The Dangers Of Dumb AI
Activist Esra\u2019a Al-Shafei has gone to extreme lengths to keep her image offline. But one day that privacy was breached \u2014 or so she thought.
Her story is just one of many of the real life impacts of our development and use of artificial intelligence.
Can Canada create a guardrail good enough to protect us \u2014 and our data \u2014 from these kinds of harms? Or have we passed the point of no return?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further reading:
- Proposed AI regulations need more scrutiny, groups urge Ottawa, Global News, Sept 25, 2023
- Canadian AI experts issue letter in support of draft law aimed at curbing technology\u2019s risks, Globe and Mail, April 18, 2023
- Interview Esra'a Al Shafei "Internet is window to the world in Bahrein", TedxAmsterdam
- News coverage of artificial intelligence reflects business and government hype \u2014 not critical voices, The Conversation, April 19, 2023
- Bianca Wylie\u2019s blog series on AIDA
Additional music by Audio Network
Sponsors: Douglas, Indochino, Squarespace
If you value this podcast, support us! You\u2019ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You\u2019ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you\u2019ll be a part of the solution to Canada\u2019s journalism crisis, you\u2019ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.
You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music\u2014included with Prime.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.