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| 13 Feb 2022 | S2E9: Digital human rights activism in Palestine | 01:19:16 | |
Medlir and Chris talk to Marwa Fatafta, a Palestian digital rights activist, about her work as a digital activist in Palestine and how digital technologies are harnessed against civil society. Young Diogenes also explains the nuts-and-bolts of spyware.
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| 27 Feb 2022 | S2E10: Serbia, Mass Surveillance, and Digital Authoritarianism | 01:19:17 | |
Medlir and Chris talk to Bojan Perkov of the SHARE Foundation about digital surveillance in Serbia. Meanwhile, YD discusses why mass surveillance and facial recognition technologies are far from benign.
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| 06 Mar 2022 | S2E11: Higher Education in the age of AI | A Roundtable | 01:20:41 | |
What does the education look like in an age of everincreasing demands for technical proficiency and availability? How can we make better uses of emerging tech in our classrooms and study spaces? Tech IQ versus Emotional IQ. What is the balance? Professor Nancy Gleason and Dr. Alexandra Mihai joined Chris and Medlir to discuss these questions and more in the first of a two-episode special on Higher Education and Teaching in the age of AI. (YD is on hiatus this week.) | |||
| 20 Mar 2022 | S2E12: Emerging Tech and Teaching IR in the Age of AI | 00:53:29 | |
How do we teach emerging tech in IR? How will technological changes impact the discipline in particular and higher education more broadly? How can we best design curriculums to address emerging challenges? These are some of the questions Medlir and Chris will explore in the second part of our two part series on higher education with guests Andre Barrinha and Raluca Csernatori. | |||
| 01 May 2022 | S3E1: AI and Peace with Branka Panic | 00:54:53 | |
Medlir and Chris start off our third season with AI4Peace's Branka Panic, about how AI can contribute to peace and conflict prevention. Plus see our bonus episode this week on YD's AI movie picks, which also led to a lively second discussion.
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| 01 May 2022 | S3E2: YD Awards | AI in Film Discussion (Bonus Episode) | 00:36:03 | |
| 15 May 2022 | S3E3: AI, Robot rights, and Ethics with Frederick Bruneault | 01:07:20 | |
Chris and Medlir review AI-themed television shows with Young Diogenes (e.g. Westworld), followed by a discussion with Frederick Bruneault, professor of philosophy at University of Quebec Montreal, asking the question: How do we define AI ethics and how do we avoid pitfalls in the debate surrounding it. Finally, we ask Dr. Bruneault, what is missing from the current discussion on AI ethics?
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| 29 May 2022 | S3E4: Emerging Tech, Digital Diplomacy, and Ukraine with Ilan Manor | 01:12:27 | |
Chris and Medlir explore with Young Diogenes the question of whether AI will be our artist of the future, while Medlir talks to Ilan Manor about public digital diplomacy and the use of digital tools in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. | |||
| 12 Jun 2022 | S3E5: Emerging Tech, Geopolitics, and Geoeconomics with Dan Ciuriak | 01:01:16 | |
Medlir and Chris discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the future of global trade, data colonialism and prospects for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework with guest Dan Ciuriak, while Young Diogenes talks up AI’s potential to transform manufacturing ("Yes, yes, I understand 'Manufacturing' won't seem all that exciting to some of you. Ha. " --YD)
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| 26 Jun 2022 | S3E6: Emerging Tech and Analog/Digital Peace with Gezim Visoka | 01:22:44 | |
Medlir and Chris discuss the distinction between analogue and digital approaches to IR and the impact of digital innovations in peace-building. They also ask whether digital peace is any more secure and less fragile than the analog one. Meanwhile Young Diogenes engages with Derek Parfit's 'hinge of history' argument and, unsurprisingly, finds extant interpretations lacking. | |||
| 10 Jul 2022 | S3E7: AI and the Quad with Husanjot Chahal and Ngor Luong | 01:00:08 | |
In this episode Medlir and Chris speak with the two of the authors of a Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) Georgetown report on AI cooperation among members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, more commonly known as the Quad. | |||
| 17 Jul 2022 | S3E8: AI-Human Collaborations, Top Gun: Maverick, and Tamagotchi with Young Diogenes | 00:22:11 | |
In this episode Medlir and Chris have a chat with Young Diogenes about the use of AI in the latest Top Gun movie, and then explore the boundaries, risks, and opportunities of human-AI collaboration going forward, in a wide ranging discussion that also looks at the question of ‘tamagotchi’ children. | |||
| 02 Oct 2022 | S4E1: On Realizing Meaningful Human Control in Military AI with Taylor Woodcock | 00:24:18 | |
Chris discusses with Asser Institute's Taylor Woodcock the implications of the development and use of military applications of AI for the international legal obligations applicable in armed conflict under international humanitarian law and international human rights law.
