We're back for the second half of this season of New Ways, and we're picking things up with another massive episode. One that touches on the increasingly important, and controversial, topic of Artificial Intelligence.
This episode is going to be a fun one to look back on.
The AI space has been heating up with every passing month...
In just the last week, we've had Google announce that it is going to completely overhaul the search experience to include AI generated summaries to search queries, which will have a massive impact to both businesses and end users. Scarlett Johanssen has drawn public attention to OpenAI's, apparently unauthorized voice clone it used in one of the company's recent AI chatbot demos. And the European Union has just approved the Artificial Intelligence Act, which aims to set guardrails on AI and ensure regulation against high risk and prohibited AI practices.
So, why talk about AI and the Big Tech companies that are building this disruptive technology?
Well, unless you are living off the grid, these companies, and their services, form a massive and unavoidable part of our everyday digital lives. But how often do we stop to think about what we're using and the true cost of these apps and services?
Many of them present as free, or in the case of AI, promise the world. Yet they, like everything else we consume. deserve a healthy level of scrutiny. The challenge is that tech companies don't always make things easy to understand, which is why we often need regulation to ensure things stay transparent and fair for all of us.
It's important, if not necessary, to understand even at a base level, your rights as a digital consumer. And what we should expect from Big Tech companies that we give our time and money to.
Which brings me to today's guest. In this episode, you'll hear from Tom Kemp, a subject matter expert and technology policy advisor. Tom's contributed to some notable pieces of legislation, including the successful California Privacy Rights Act in 2020, and the California Delete Act in 2023. Plus, at the time of publishing this episode, Tom's latest contribution, the California AI Transparency Act, just passed the State Senate on a 32-to-1 bipartisan basis, a huge sign that governments are paying more attention to artificial intelligence, and how it can impact society.
Beyond his policy work, Tom is also a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and executive, having founded and served as the CEO of Centrify, a leading cybersecurity cloud provider which counted amongst its clients over 60 percent of the top Fortune 50 companies.
All those years of experience and insight led Tom to literally write the book on the titans of the tech industry, entitled Containing Big Tech: How to protect our civil rights, economy, and democracy. Tom also writes about tech policy on his blog, and has been featured in The Guardian, Washington Post, Politico, Fox News, CNBC… and now we can add New Ways to that impressive list!
It's safe to say that Tom knows a thing or two about technology, and the controls needed to ensure it remains a net benefit to society.
So, if you are at all curious about Big Tech, how your personal data is used, want to know more about the future implications of AI, or frankly are just a user of the Internet, then this is an episode you are definitely going to want to hear.
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