connect with AdrianaTwitter https://twitter.com/nonfungibleabLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianabelotti/Blockchain Pro PodcastWebsite https://blockchainpropodcast.comTwitter https://twitter.com/blockchainpro

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel, Monica Bolles and Bjørn Jacobsen are joined by a Principal Dev Leader at the Mixed Reality division at Microsft Noel Cross and Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research Nikunj Raghuvanshi from Redmond, US. Nikunj likes to invent techniques that create immersive sight and sound from computation. He is endlessly fascinated with simulating the laws of physics in real-time and finds it thrilling to search for simple algorithms that unfold into complex physical behaviour. He has over a decade of research and development experience at the intersection of computational audio, graphics, and physics, with over fifty papers and patents. His inventions have been successfully deployed in the industry, particularly Project Acoustics, which is bringing immersive sound propagation to many major AAA game franchises today. Nikunj is currently a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research. Previously, he initiated interactive sound simulation research at UNC-Chapel Hill during his PhD studies, whose codebase was acquired by Microsoft. Noel grew up playing games on my Commodore 64 and Amiga computers. His love for multimedia computing helped him to start working at Microsoft as an intern in 1991 in the multimedia team. This was the age of the SoundBlaster 16 ISA cards and CD-ROMs were just being introduced into PCs. Out of the multimedia team, the DirectX team was born to accelerate the development of high-quality games for the PC. Noel worked on DirectSound and audio drivers for Windows getting a taste of the game development community attending several GDCs in the 90s. This was the first time he was introduced to 3D audio algorithms and at the time the technology didn't impress much. Through the 2000s, he worked on every release of Windows with the focus on improving the audio subsystem. This led to the complete overhaul of the audio infrastructure on the Windows Vista platform which has remained largely intact since introduced in 2006. The most current stop on his Microsoft journey is working on Mixed Reality devices. He worked on the speech and audio functionality exposed from HoloLens and Windows Mixed Reality devices with a concentration on spatial audio. After having lackluster impact in the 90s with spatial audio, he's been reinvigorated working on this technology with the introduction of high-quality HRTFs and head-tracking services to complete the experience. Spatial audio processing has also led Noel to better understand the impact of acoustics on virtual 3d worlds. His team is currently working on Project Acoustics which allows developers of 3d titles to take advantage of wave-based simulations to handle how audio propagates in the real world. In this episode, Nikunj and Noel dive deep into the topic of physics-based virtual acoustics along with Project Triton and Project Acoustics covering fundamental theory, research, technology and case studies. This episode was produced by Oliver Kadel and Emma Rees and included music by Rhythm Scott. For extended show notes and more information on this episode go to https://immersiveaudiopodcast.com/episode-62-nikunj-raghuvanshi-noel-cross-microsoft-physics-based-virtual-acoustics/ If you enjoy the podcast and would like to show your support please consider becoming a Patreon. Not only are you supporting us, but you will also get special access to bonus content and much more. Find out more on our official Patreon page - www.patreon.com/immersiveaudiopodcast We thank you kindly in advance! We want to hear from you! We value our community and would appreciate it if you would take our very quick survey and help us make the Immersive Audio Podcast even better: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/3Y9B2MJ Thank you! You can follow the podcast on Twitter @IAudioPodcast for regular updates and content or get in touch via podcast@1618digital.com immersiveaudiopodcast.com