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| 16 Oct 2022 | S4E2: AI Governance, Gender, and Illiberal Society with Jelena Cupac | 00:36:11 | |
Chris and Medlir are joined Dr. Jelena Cupac, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Global Governance Research Unit at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center in Germany, to discuss her work on patriarchy, democracy, and AI ethics. | |||
| 30 Oct 2022 | S4E3: China’s Digital Cities, Surveillance, and Digital Authoritarianism with Zeyi Yang | 00:42:03 | |
Chris and Medlir welcome Zeyi Yang of MIT Technology Review to the show for a wide ranging discussion from Pokemon to predictive policing and digital authoritarianism to China’s urban Metascapes.
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| 13 Nov 2022 | S4E4: AI and Emotions with Young Diogenes | 00:24:15 | |
In this episode, Medlir and Chris discuss the question of AI sentience and Lambda with Young Diogenes.
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| 27 Nov 2022 | S4E5: International Law, Russia-Ukraine conflict, and Emerging Tech with Carrie McDougall | 00:34:51 | |
Medlir is joined by Carrie McDougall of the Melbourne Law School and an expert in international criminal law. They discuss prospects for a possible international tribunal to prosecute the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, and to consider the question of accountability and Autonomous Weapons Systems.
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| 11 Dec 2022 | S4E6: Military Automation, Regulation and Future Wars with Ingvild Bode | 00:33:11 | |
Medlir and Chris are joined by Ingvild Bode for a wide ranging conversation on military automation, accountability and the future (and present) of armed conflict. | |||
| 25 Dec 2022 | S4E7: Roundtable discussion on OpenAI's ChatGPT | 00:27:26 | |
Chris and Medlir catch up with Young Diogenes to discuss OpenAI's ChatGPT and explore its possible uses and abuses. Don't miss a passing glance at David Bowie's 'Verbasizer' and Meta's AI Cicero.
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| 08 Jan 2023 | S4E8: Surveillance and the Common Good with Eric Stoddart | 00:37:56 | |
Medlir is joined by Eric Stoddart from the St. Andrews School of Divinity for a conversation about belief, Practical Theology, AI, surveillance, and the Common Good. | |||
| 29 Jan 2023 | S4E9: Roundtable on the Future of Human / AI collaboration (Part 1) | 00:27:30 | |
Young Diogenes, Chris, and Medlir share some musings on the future of Human and AI collaboration. In light of some of the challenges faced by academia (since the launch of ChatGPT), we discuss what an early integration of AI and word processing might look like. Medlir chastises tech companies for launching products without sufficient vetting. | |||
| 12 Feb 2023 | S4E10: Biometric Surveillance and Civil Society in Serbia with the SHARE Foundation | 00:33:14 | |
In this episode Chris discusses developments in biometric surveillance with Bojan Perkov of the SHARE Foundation who returns to OnAiR to discuss a proposed law on internal affairs in Serbia that would have provided a legal framework for mass biometric surveillance in public spaces. | |||
| 26 Feb 2023 | S4E11: AI, GrAIde, and the Future of Grading and Assessments with Manjinder Kainth | 00:24:50 | |
In this episode Chris discusses AI assisted grading and the future of assessments in higher education with the CEO of Graide, Manjinder Kainth. Starting with a discussion of ChatGPT our guest presents new developments and tools for AI assisted grading and also shares some advice for those seeking to embark on their own start-up journeys. | |||
| 12 Mar 2023 | S4E12: China’s AI Investment Activity in SE Asia with Ngor Luong and Channing Lee | 00:26:56 | |
Chris talks with Ngor Luong and Channing Lee of the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) at Georgetown University about their recently published report Chinese AI Investment and Commercial Activity in Southeast Asia. | |||
