In the AI Risk Reward podcast, our host, Alec Crawford, Founder and CEO of Artificial Intelligence Risk, Inc. aicrisk.com interviews guests about balancing the risk and reward of Artificial Intelligence for you, your business, and society as a whole.

Podcast production and sound engineering by Troutman Street Audio. You can find them on LinkedIn and at troutmanstreetaudio.com

Reid Blackman, author of Ethical Machines and founder of Virtue Consultants, discusses his background, philosophy on founding companies, interest in ethics and philosophy, and experience as a philosophy professor. He shares his research focus and reading preferences (papers, not books), as well as his insights on preparing firms and employees for AI adoption.

Reid also explores the challenges of transparency, explainability, privacy, deepfakes, and AI's ability to make ethical distinctions. He offers advice for college students interested in AI as well as CEOs implementing AI.

Takeaways

• Reid Blackman emphasizes the importance of transparency and explainability in AI systems to build trust and mitigate ethical risks.
• Privacy concerns in AI extend beyond data anonymization, as inferences made by AI systems can also violate privacy.
• The future of AI will depend on the collective impact of AI applications, and it is crucial to consider the ethical implications of these applications.
• Reid Blackman advises college students interested in AI to consider their specific goals within the field and pursue relevant disciplines such as math, computer science, linguistics, or philosophy.
• For CEOs implementing AI, Reid Blackman's company, Virtue Consultants, provides guidance and support to ensure responsible and ethical AI practices.

Links

https://www.virtueconsultants.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_jiu-jitsu

Books

Ethical Machines by Reid Blackman

Movies

Dead Poets Society