Beyond the Turing Test

In this episode, we discuss the the concept and capabilities of digital assistants and their extreme versions, digital twins, as well as the ethical problems that arise from user interaction with these agents in sensitive situations.

AIRES is holding a virtual conference! More information at the end of the episode, but you can get any additional information at https://www.theaires.org/conference. Hope to see you there!

Today, we're joined by Visiting UCLA Professor of Law Alex Alben. We discuss a wide range of topics, from his latest comedy-spy thriller Our Man in Mongoa to his responsibilities as Washington State's first-ever Chief Privacy Officer. Along the way, we discuss contact tracing in the wake of COVID-19 and how the job market is adjusting to this extreme shake-up.

In our first ever virtual recording of Beyond the Turing Test, we talk privacy at scale with Professor Alex Alben. A current UCLA Law professor, he has served as Washington State's first ever Chief Privacy Officer, a technology executive at multiple start-ups, and a writer for the Seattle Times.

In this episode, we discuss the advent of facial recognition. We open with a current development in the news, then pivot into discussing the trade-off between privacy and convenience that facial recognition provides (and how we already decide our place on the spectrum every day). Lastly, we discuss how humanity and technology could coaxially adjust to the rise of facial recognition and its growing effects on us.

In this episode, we discuss the power of deepfakes and the issues that arise from their growing influence. Is it all just black and white? Or does there exist some grey, undefined area? We go on to explore the origins of deepfakes, what companies are currently doing to ameliorate their malicious facets, and how we can use deepfakes for the betterment of society.

In this episode, we discuss definitions of artificial intelligence and apply these as we break down the issues surrounding the extent to which technology platforms should be accountable for the content on their website, as well as what role the government should play in this matter.