| 23 Apr 2023 | S5E1: AI and Terrorism with Ryan Washington | 00:33:01 | |
Medlir talks with his guest, Ryan Washington, a former Marine working with Special Intelligence. They discuss the threat of extremist violence as an important security threat and, perhaps more importantly, a societal threat -- especially as both governments and perpetrators of violence look to co-opt AI into their arsenal. | |||
| 30 Apr 2023 | S5E2: AI Chatbots and Gender with Sylvie Boreau | 00:29:17 | |
Medlir talks with Dr. Sylvie Borau, an associate professor at TBS Education, Toulouse, France, where she teaches ethical marketing and consumer behavior. They discuss gender imbalance in AI and the issue of 'Benevolent Sexism.' Together they also consider the implications of one of Dr. Boreau's recent studies which concludes that female bots are endowed with more positive human qualities than male bots, and they are perceived as more human than male bots when compared to both animals and machines. | |||
| 07 May 2023 | S5E3: Coding Democracy and the Hacker Ethic with Maureen Webb | 00:39:22 | |
In this episode Chris talks with Maureen Webb about her latest book, Coding Democracy: How Hackers Are Disrupting Power, Surveillance and Authoritarianism (MIT Press, 2000). Webb explores the hacker ethic, Julian Assange & the cypherpunk movement, and the future of democracy. | |||
| 14 May 2023 | S5E4: The Diogenes Awards | 00:36:46 | |
Our lighthearted yearly conversation about Television and Film containing Artificial Intelligence -- featuring the ever delightful Chris, Medlir, and of course the incredibly handsome Young Diogenes. What will these goofballs pick and argue about this year? (Ed. note: probably almost nothing related to the content, eh? *zing* In seriousness, they cover all of their picks, sling around a few digs at each other, and include some interesting surprises for our listeners. Thank you all so much for listening!)
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| 04 Jun 2023 | S5E5: AI and The New Digital Era of Governance with Evrim Tan | 00:42:32 | |
Medlir talks with Evrim Tan, the co-author (with Joep Crompvoets) of The new digital era governance: How new digital technologies are shaping public governance, a fantastic recent publication that seeks to draw important distinctions between the 'old' digital era governance and the 'new' AI-based one. | |||
| 18 Jun 2023 | S5E6: AI, National Security, and the Future of Education with Jeannie Johnson | 00:31:10 | |
Medlir sits down with Dr. Jeannie Johnson, co-founder and Director of the Center for Anticipatory Intelligence (CAI), to discuss CAI’s mission, what it means to create the nation’s first MA program in Anticipatory intelligence, and the importance of combining expertise in national security and geopolitics with cutting-edge instruction in cyber threats, data analytics, and emergent technology.
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| 25 Jun 2023 | S5E7: Responsible AI in Africa | 00:32:07 | |
In this episode Kutoma Wakunuma, Damien Okaibedi Eke, and Simisola Akintoye join Chris to discuss their latest edited volume, Responsible AI in Africa. In this conversation we explore Africa’s exclusion from conversations on AI ethics, epistemic injustice, the concept of Ubuntu, and innovations from Africa’s silicon savannas. | |||
| 02 Jul 2023 | S5E8: AI detection tools with CrossPlag founding partner Alejtin Berisha | 00:28:48 | |
Medlir sits down with CrossPlag's Dr. Alejtin Berisha to discuss the challenges of Higher Education in the age of AI and the promise of AI originality detection tools like CrossPlag for educators hoping to incorporate tools like ChatGPT in their curriculum. | |||
| 09 Jul 2023 | E5E9: Roundtable on the Future of Human/AI collaboration | 00:20:34 | |
Chris, Medlir, and Young Diogenes get back to a sequel from season 4. We continue exploring the future of AI integration into research, provenance, and predictions about the future of AI, as well as some light-hearted jabs at each other.
