Welcome back to Season 2 of the "Technically Human" podcast! In the first episode of this season, I talk to Dr. Morgan Ames about the concept of utopia and Silicon Valley's moral vision. We discuss the ideas and frictions at the heart of Silicon Valley's growth, we talk about the inequalities at the heart of technological culture, and Morgan describes how Silicon Valley became THE Valley.
Dr. Ames is an assistant adjunct professor in the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley, where she teaches in Data Science and administers the Designated Emphasis in Science and Technology Studies in affiliation with the Center for Science, Technology, Medicine and Society. She is also affiliated with the Algorithmic Fairness and Opacity Working Group, the Center for Science, Technology, Society and Policy, and the Berkeley Institute of Data Science. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Intel, and other organizations, and she has been invited to present her work at conferences around the world, including South by Southwest (SXSW).
Her next project explores the role that utopianism plays in discourses around childhood, education, and 'development' in two geographically overlapping but culturally divided worlds: developer culture of Silicon Valley and the working-class and immigrant communities in the San Francisco Bay Area.
This week's episode was produced and edited by Emily Bowden and Erin Jeffs.
The Ethics and Technology of Teams in the Age of AI
Ethics Works: A day in the life of an ethics worker in tech
Feel the Burn: A new novel explores the financial crisis in tech
Dr. Strangelanguage: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Generative AI in Medicine
Taking the Temperature of AI: Measuring AI's Environmental Impact
Brain Storm: The new technologies that are changing how we think about brain function
The Singularity of Hope: The case for AI optimism
The Count: The politics of data science
Getting Public About Privacy: Understanding data privacy in the digital age
The Case for Cryptocurrency: The future of digital assets post Sam Bankman-Fried
The New Rules: challenging Big Tech’s reign over legal reform
Soul Machines: Can AI have a body?
Saving Israeli and Palestinian Lives: Technology For Life: Disaster relief and life-saving tech *From the Archives*
The Romance of AI: Discussing Love and Artificial Intelligence with Amy Kurzweil
Funny Business: ”Silicon Valley” writer and co-producer Dan Lyons explains what‘s funny about tech culture *From the Archives*
The American Dream Goes Digital: The myths and technologies that bind us with Dr. Julie Albright *From the Archives*
Bad Input: Raising public awareness about AI bias
Instituting Greenlining: how policy can promote digital inclusion
Designing Data Governance
Behind the Data: data, human values, and society
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