On this week's episode Host Joe Lynam is joined by Dr Abeba Birhane, a cognitive scientist and senior advisor in AI accountability and an adjunct assistant professor at Trinity College Dublin. In September 2023 Time Magazine named her one of the world's most influential people in the field of AI and most recently she was appointed to the UN's new advisory body on AI governance.

Dr Birhane explains what AI is and reassuringly explains how it is still reliant on humans and the 'terminator' aspect of it is a myth, she highlights how there is no fully autonomous AI, that there has to be people all the way through. She warns why we have to be careful; a lot of what we hear is an over exaggeration of the capabilities of the AI systems and reminds us of the importance of balancing out all this enthusiasm with the actual realities of the AI systems we are talking about. They also talk about data, disinformation and AI bias, why all AI information always needs verification, what needs to be done in the area and the EU AI act. She also shares what advice she would give to businesses, academics and employees when it comes to navigating the area of AI in the workplace and outlines when it might help and when we should be wary.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.