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The Brave Technologist

Technology is reshaping society—but how are users included in the conversation? The Brave Technologist explores how emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and Web3 are influencing our lives, our choices, and our collective future. Unlike many tech podcasts that focus on hype and disruption, this show puts users at the center of the conversation. Each episode features thoughtful discussions with technologists working to ensure that innovation serves the public

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39:00

Harmonizing User Privacy with Web Functionality and...

The Brave Technologist ·

2024/03/27

Ryan Brown (Filterset Engineer at Brave) and Peter Snyder (Senior Privacy Researcher at Brave) discuss the latest advancements in ad-blocking technology, and how Brave's control over its browser stack plays a crucial role in maintaining a private yet fully operational Web experience. They also reflect on the resilience of the ad-blocking community, especially in response to the looming changes of Manifest V3, and its potential to reshape the extension landscape. Key Takeaways: How privacy tools

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30:09

When Power Goes Unchecked (Crypto Wars, Privacy...

The Brave Technologist ·

2024/03/20

Josh Swihart, CEO at Electric Coin Co., discusses public perception of pseudonymity versus privacy, and how this impacts adoption of privacy preserving products. He also explores the increasing challenge of crypto wars—which impacts cryptographic and privacy rights worldwide—and why he believes encryption should be mandated for US citizens. Key Takeaways: Why physical cash should be treated/regulated differently than digital money Examples of regulation and policy overreach, and how this slows

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35:54

Fighting the Privacy Washing of Big Tech with ProtonMail

The Brave Technologist ·

2024/03/13

Andy Yen, Founder & CEO at Proton, discusses how big tech is presenting a false sense of privacy to its users—and why this is dangerous. He also unpacks the confusion between privacy and anonymity, and how where you live impacts your right to each. Key Takeaways: How Proton has attracted users and early adopters while sticking to a privacy-first marketing strategy. What we can learn from the cultural shift to environmental responsibility as it relates to privacy, and to the future rules of the

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28:54

Private Keys: The Solution to Combat AI Fraud?

The Brave Technologist ·

2024/03/06

Preston Byrne, Partner at Brown Rudnick LLP, discusses the benefit of using public private keys as a solution to authenticate communication, and avoid both AI scams and fraud. He also shares his predictions for how AI and cryptocurrency will work together in the future, leaning on each other’s polar-opposite strengths. Key Takeaways: The role that crypto and AI could play in the upcoming US elections Challenges with achieving harmony in global regulations for cryptocurrency and blockchain

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30:03

Digital Sovereignty & Maintaining Our Connection with...

The Brave Technologist ·

2024/02/28

Anupam Chander, Scott Ginsburg Professor of Law and Technology at Georgetown, and Visiting Scholar at Harvard’s Institute for Rebooting Social Media, discusses the future of humanity during a wave of paid technology innovation. He also shares how AI is impacting digital sovereignty. Key Takeaways: Why Section 230 of the US Communications Decency Act has been so important for people online How US Internet Laws impact its dominance as a world innovation leader Ways that regulators are having to

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26:59

The Role of AI in Enabling Self-Driving Trucks

The Brave Technologist ·

2024/02/21

Shubham Shrivastava, Head of Machine Learning at Kodiak Robotics, discusses how AI is solving the increasing challenges within the long haul trucking industry, specifically with safety and driver supply. He also provides practical examples of Kodiak’s safety strategy and redundancies they’ve put in place. Key discussion topics: How soon we can expect to see autonomous trucks on the road The balance between AI innovation and regulation, and how Kodiak is navigating regulation at both the state

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35:08

The EU’s AI Act: Creating Legislation That Will...

The Brave Technologist ·

2024/02/14

Gabriele Mazzini, Team Leader - AI Act at the European Commission, discusses the risk-based approach they took when crafting specific rules for the Artificial Intelligence Act (versus simply opposing the technology as a whole). He also discusses the complexities involved in regulating emerging technologies that evolve at a much faster pace than the legislation itself. Key Takeaways: Recommendations put forward for regulating emerging technologies within the AI Act What the process has been like

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36:39

Blockchains, Bringing Transparency and Democratizing...

The Brave Technologist ·

2024/02/07

Austin Campbell, Managing Partner at Zero Knowledge Consulting, discusses the outdated infrastructure of finance and how blockchain is positioned to solve many of the current challenges. He also tackles the complex issues regulators face, and cultural hesitancy towards harnessing the full potential of innovations like blockchain. Key takeaways: The power of self custody, and how emerging technologies can help avoid events like the 2008 financial crisis The anticipated collaborations between AI

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22:12

What Can We Learn From the Taylor Swift Deep Fakes...

The Brave Technologist ·

2024/02/04

Sexually-explicit AI-generated images of Taylor Swift surfaced last week and went viral on many platforms - particularly X (formerly Twitter) who responded by removing the ability to search the singer-songwriter’s name alltogether. In this bonus solo episode with Luke, he discusses what we can learn from this scandal. Key Takeaways: - What are deepfakes and should we be concerned? - Can we expect new legislation to come from this? - Debating how much the government should or shouldn’t be involved

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29:42

PepsiCo is Bridging the Physical and Digital World...