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| 23 Jul 2023 | S5E10: AI and the Intelligence Community | 00:35:54 | |
Medlir discusses the likely impact of AI and Emerging Tech with Dr. Chris Moran and Dr. Joe Burton, authors of a recent study which argues that talk of an AI-fueled intelligence revolution is premature. | |||
| 17 Sep 2023 | S6E1: Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East | 00:26:59 | |
How do states use digital tools to deceive, disseminate disinformation, and deepen authoritarianism? In this episode Chris talks with Marc Owen Jones about digital authoritarianism in the Middle East, who sheds light on this question and much more in a far-reaching discussion. | |||
| 24 Sep 2023 | S6E2: AI and Disarmament with Branka Marijan | 00:39:09 | |
Medlir Mema is joined by Dr. Branka Marijan, a Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares, where she leads the research on the military and security implications of emerging technologies. Her research interests include trends in warfare, civilian protection, use of drones, and civil-military relations.
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| 08 Oct 2023 | S6E3: Joseph Vukov on Religion and AI | 00:41:19 | |
Medlir is joined by Dr. Joseph Vukov, Associate Director of the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage at Loyola University Chicago, whose research explores questions at the intersection of ethics, neuroscience, and philosophy of mind, and at the intersection of science and religion.
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| 22 Oct 2023 | S6E4: Recent developments in disinformation through AI | 00:25:13 | |
YD, Chris, and Medlir discuss some recent uses of AI, to quickly and easily generate political influence campaigns. | |||
| 05 Nov 2023 | S6E5: AI Governance with Justin Bullock | 00:55:58 | |
Medlir is joined for a wide-ranging conversation on the shifting landscape of AI governance by Dr. Justin Bullock, a Senior Researcher at Convergence Analysis, in the UK. Dr. Bullock brings a wealth of expertise in public administration, artificial intelligence (AI), organizational theory, and management. He is the lead editor of Oxford University Press’ Handbook of AI Governance.
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| 19 Nov 2023 | S6E6: Governing AI to Advance Shared Prosperity with Katya Klinova | 00:43:19 | |
Medlir discusses the impact of AI on development with Katya Klinova, Head of AI, Labor, and the Economy division of the Partnership on AI. There she oversees (among other things) the AI and Shared Prosperity Initiative, asking how to make AI progress in the workforce more inclusive, as well as the potential impact of AI on the economic growth prospects of low- and middle-income countries.
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| 03 Dec 2023 | S6E7: Innovations in Deterrence through AI, with Emma Morrison and Justin Lynch | 00:44:17 | |
Medlir sits down with Emma Morrison and Justin Lynch to discuss ways AI can help analysts in understanding significant events, attributing actions, and presenting usable information to decision-makers, while reflecting on how AI may adversely affect a country's ability to signal credibly, or understand its adversaries intentions accurately.
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| 17 Dec 2023 | S6E8: Trends and Announcements in AI for 2023 | 00:41:03 | |
Young Diogenes (YD), Medlir and Chris discuss trends and developments in AI for 2023 (Democratization, Personalization, Twinning, GenAI, Multi-modal AI, AI ethics). We also discuss advances in behavioral AI for communications security, weather forecasting, material science, and discussion of the recent chaos at OpenAI (based on reporting by Karen Hao, the final link below provides some really interesting additional details on the events inside OpenAI if you'd like to get caught up).