Sam Ladner explores the tension inherent in mixed methods research, why people get so emotional about identity, and the importance of interpretive flexibility in tech.  Highlights include: ⭐ How do the statues on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) illustrate other ways of knowing? ⭐ What two philosophical positions are at odds in mixed-methods research? ⭐ How can researchers become more comfortable engaging with stakeholders? ⭐ What is interpretive flexibility and how does it apply to technology? ⭐ Why are you uncomfortable with a strictly Western way of knowing? ====== Who is Sam Ladner? A sociologist by training, Sam specialises in ethnographic research, design thinking, and strategic foresight, and she has over 15 years of applied research experience, helping companies to uncover the human side of workplace technology. Currently a Senior Principal Researcher at Workday, Sam is focusing her efforts on understanding how work is changing, and building that insight into Workday's products. Before joining Workday, Sam was a Principal UX Researcher at Amazon, where she was the founding researcher for the AI-infused Echo Look. Sam also invested several years at Microsoft, where she worked on Cortana, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, Xbox, and HolloLens. Highly skilled in both qualitative and quantitative research methods, Sam recently published her second book, “Mixed Methods, a short guide to applied mixed methods research”, which is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand and apply mixed methods in their practice.  ====== Find Sam here: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sladner/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sladner Website: https://www.samladner.com/ Books: Mixed Methods - A Short Guide to Applied Mixed Methods Research:  https://www.mixedmethodsguide.com/ Practical Ethnography - A Guide to Doing Ethnography in the Private Sector:  http://www.practicalethnography.com/ ====== Liked what you heard and want to hear more? Subscribe and support the show by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen). Follow us on our other social channels for more great Brave UX content! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TheSpaceInBetween/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-space-in-between/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespaceinbetw__n/  ====== Hosted by Brendan Jarvis: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanjarvis/ Website: https://thespaceinbetween.co.nz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendanjarvis/

Sam Ladner is a sociologist who helps teams innovate, design, and learn. She is the author of Practical Ethnography: A Guide to Doing Ethnography in The Private Sector and Mixed Methods: A Short Guide to Applied Mixed Methods Research. Sam has worked on many advanced software projects, including Alexa, the Echo Look, Windows 10, Microsoft Office 2016, Cortana, and HoloLens. She currently works at Workday, an enterprise software company, as a Senior Principal Researcher studying the future of work. She received her Ph.D. in sociology from York University in Toronto. Creativity Without Frontiers available at all relevant book retailersStay in touch with Unknown OriginsMusic by Iain Mutch Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/unknownorigins)

