Ep18: Ethics with virtual assistants! Interview with Mitu Khandaker

Published: Feb. 28, 2018, midnight

We chat with Mitu Khandaker about the impact of immersive technology on how we relate to characters, comparisons to Westworld, what Alexa might look like, and everyone's favorite character--Clippy Mitu Khandaker is a game designer, scholar, and entrepreneur. She holds a PhD on the aesthetics of interactivity in video games, completed at the University of Portsmouth in 2015. Prior to that, she was a 2008 Kauffman Global Scholar and received a Masters in Computer Engineering from the University of Portsmouth. A rising star in the games industry, she won the Breakthrough Brit BAFTA in 2013 and the Creative English Trailblazer Award in 2014. MITU KHANDAKER Twitter: https://twitter.com/MituK https://medium.com/@mituk This episode was recorded at Grand Central Tech. For more info visit their website at: www.grandcentraltech.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/GCTech Read the transcript: https://www.funnyastech.com/single-post/2018/03/05/Ethical-challenges-when-creating-avatars-and-chatbots-interview-with-Mitu-Khandaker Funny as Tech is a monthly live panel show and weekly podcast that tackles the thorniest issues in tech! Live shows are performed at the Peoples Improv Theater in Manhattan and podcast interviews at Grand Central Tech. Funny as Tech also performs on the road with conferences and special events. Have a question? Info@FunnyAsTech.com FUNNY AS TECH FunnyAsTech.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/FunnyAsTech https://www.instagram.com/FunnyAsTech/ https://twitter.com/TechEthicist Instagram: https://twitter.com/ImJoeLeonardo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FunnyAsTech/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-328735920 Signup to our monthly mailing list: http://eepurl.com/dgokyz NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAY