Listening
I lean on podcasts to help me stay current with technology advances, become aware of new ideas/approaches for responsible innovation, track innovation applications that have gone wrong, and learn foundational concepts through the experience of others.
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Here are some of my favorite podcasts with a special mention of episodes that I enjoyed!
| TWIMLAI | A technical podcast with a variety of perspectives from industry practitioners on incorporating Machine Learning and AI in their organizations or as part of their research. Favorite episodes: Evolution of NLP and Exploring LLM. |
| The Artificial Intelligence Show | Formerly the Marketing AI podcast, I love the new direction of the podcast to focus on accelerating AI literacy for all. Great weekly catchup on the latest AI announcements (and drama) with thoughtful interpretations and analysis. |
| The AI Daily Brief | Short (~20 min) daily downloads on specific AI news topics as well as narration of interesting AI long-read articles. |
| PracticalAI | A weekly deep dive on AI tech news and implications for builders and consumers. Favorite episodes: Licensing and Automating Creativity and Data For All. |
| In AI We Trust | Interviews with high-profile leaders in government, tech and civil society on building responsible and trustworthy AI. Love the newest focus on AI Literacy Series. Favorite episode: Reflecting Human Values. |
| AI in Action | IBM’s perspectives on practical AI applications and success stories with real world examples of AI implementations. With IBM’s focus on responsible AI, I tend to pay attention to their content. |
| Artificiality | Big bold ideas and thought-provoking conversations with experts on the impact of AI on humans. Favorite episode: The Skill Code |
| In Machines We Trust (no longer streaming) | Well-researched podcast from MIT Technology Review that delves into social implications of AI from multiple perspectives. Favorite mini-series with 4 episodes: Hired by an Algorithm. Season 2 is must-listen. |
| Consequential (no longer streaming) | While this podcast from CMU’s Block Center is no longer streaming, Season 1 episodes are thought-provoking, engaging and still evergreen. |
If you have suggestions of podcasts or episodes that you would recommend, drop me a note!