(*In our discussion of Deepmind's machine learning method for weather, GraphCast, we mentioned '30-40 thousand parameters'. We intended '30-40 million'.) | |||
| 28 Jan 2024 | S7E1: Introducing AI Global Governance with Joachim Koops | 00:38:13 | |
Medlir and Chris speak with Dr. Joachim Koops of the Global Governance Institute and Leiden University to discuss the launch of the AI Global Governance program. They further discuss the challenges associated with the question of governance more broadly. | |||
| 04 Feb 2024 | S7E2: AI, Digital Humanities and Virtual Memory Spaces | 00:29:45 | |
In this episode Chris talks to Arnaud Kurze of Montclair State University, currently a Digital Studies Fellow at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. Arnaud has carried out groundbreaking research in digital humanities, memory studies, and transitional justice and offers his insights into AI and virtual memory spaces, accountability,
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| 11 Feb 2024 | S7E3: The Birth of Digital Human Rights with Rebekah Dowd | 00:43:34 | |
This week Medlir and our guest Rebekah Dowd, an academic, scholar, and author of The Birth of Digital Human Rights: Digitized Data Governance as a Human Rights Issue in the EU, explore how and why the EU became a leader in the realm of digital human rights.
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| 25 Feb 2024 | S7E4: AI and Wargaming with Baptiste Alloui-Cros | 00:27:57 | |
Medlir is joined by Baptiste Alloui-Cros, founder of the Strand Simulations Group and a wargame designer, to discuss how AI is likely to impact how we think, strategize, and prepare for war.
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| 03 Mar 2024 | S7E5: AI and Military Technologies | 00:50:29 | |
Medlir sits down with Dr. Raluca Csernatoni and Dr. Marijn Hoijtink to discuss the escalating ‘innovation race’ among corporate giants. They discuss AI’s contribution to the rise in power of the private tech sector vs. the state, as well as the ‘existential threat’ and ‘superintelligence’ narratives around foundational AI models and how these shape specific socio-technical imaginaries of the future. They also dive into AI’s impact on geopolitical and military power, including Sino-American competition, and the rise of AI ‘nationalism’ or ‘sovereignty’.
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| 10 Mar 2024 | S7E6: The Politics and Governance of Big Data and AI | 00:33:24 | |
Andrej Zwitter and Oskar Gstrein share with Chris what they will be keeping an eye out for in the AI regulatory space in 2024. They also discuss their latest work on the politics and governance of big data and artificial intelligence and their newly published Handbook on the Governance Politics and Governance of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence. In this discussion Andrej and Oskar explore the EU AI Act and challenges that datafication and algorithmic logics pose for governance, privacy, and human agency, and ponder the question: what does it mean to stay human in the age of AI?
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| 17 Mar 2024 | S7E7: The EU AI Act with Luca Bertuzzi | 00:26:47 | |
Luca Bertuzzi joins Medlir for a discussion on the EU AI Act passed by the European Parliament on March 13th. Among other things, they discuss the likely impact of the law on innovation and governance within the EU and abroad, as well as criticisms that the act fails to address concerns regarding human rights and civil liberties.
#EUAIACT; #AIgovernance; #innovation; #human rights; #emergingtech; #EU; | |||
| 24 Mar 2024 | S7E8: Misinformation and Disinformation in the age of AI | 00:31:21 | |
Medlir asks Lukas Andriukaitis, Board member of Lithuania-based Civic Resilience Initiative (CRI), what it means to work and live at the frontier of the new misinformation / disinformation space. They discuss the current atmosphere in the region and beyond, in terms of threat of misinformation/disinformation. They consider both the benefits and the drawbacks of AI-enabled technologies as billions across the world prepare to cast their votes in 2024.