A reminder that I've moved to a once-a-month webinar format, held on the third Thursday of the month at 4:00 p.m. Eastern. The topic is different each month, and I jam-pack them full of content. To learn about the next webinar: https://mastercoachwebinars.carrd.co We're hearing a lot about “The Great Resignation” of 2021 and the volatile job market. I wanted to personally do a deep dive on this topic, and decided to share what I uncovered with you guys. According to the Labor Department, a record 4 million people quit their jobs in April 2021, starting what is called the “Great Resignation” period. People began to see their lives differently. While some realized how much time they were spending commuting and want to continue working remotely, others felt the exhaustion of digital overload and lack of connections. At the same time, companies like Apple are delaying its return to the office to October as the Delta variant surges. Employees are claiming more flexibility, defining hybrid work as the best alternative in the post-pandemic workplace to adapt to the VUCA context. A report by TINYpulse shows that 62.8% of HR leaders say that hybrid work optimizes employee performance in their organization Here are some statistics to set the stage: -According to Monster, 95% of workers are currently considering changing jobs -Microsoft Research found 41% of the global workforce is considering changing jobs -HR executives expect only 8% of employees to quit once COVID restrictions are lifted. -According to Global Workplace Analytics, the hybrid work model is here to stay; 25%-30% of the U.S. workforce will be working partially from home by the end of 2021. According to rainmakerthinking's report, “Winning the Talent Wars,” they found the following: -Voluntary unplanned turnover – the “quit rate” - is increasing -Pent-up departure demand – the “want to quit rate” is also increasing -Early voluntary departure of new hires – employed for less than 18 months – is increasing What is going on? -Workforce burnout and depression -Fear of infection, resulting in fear of returning to the workplace -Extended unemployment and other benefits – effectively de-incentivizing the workforce -Increased family care needs -Location disruption -Changes in certain industries, such as healthcare, education, and public safety -Hastened retirements and career-pausing -Postponed schooling/training/graduation, causing delayed workforce entry What are the costs? -Sales are missed, orders can't be fulfilled, services can't be delivered -Current staff members are burnt out from overcommitment -Overtime costs are increasing -Perpetual understaffing causes bad habits as employees see cutting corners as the only solution -New hires are getting the on-boarding and initial training they need to be fully engaged and productive According to “Winning the Talent Wars,” these are the top four causes of early departures: -Buyer's remorse – the employer oversold the job and made promises they can't keep out of desperation to staff their vacant positions -Inadequate on-boarding and initial training -Hand-off to an unsupportive manager -Limited flexibility “When employees, whether new hires or longer-term, decide to quit when the time is right, we call this ‘leaving in your head,” or ‘leaving without leaving.” This phenomenon is sometimes the explanation for diminished performance or bad attitude from a previously good employee.” These are the top five causes of mid-stage departures: -Overcommitment syndrome for an extended period of time – creating “siege mentality” that feels like an assault. -Disengaged or unsupportive manager -Limited flexibility -Lack of career path -Relationship conflict “As hiring soars to record levels in the post-pandemic era, quit rates are also soaring as pent-up departure demand is released.” Where are the most vacancies? Construction, manufacturing, warehousing and pharmacy jobs are now in ample supply, the firm's data shows. "The economy is still all about the pandemic," said Jed Kolko, chief economist at the Indeed Hiring Lab. "The biggest increase in job postings are those that either help get us through the pandemic or help us get out of the pandemic." The hottest jobs sectors are those that "make and move things," Kolko added. E-commerce, warehouse and delivery jobs, all of which surged during the pandemic, are now growing at an even faster clip. The number of warehouse jobs listed on Indeed as of early April was 57% above what they were before the virus struck. The broader logistics field could add as many as 4.5 million new jobs over the next five years, according to Burning Glass, a labor market analytics firm. Along with frontline jobs, like truck drivers, that includes data analysts, software engineers, project managers and other positions required to maintain supply chains, Burning Glass predicted. Factories that make goods are going through their own labor pains. Manufacturers laid off fewer workers during the first wave of COVID-19 compared with service industries. Meanwhile, consumer demand for everything from personal protective equipment to vehicles has surged, putting a squeeze on the sector.  The drive to vaccinate people against COVID-19 is also spawning job opportunities in pharmacies and other health care organizations. Across the U.S, more than 1 in 5 job openings at the end of February was in health care and social assistance, according to Labor Department data.  Which industries are still hurting? -Education -IT -Beauty & Wellness -Hospitality & Tourism Here are seven trends that the Microsoft report highlighted leaders need to know when planning a return to the office. 1. Flexible work is here to stay. 73 percent of workers surveyed want flexible remote work options to continue, while at the same time, 67 percent are craving more in-person time with their teams. Companies should consider re-designing physical spaces to accommodate hybrid work environments better 2. Leaders are out of touch with their employees. People expect their employers and leaders to empathize with their unique challenges. More one-on-one meetings and informal conversations are required, especially for remote workers. If working in hybrid work environments, face-to-face meetings can enhance the connection even more. 3. High productivity is masking an exhausted workforce. 54% feel overworked. Microsoft discovered that apart from an increase in time spent in meetings, the average Teams meeting is 10 minutes longer (up from 35 to 45 minutes). In addition, the average Teams user sends 45%  more chats per week and 42% more chats per person after hours, with 62% of meetings not planned. 4. Gen Z is at risk and will need to be re-energized. Employees ages 18-25 reported that they were more likely to struggle balancing work with life (+8 percentage points) and to feel exhausted after a typical day of work (+8 percentage points) when compared to older generations. For Gen Z's, feeling a sense of purpose and connection is essential to feel satisfied at work, but remote work makes this more challenging, especially for those new to the workforce. 5. Shrinking networks are endangering innovation. Respondents who reported weaker workplace relationships were less likely to report thriving at activities that lead to innovation. “When you lose connections, you stop innovating” said Dr. Nancy Baym, Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft. 6. Authenticity will spur productivity and well-being. At the same time that networks shrank, a good trend that started last year was increasing authentic relations with those closest to us. The research shows that 39% of people in the study said they are more likely to be their whole selves at work compared to one year ago. These more personal interactions can increase inclusion, productivity, innovation and psychological safety. 7. Talent is everywhere in a hybrid work world. Together with an increase in resignations, the marketplace is broader as companies are more eager to hire employees living on the other side of the planet. It is also more accessible for minorities, women with children, and talent residing in smaller cities that prefer remote work. Are you in the wrong job that chips away at you every day? The CareerSpring document and coaching program will help you find a job that uses your zone of genius, recognizes your value, and pays you what you're worth. 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In the world of economics, researchers at Microsoft are examining a range of complex systems—from those that impact the technologies we use to those that inform the laws and policies we create—through the lens of a social science that goes beyond the numbers to better understand people and society. In this episode, Dr. Hunt Allcott, Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research New England, talks with Dr. Evan Rose, Postdoctoral Researcher, whom Allcott describes as “one of the most engaging and talented researchers in applied microeconomics today.” They’ll discuss how Rose’s experience teaching adult learners at San Quentin State Prison has resonated throughout his research, and they’ll delve into what his and others’ work is uncovering about the criminal justice system today, including the effects of incarceration and parole, impacts of ban-the-box hiring practices, and racial disparities and discrimination. https://www.microsoft.com/research

