We’re back, after a long and restful break, with a brand new season of Technically Human! In our first episode of the season, I am joined by a guest cohost, Dr. Morgan Ames, for a conversation with Janet Haven, Executive Director of Data and Society. We talk about the movement to root data and AI practices in human values, the future of automation, and the pressing needs—and challenges—of data governance.
Janet Haven is the executive director of Data & Society. She has worked at the intersection of technology policy, governance, and accountability for more than twenty years, both domestically and internationally. Janet is a member of the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC), which advises President Biden and the National AI Initiative Office on a range of issues related to artificial intelligence. She also acts as an advisor to the Trust and Safety Foundation, and has brought her expertise in non-profit governance to bear through varied board memberships. She writes and speaks regularly on matters related to technology and society, federal AI research and development, and AI governance and policy.
Before joining D&S, Janet spent more than a decade at the Open Society Foundations. There, she oversaw funding strategies and worldwide grant-making related to technology, human rights, and governance, and played a substantial role in shaping the emerging international field focused on technology and accountability.
Data & Society is an independent nonprofit research organization rooted in the belief that empirical evidence should directly inform the development and governance of new technologies — and that these technologies can and must be grounded in equity and human dignity. Recognizing that the concentrated, profit-driven power of corporations and tech platforms will not steer us toward a just future, our work foregrounds the power of the people and communities most impacted by technological change. Their work studies the social implications of data, automation, and AI, producing original research to ground informed public debate about emerging technology.
Dr. Morgan Ames is an adjunct professor in the School of Information and interim associate director of research for the Center for Science, Technology, Medicine and Society (CSTMS) at the University of California, Berkeley, where she teaches in Data Science and administers the Designated Emphasis in Science and Technology Studies. She is also affiliated with the Algorithmic Fairness and Opacity Working Group (AFOG), the Center for Science, Technology, Society and Policy (CTSP), and the Berkeley Institute of Data Science (BIDS).
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The "Changing Minds" Series: Episode 2 with Daryl Davis
The "Changing Minds" Series: Episode 1 with Daryl Davis
Protecting Our Tech: Dr. Bruce DeBruhl breaks down cybersecurity and what that means for the world, the country, and you
The American Dream Goes Digital: The myths and technologies that bind us with Dr. Julie Albright
How Tech is Changing Democracy Around the Globe: Mohamed Abubakr on democratic revolutions, here and abroad
Tech Stands Up: Brad Taylor builds the new technological revolution
Active Imagination: Malka Older talks humanitarianism, science fiction, and the future of democracy
Block Power: Marcus Miller on mobilizing Black voters, the 2020 Election and grassroots organizing in the age of tech
Server Technology: Ret.Col Robert Gordon III on tech and service
The Impact of Impact: Ethical and socially responsible tech investing
Technically Legal: Professor Jeff Ward explores the relationship between law and tech
Of the people, by the people, for the people: Public Interest Technology with Hana Schank
The Ethics of the Algorithm: Digital innovation and humanistic computation with Dr. Todd Presner
The Way Way Back Machine: A Dive into the Archive with Dr. Jason Lustig
PODCAST TAKEOVER SERIES: Episode 3
PODCAST TAKEOVER SERIES: Episode 2
PODCAST TAKEOVER SERIES: Episode 1
Tech Stands Up: Talking tech leadership with Dex Hunter-Torricke
Biotechnically Human: George Estreich on disability, biotechnology, and how technologies are defining who counts as "human"
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