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| 02 Jun 2024 | S8E1: Cool New Things You Can Do with AI or: How YD Learned to Start Worrying and Love Long Context Windows | 00:27:28 | |
For our season opener, Young Diogenes has a chat with Chris and Medlir about some cool new things large language models can now do for us. Specifically, why some companies, like Google with Gemini, are choosing to concentrate on increasingly larger context windows (i.e., the size of the text, music, video prompt, etc., that the AI can parse). And why being able to load an entire book, a movie, or your entire life into the prompt and then have a conversation about these things, might be useful.
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| 09 Jun 2024 | S8E2: Conflict Forecasting with Hannes Mueller | 00:51:08 | |
Medlir is joined by Dr. Hannes Mueller to discuss recent developments in conflict prevention. Specifically, we examine how artificial intelligence can help governments detect risk early, predict the likelihood of new conflicts, and prevent older ones from re-emerging. | |||
| 16 Jun 2024 | S8E3: How Ukraine uses AI to Fight Disinformation | 00:25:59 | |
Chris talks to Maya Sobchuk, GGI non-resident fellow and researcher at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo about her work on AI and disinformation. In this episode Maya reflects on the history of Russian disinformation campaigns against Ukraine, disinformation in the aftermath of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, and how Ukraine has harnessed its AI know-how and innovation space to counter disinformation.
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| 23 Jun 2024 | S8E4: Mihalis Kritikos on Governing AI | 00:21:29 | |
Chris talks with Mihalis Kritikos of the European Commission on Artificial Intelligence Ethics and Trustworthy Governance of AI. Mihalis sheds light on how he got started working on AI governance during the Covid-19 pandemic, the ethics of AI, the EU AI Act, and also AI surveillance in the workplace.
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| 30 Jun 2024 | S8E5: The Diogenes Awards | Our Annual Awards of AI in Television and Film | 00:29:08 | |
This week, our annual Diogenes Awards. We take a look at AI in television and film (and sometimes other musings and occasional 'arguments'). We discuss each host's top nominee(s) since 2023, and then narrow it to the consensus pick for all of you. Links below so you can join us in checking these out (in no particular order).
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| 07 Jul 2024 | S8E6: AI for Peace with Dr. Paige Arthur | 00:37:13 | |
Medlir sits down with Dr. Paige Arthur, Director of Global Programming at Columbia Global, and co-author of AI for Peace (with Branka Panic), to discuss how recent AI innovations can contribute to conflict prevention and peace. They also explore the opportunities and challenges that technologies pose for human rights and curbing hate speech.
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| 14 Jul 2024 | S8E7: Japan’s Military AI Strategy | 00:28:42 | |
In July 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Defense unveiled its first basic policy document on the use of artificial intelligence and a comprehensive strategy to enhance Japan’s cyber defense capabilities. In this episode Dr. Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi of the University of Tokyo, joins us to talk about how AI fits into Japan’s military strategy.
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| 21 Jul 2024 | S8E8: The promise and risks of generative AI technology for businesses with Maria Santacaterina | 00:33:33 | |
Maria Santacaterina and Medlir discuss the impact of generative AI on businesses. They ask the question whether the massive financial investment in generative AI will pay off for these businesses. Is the promise of AI, hype or real?
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| 15 Sep 2024 | S9E1: AI Futures and the UN Summit of the Future | 00:30:28 | |
In the first episode of Season 9, Medlir and Chris revisit the topic of AI agents, AI and US-China relations, and also China’s recent moves in regulating AI. They then wrap up with a discussion of the Summit of the Future, and AI and Sustainable Development.
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| 29 Sep 2024 | S9E2: Reviewing the UN Summit of the Future | 00:23:43 | |
Medlir shares insights with Chris from the UN Summit of the Future. They discuss the Pact for the Future, the Global Digital Compact, and the Declaration on Future Generations. In addition, Medlir and Chris also discuss California’s recently vetoed AI safety legislation and the proposed US national AI Civil Rights Act.