The Brave Technologist ·

2024/01/17

Kate Brady, Head of Next Gen D2C Consumer Experience & Direct Digital Marketing Capabilities at PepsiCo, shares how mainstream brands and marketers can utilize Web3 technologies. Kate’s team is currently testing a number of next gen initiatives as part of PepsiCo's newly established Web3 & Metaverse Center of Enablement. We also discuss the removal of third-party trackers and moving towards a private internet while still owning the communication with your audience and prioritizing zero first-party

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38:31

AI Ethics & Safety: What Could Go Wrong and How to...

The Brave Technologist ·

2023/12/27

Nell Watson is a pioneering ethics and machine intelligence researcher, and president of EthicsNet. Here, she discusses different scenarios in which things could go “wrong” with emerging technologies, and lead to AI working against the best interests of humanity instead of for it. She also shares the amazing work that’s being done now to prevent this. Key Takeaways: Why AI safety and AI ethics teams need to collaborate and work together over their shared goals, and build better bridges The

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32:35

AI’s Impact on Employment, Equal Opportunity and...

The Brave Technologist ·

2023/12/20

Keith Sonderling, Commissioner at the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), discusses how HR companies and employers are using AI, and the implications of this usage on employment law. He stresses the importance of governance and regulation to avoid discrimination, prevent HR biases at scale, and to ultimately uphold our civil rights. Key takeaways: How to use machine learning to make HR decisions that were historically done by a human Examples of how AI and HR tech have

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27:47

Limitations of Artificial Intelligence and Misaligned...

The Brave Technologist ·

2023/12/13

Gilad Lumbroso, Squad Lead @ AI21 Labs, discusses the various ways we overestimate AI, and the gaps that currently need to be filled in AI capabilities. He also explains the role that natural language will play in the evolution of new AI, and discusses how to apply natural language usability as a key part of product development. Key Takeaways: How to deal with hallucinations and misleading information Prompts for leveraging ChatGPT as a learning tool Ways that creators can use various AI

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30:02

Building Your Own LLM

The Brave Technologist ·

2023/12/06

Greg Diamos, Co-Founder of Lamini, shares how their discovery of the Scaling Laws Recipe led to rapid evolution of language learning models, and inspired Lamini’s product offering. He also discusses his message for policy makers, including what we should be worried about, and what pitfalls we should work to avoid. Key Takeaways: Why you should build your own LLM How language learning models have impacted ChatGPT Why this is the best time for software engineers to enter the space Guest

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23:09

Privacy Protecting AI and Building Consumer Trust

The Brave Technologist ·

2023/11/22

Kleomenis Katevas, Machine Learning Researcher at Brave Software, discusses how we can build trust in AI with the general public by making data as safe and secure as possible. He also unpacks some of the myths the general public holds about AI, how to debunk these myths, and tangible steps companies can take to reduce privacy concerns with AI. Key Takeaways: How Twitter (now known as X) can be a great resource for learning more about AI, along with specific accounts and thought leaders he’s

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23:43

The Golden Age of CFO Technology and the Urgency to...

The Brave Technologist ·

2023/11/15

Grant Halloran, CEO of Planful, discusses AI’s impact on CFOs and finance leaders, and ways these technologies have changed their role within organizations. He also shares how the financial industry will witness a future where extensive human involvement in routine financial tasks is reduced in favor of focusing on high-value, strategic work. Key Takeaways: How AI is making non-financial people more financially savvy, faster Ways everyday people can better utilize artificial intelligence

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23:10

Introducing Leo: Brave’s New AI Assistant

The Brave Technologist ·

2023/11/08

Brian Bondy, Co-Founder and CTO of Brave, discusses the recent launch of Leo, Brave’s browser-native AI assistant. Brian discusses the benefits of having AI directly in the browser, and how Brave has actually been using AI in its tech stack for years. Key Takeaways: Resources for learning about neural networks and machine learning What we should and shouldn’t be worried about with artificial intelligence Brave’s commitment to continue protecting personal data and privacy as new products are

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41:04

Creating Data Informed Campuses and Building AI for...

The Brave Technologist ·

2023/11/01

What impact will Generative AI have on Higher Education? This week’s guests tackle this question head on. Ravi Pendse and Bob Jones lead the development of ITS AI Services, a suite of AI tools that they believe makes the University of Michigan the first university anywhere to provide a custom AI platform for its entire community. In this episode of the Brave Technologist Podcast, they’ll discuss why they’re embracing GenAI (versus trying to ban it) with their students, and share some positive case

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31:50

Challenging the “Google Adjective” with Brave Search

The Brave Technologist ·

2023/10/25

Josep M. Pujol, Chief of Search at Brave, and Subu Sathyanarayana, Director of Engineering for Brave Search, discuss the history of Internet search and how it's quickly evolving with the adoption of AI. They share its current limitations and their biggest challenges (noise reduction, relevance and referencing) in their pursuit of improving search through Brave Search. Key Takeaways: Problems with traditional search options like Google and how the role of “trust” has evolved as the Internet has

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32:44

Artificial Intelligence: Is it the Key to Boosting...

The Brave Technologist ·

2023/10/18

Dr. Kjell Carlsson, Head of Data Science Strategy & Evangelism at Domino Data Lab, contemplates AI’s impact on human intelligence and its implications on understanding ourselves. We also discuss ways that artificial intelligence’s value is underestimated in society and its less-known applications. Key Takeaways: How AI can help us actually boost human intelligence, and what we’ve learned about our own limitations through advancements with technologies like generative AI Making use of

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