What is the Atlas of AI? Why is it important? How is AI an industry of extraction? How is AI impacting the planet? What can be done?  To answer these questions and more we welcome to the show Dr. Kate Crawford to discuss Kate's new book Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence Dr. Kate Crawford is a leading scholar of the social and political implications of artificial intelligence. She is a Research Professor of Communication and STS at USC Annenberg, a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research in New York City, and the inaugural Visiting Chair for AI and Justice at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris.  Full show notes for this episode can be found at Radicalai.org.  If you enjoy this episode please make sure to subscribe, submit a rating and review, and connect with us on twitter at twitter.com/radicalaipod

In today's episode, we reflect on the concepts of community and fellowship in the world of those practicing anthropology. We ask Mary and Elizabeth about the relationship that they have with their discipline and the community of practitioners within it.  What do they feel they need from colleagues, critics and journals – all of which form the axis of the anthropological community? How to be excellent without being elitist and violent but instead generous and welcoming? Is there room for imagining that failure is a building exercise? How to be fully present for each other without undermining the critical interrogation? How to transform a conflict into a conversation? Stay with us throughout this reflective episode in which abstract questions are approached with very concrete and personal perspectives.Mary L. Gray is a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research as well as an E.J. Safra Center for Ethics Fellow and Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society Faculty Affiliate at Harvard University. Mary holds an M.A. in Anthropology from San Francisco State University and a Ph.D. in communications at University of California, San Diego. She also serves on the Executive Board of Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) and is a past board member of the American Anthropological Association. More recently, Mary has also turned her attention to the emerging field of AI and ethics, focusing on research methods that bring computer and social sciences together.Elizabeth J Chin is a professor at Art Centre College of Design in Pasadena and the Editor-in-Chief of the American Anthropologist. She holds a double major degree in Drama and Anthropology from New York University and a PhD in Anthropology from the City University of New York. Her work spans a variety of topics–race, consumption, Barbie–but nearly always engages marginalized youth in collaboratively taking on the complexities of the world around them. Taking writing very seriously, Elizabeth's work increasingly investigates the ethnographic voice with an eye toward decolonizing anthropological knowledge as it appears on the page.

Mary L. Gray is a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research as well as an E.J. Safra Center for Ethics Fellow and Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society Faculty Affiliate at Harvard University. Mary also maintains a faculty position in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering with affiliations in Anthropology and Gender Studies at Indiana University.Prior to that, Mary obtained her B.A. in Anthropology and Native American studies at University of California, Davis, a M.A. in Anthropology from San Francisco State University and a Ph.D. in communications at University of California, San Diego. She also serves on the Executive Board of Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) and is a past board member of the American Anthropological Association.Her single-authored work takes up interests in how we do ethnographically-informed media research and the implications of media in the lives of those who have limited access to it or contribute to information and data economies in ways that often go unnoticed. More recently, Mary has also turned her attention to the emerging field of AI and ethics, focusing on research methods that bring computer and social sciences together We are delighted to be talking to Mary today! Her impressive career path at the intersection of business and academia shows that it is possible to develop both as a scholar and a practitioner of anthropology. We ask Mary to go back in time to when she discovered her anthropological side and share how it manifested itself She speaks to the key role curiosity has played and continues to play in her life and career. We ask her several questions. How much freedom to contest, reflect and choose does a researcher have when working in the Microsoft Research team? What does it take for a company to create knowledge and when should that knowledge be public or private? At the end Mary reflects on her own positionality and means to continuously re-center and the special place that scholarly communities have in this process.Mentioned in podcast:Mary L. Gray, Siddharth Suri, Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass, 2019 ( https://ghostwork.info/ )Social media:Biography: https://marylgray.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marylgraymsr/Twitter: https://twitter.com/marylgray?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