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| 13 Oct 2024 | S9E3: US-China AI Competition with Gloria Shkurti Ozdemir | 00:36:22 | |
Welcome back to our podcast! In this episode Medlir and Dr. Gloria Shkurti Ozdemir discuss her recently released book "Artificial Intelligence Arms Dynamics: The Case of the U.S. and China Rivalry." Their discussion dives into the latest AI-related developments in Turkey, the state of US-China competition in AI, as well as some other delightful tangents.
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| 27 Oct 2024 | S9E4: Tech Coup with Marietje Schaake | 00:29:15 | |
Chris talks with Marietje Schaake about her new book The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley and explores the nexus between Big Tech, democracy, and human rights. In particular, Marietje shares with Chris ideas and strategies for recentering the public interest in the relationship between big tech and governments, the geopolitics of technology, and recent developments in the global governance of AI. | |||
| 10 Nov 2024 | S9E5: What AI Governance gets Wrong and How to Get it Right with Ritwik Gupta | 00:30:47 | |
Chris and Medlir talk with Ritwik Gupta about what policymakers get wrong about AI governance and what we should be thinking about when it comes to risk and regulation. Ritwik also shares his wide-ranging experience in working on AI in the context of chaotic environments in disaster response and national security. | |||
| 24 Nov 2024 | S9E6: Planning for a Sustainable and Inclusive AI Integration with Elena Ardelean | 00:29:29 | |
In today's episode, Medlir chats with Elena Ardelean. We discuss the Matrix Framework for Inclusive AI in Sustainable Development, focusing on three pillars: the regulatory environment, digital infrastructure, and the empowerment of youth as the next generation of changemakers. We further explore how lessons from AI's rapid evolution inform strategies for equitable integration into the future of work and daily life. Finally, we highlight how governments—particularly in developing countries—are leveraging AI today, and discuss steps to ensure sustainable, inclusive AI adoption in the future. | |||
| 15 Dec 2024 | S9E7: Ethical AI Approaches to Sustainability with Melanie Rideout | 00:38:23 | |
Medlir is joined by Melanie Rideout, a climate tech expert and Global Governance Institute (GGI) fellow, who shares her insights from working with Shayp and international organizations like the Red Cross and UN bodies. Together they explore the opportunities, challenges, and complexities of leveraging technology for global development and climate action. | |||
| 29 Dec 2024 | S9E8: AI, Architecture, and Urban Planning with Iva Mema | 00:26:17 | |
Medlir sits with Iva Mema to discuss how AI shapes architectural design and public policy decision-making. They also explore the risks of perpetuating discrimination through biased algorithms, the potential for job displacement, and the over-reliance on technology that might diminish human creativity and expertise.
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| 12 Jan 2025 | S10E1: AI, Code, and Leadership with Matt Van Itallie | 00:51:04 | |
Medlir Mema engages in an insightful discussion with Matt Van Itallie, the CEO of Sema Software, a company at the forefront of revolutionizing software analytics and risk management in the age of artificial intelligence. Sema has transformed the field of software analytics and set new standards for monitoring and risk management in AI-driven development. Matt shares insights into the evolving responsibilities of CTOs, the creation of transformative tools like the GenAI Code Monitor and Generative AI Bill of Materials, and the critical strategies companies need to address both technological and geopolitical challenges in the age of rapid innovation. Keywords: | |||
| 26 Jan 2025 | S10E2: AI and Environmental Sustainability in the Trump 2.0 era | 00:36:22 | |
In this episode we’re joined by Jeremy Tamanini, founder of Dual Citizen LLC, to explore the intersection of AI and environmental sustainability during the Trump 2.0 era. From the environmental impacts of AI infrastructure, to innovative practices and emerging legislation, this conversation dives deep into how AI can be both a challenge and a tool for sustainability.
