Women talkin' 'bout AI
We’re Jessica and Kimberly – two non-computer scientists who are just as curious (and skeptical) about generative AI as you are. Each episode, we chat with people from different backgrounds to hear how they’re making sense of AI. We keep it real, skip the jargon, and explore it with the curiosity of researchers and the openness of learners.
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Podcasting since 2024 • 40 episodes
Women talkin' 'bout AI
Latest Episodes
Is Anyone Steering This Thing? Clara Hawking on AI Governance
AI governance sounds like something for IT departments and government committees. It's not. According to computer scientist, philosopher, and AI governance expert Clara Hawking, it's really about behavior — how we use technology, who gets harme...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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59:41
We Are So Vulnerable to Kindness: Companion AI as a Human, not a tech, Problem
In this convo, Tricia Friedman and Kimberly Becker explore the concept of Companion AI and its implications for human relationships. They discuss the emotional connections people form with AI, the impact of social media on friendships, and the ...
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Season 3
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39:45
What's a Bot, Anyway?
This week's episode starts where a lot of good conversations do, with someone asking a deceptively simple question. Kimberly's husband wanted to know what a bot actually is, and that one question opens up a pretty wide conversation about the la...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:11:41
The Patriarchy Is a Ladder (and AI Is Climbing It)
Jessica and Kimberly debrief their experience at a women-in-AI conference at Vanderbilt Law, and what they saw didn't match the trillion-dollar hype. From the "gap vs. trap" framing of women's AI adoption to why being penalized 26% more for usi...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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Consciousness, Capitalism, and Coexistence: What Fiction Reveals About Our AI Future
What happens when a grieving professor encounters what she believes is a conscious AI? In this episode, we sit down with Mark Peres, author of The Accord, to explore how fiction helps us grapple with questions that policy papers and th...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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