What are the differences between explainability, intelligibility, interpretability, and transparency in Responsible AI? What is human-centered machine learning? Should we be regulating machine learning transparency?    To answer these questions and more we welcome Dr. Jenn Wortman Vaughan to the show.   Jenn is a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research. She has been leading efforts at Microsoft around transparency, intelligibility, and explanation under the umbrella of Aether, their company-wide initiative focused on responsible AI. Jenn's research focuses broadly on the interaction between people and AI, with a passion for AI that augments, rather than replaces, human abilities.   Full show notes for this episode can be found at Radicalai.org.    If you enjoy this episode please make sure to subscribe, submit a rating and review, and connect with us on twitter at twitter.com/radicalaipod

Emre Kiciman is the Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research Ai in the Information and Data Sciences group, and Amit Sharma is a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research India.  In this episode of the Humans of Ai, we discuss how Emre and Amit started in the field of Science and Technology and then dive into how they got started in Causal Science. We further explore the concepts around Causal Inference, such as Causal Graphs and Confounding Variables. We then discuss Amit & Emre's new software library, “DoWhy – A Library for Causal Inference,” the motivation behind its creation and its significance. Towards the end of the episode, we talk about the advantages/disadvantages of Causal Inference and the ethical usage of bringing such sophisticated tools into Machine Learning.   Learning Resources Mentioned in the Podcast:   Causal Inference Course: https://causalinference.gitlab.io/   Upcoming Book on Causal Inference by Emre & Amit: https://causalinference.gitlab.io/causal-reasoning-book-chapter1/   Intro & Outro music by Simon Calcinai

In what way does technology make us more or less visible to each other? What is Ghost Work and how might it impact the future of work? How can AI Ethicists relate more intimately with compassion? To answer these questions and more we welcome Dr. Mary L. Gray to the show.    Dr. Mary L. Gray is a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research and Faculty Associate at Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. Along with her research, Mary teaches at Indiana University, maintaining an appointment as an Associate Professor of the Media School, with affiliations in American Studies, Anthropology, and Gender Studies. She is also the co-author, with Siddharth Suri, of Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass. Mary is an anthropologist and media scholar by training, and focuses on how everyday uses of technologies transform people's lives.   Full show notes for this episode can be found at Radicalai.org.    If you enjoy this episode please make sure to subscribe, submit a rating and review, and connect with us on twitter at twitter.com/radicalaipod

The Gig economy. We know what that means. Outsourcing jobs. We know what that means. Working remotely. We know what that means. But what happens when all three are combined?  Our guest on this episode of the Georgian Impact Podcast, Mary Gray, co-authored Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass and if you are growing your Machine Learning and AI investments Mary's got some thoughts on the bad and the good behind what type of workers and workforce you might be needing to be able to proudly talk to your customers about the company you strive to be. You'll hear about:  The manual work behind many AI models  A new model for employment relations  How micro-employment platforms guarantee the skills you need How to do good by your contract employees    Who is Mary Gray? Mary Gray is Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research and a fellow at the E.J. Safra Center for Ethics Fellow and Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society Faculty Affiliate at Harvard University.  Using the tools of anthropology and critical media studies, Mary looks at how material conditions and everyday uses of technologies transform people's lives. Her most recent book, "Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass," co-authored with computer scientist Siddharth Suri, explores the lives of people paid to train artificial intelligence and, increasingly, serve as “humans in the loop” delivering on-demand services.