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SHIFT

Jennifer Strong

Hosted by Jennifer Strong, SHIFT is a weekly podcast taking a closer look at the far-reaching impact of automation on our daily lives.From policy to process, we seek to understand how lives are changing alongside rapid breakthroughs in frontier technologies and artificial intelligence. Join us as we navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by this reshaped reality.

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15:56

Oral History: Minimizing the Risk of Mid-Air Collisions

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2024/06/19

How do we minimize the risk of mid-air collisions between aircraft? And how does that change in the era of artificial intelligence and things like drone swarms?Claire Tomlin works on questions like these, and her work is now the basis of a new field of AI in which a system automatically learns operational and control objectives from data, while maintaining things like flight safety.We Meet: University of California Berkeley’s Claire Tomlin, 2024 IEEE Mildred Dresselhaus Medal recipient

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15:42

Teachers Use AI to Grade Papers. Who Grades the AI?

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2024/06/12

A growing number of school kids are getting their writing assignments back with grades and feedback that were given by AI software.Teachers say these AI tools can help them grade papers faster but who’s grading the AI tools? We Meet: CalMatters Tech Reporter Khari Johnsonhttps://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2024/06/teachers-ai-grading/ Credits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him

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17:14

Building a Poison Pill for Generative AI

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2024/06/05

A team of computer scientists at the University of Chicago has built tools that let artists poison the training data embedded in their work, and fight back against those who scrape the internet to build generative AI models. We Meet: Nightshade Creator Ben Zhao, Neubauer Professor of Computer Science at the University of ChicagoCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob

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20:34

Oral History: Journey to Quantum Advantage

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2024/05/29

For some types of problems quantum computers can work exponentially faster than other types of supercomputers, but significant challenges remain to building useful quantum machines. We hear from one of the key players in the field and learn about his efforts to do so in the latest installment of our oral history project.We Meet: Google Quantum AI Lab Founder Hartmut Neven Credits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret

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31:09

Live: AI's Role in Public Health

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2024/05/22

A live conversation about the potential promises and pitfalls of AI in public health, hosted by Boston University's School of Public Health.We meet: Dr. David Cutler, Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics in the Department of Economics at Harvard University, with secondary appointments at the Kennedy School of Government and the School of Public HealthDr. Alondra Nelson, Harold F. Linder Chair in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, former Deputy

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25:54

Oral History: Discovering Drugs with Generative AI

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2024/05/15

A look at how generative AI is being used in the drug discovery process in this latest installment of our oral history project.We Meet: Insilico Medicine Founder and CEO Alex Zhavoronkov Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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25:17

Feature: 'AI and the Holy Grail of Conservation' from...

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2024/05/08

Cornell University’s Elephant Listening Project has been trying to get real-time monitoring of the Central African Republic’s forest elephants for years. FruitPunch AI and a roster of other AI researchers are closer than ever to making that a reality. This week’s show is a special feature episode from our friends at the Click Here Podcast. We’ll be back with a new episode of SHIFT next week. Thanks for listening!

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12:40

Oral History: (Ai)ding Cybercrime

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2024/05/01

A look at how AI is helping and hurting cybersecurity in this latest installment of our oral history project.We Meet: Palo Alto Networks Chief Product Officer Lee Klarich Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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08:45

Video Calls in 3D - Hold the Glasses

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2024/04/24

In this bonus episode, we tour Google's Project Starline at this year's TED Conference in Vancouver, Canada. We Meet: Andrew Nartker from Google’s Project Starline Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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14:34

Oral History: Making Payments

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2024/04/17

The way we pay for things is changing dramatically, and it’s only going to become more invisible and integrated into our experiences going forward—like a car that can pay for gas or electric charging all on its own. We Meet: Mastercard President and CTO Ed McLaughlin Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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16:03

Oral History: Changing Our Stories

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2024/04/10

AI is being used to write stories that flood the internet with trash and spam, but it can also help journalists tell stories that can be personalized and updated automatically. In the latest installment of our oral history project, we look at how journalism story structures are evolving with AI.We Meet: Computational Journalist Francesco Marconi, co-founder of real-time information company Applied XL Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and

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14:08

People Think AI Should Credit its Sources

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2024/04/03

As more people try ChatGPT and other AI tools, our thoughts about what's fair or what to trust with generative AI are evolving. The Pew Research Center offers some of the most comprehensive surveys of American public opinion and has been studying these questions.We Meet: Alec Tyson, Associate Director at Pew Research Center Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob

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14:12

Building Trustworthy AI

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2024/03/27

The current AI ecosystem has plenty in common with the early days of the web. So, what have we learned?We Meet: Mark Surman, President of Mozilla Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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15:36

Our Declining Trust in AI

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2024/03/20

Our trust in people, government, science and even our trust in technology—we have a lot less trust in all of it than we used to. Our lack of trust might even turn out to be the most bi-partisan thing about this US election cycle, especially our lack of trust in AI.We Meet: Richard Edelman, the president and chief executive officer of the public relations company Edelman Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret

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31:21

Live: Digital Citizens or Digital Subjects?

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2024/03/13

Frank McCourt is an American executive and philanthropist. He’s also the author of a new book about the internet, called “Our Biggest Fight: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age”. We talk to him about that fight before a live audience in New York City at a gathering held by the responsible technology non-profit, All Tech Is Human.We Meet: Frank H. McCourt, Jr., civic entrepreneur and executive chairman of McCourt Global, founder and executive chairman of Project

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20:05

Live: Streamlining the Music Industry

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2024/03/06

Join EngineEars founder Derek "MixedByAli" Ali and EMPIRE founder Ghazi Shami as they deep dive into the convergence of innovation and artistry, discuss the latest trends in the music industry, and explore how tech is revolutionizing the creation and distribution of music around the world.We Meet: Derek Ali, EngineEars, Founder and CEO Ghazi Shami, EMPIRE, Founder & CEO Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by

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25:07

Future of the Internet, Part Two

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2024/02/28

In this second of a two-part series, we meet people fighting to build an open internet.We Meet: Digital Medusa Founder Farzaneh Badiei Internet Society President & CEO Andrew Sullivan Vivaldi CEO Jon Von Tetzchner ICANN Interim President & CEO Sally Costerton Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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19:36

Future of the Internet, Part One

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2024/02/21

The infrastructure underpinning the internet is increasingly under threat, but how many of us stop to consider how or why the internet works? We Meet: Internet Society President & CEO Andrew Sullivan ICANN Interim President & CEO Sally Costerton Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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25:31

The New Luddites

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2024/02/14

Activists are fighting back against generative AI and reclaiming a misunderstood label in the process, says Brian Merchant in a new piece for The Atlantic. We Meet: Tech Journalist & Author Brian Merchant Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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16:53

Oral History: Generating Tax Advice

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2024/02/07

Software can make it easier for people to file their own taxes, but what if you have a question? Would you trust generative AI to give you the answer? We Meet: H&R Block VP of Technology Aditya Thadani Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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