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| 13 Feb 2025 | S10E3: How to Make Sense of DeepSeek with Ritwik Gupta | 00:28:22 | |
In this episode Ritwik Gupta of the Berkeley AI Research Lab returns to talk with Chris about what DeepSeek really means for the AI Industry, Trump’s recent Stargate AI initiative, US-China AI competition, policy responses to DeepSeek, and where we should be looking for the next big disruptive event in the world of AI. Links:
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| 26 Feb 2025 | S10E4: The AI Risk Debate - Hype or Existential Threat? | 00:55:02 | |
Today we dive into the evolving conversation on AI risk and governance. Our guests, Torben Swoboda and Risto Uuk, discuss the challenges of defining AI risk, the debate over acceptable thresholds, and common critiques of the existential risk perspective. We also examine the feasibility of global AI governance and historical parallels that may guide our path forward. Links: | |||
| 11 Mar 2025 | S10E5: How Large Language Models are Revolutionizing Healthcare | 00:28:09 | |
Medlir is joined by Dr. Nafiseh (Cati) Molaei, a Postdoctoral Scholar specializing in Biomedical Data Science at Northwestern University to discuss how AI is reshaping the medical landscape. From diagnosing complex diseases to personalizing treatment plans, AI is driving innovations that were once thought impossible. Links: | |||
| 20 Apr 2021 | Pilot: Finding the Human | 00:38:01 | |
Medlir, Chris, and Young Diogenes introduce the podcast by exploring the many ways Artificial Intelligence will shape the future of International Relations. | |||
| 21 Apr 2021 | S1E1: AI and National Security | 01:03:56 | |
Medlir and Chris interview our guest, Jacob Parakilas, to discuss what you need to know about the US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence’s report on national security and defense, while Young Diogenes talks about the 2017 arms-control advocacy video Slaughterbots. | |||
| 02 May 2021 | S1E3: AI, Big Data, and Humanitarian Interventions | 00:44:49 | |
Medlir and Chris interview one of the leading experts on big data ethics in the humanitarian field, Andrej Zwitter, while Young Diogenes discusses deep fakes.
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| 25 Apr 2021 | S1E2: AI and Diplomacy | 00:46:21 | |
Medlir and Chris interview Katharina Hoene on how AI may shape diplomatic practice and international negotiations, while Young Diogenes discusses the benefits of Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 (GPT-3). | |||
| 09 May 2021 | S1E4: AI and International Justice | 00:53:57 | |
Medlir and Chris interview Karen Richmond on the risks and opportunities opened up by AI for the practice of international justice, while Young Diogenes discusses algorithmic bias | |||
| 23 May 2021 | S1E5: AI and Security in East Asia | 01:00:34 | |
Medlir and Chris interview Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi on AI and security in East Asia with a focus on Japan, while Young Diogenes discusses how the show's tagline may be perceived in the future, and 'The Midas Touch'. | |||
| 06 Jun 2021 | S1E6: AI and International Criminal Law | 01:00:56 | |
Medlir and Chris interview Marta Bo on Autonomous Weapons Systems and accountability under international criminal law, while Young Diogenes talks about the trolley dilemma, the moral machine, and that time when Dwight and Michael end up in a lake.
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| 20 Jun 2021 | S1E7: AI, War Games, and the Future of Conflict | 00:56:30 | |
Medlir and Chris interview Dr. Yuna Wong on wargaming, deterrence, and the future of conflict, while Young Diogenes discusses how AI may change gaming.
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| 04 Jul 2021 | S1E8: AI, Technology, and Patriarchy | 01:01:28 | |
Medlir and Chris interview Ray Acheson on patriarchy, defense technologies and AI, and are also joined by three special guests who share their perspectives on AI and IR.
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| 18 Jul 2021 | S1E9: AI, the Future of Work, and Development | 01:04:05 | |
Medlir and Chris discuss the future of work with our guest Elena Ardelean, while Young Diogenes reflects on the end of the world.
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| 01 Aug 2021 | S1E10: AI and (Counter)Terrorism | 01:19:22 | |
Medlir and Chris discuss AI and (Counter)Terrorism with our guest Adrian Shtuni. While Young Diogenes shares 3 possible vectors for terrorist use of AI.
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| 22 Aug 2021 | S1E11: IR in the Age of AI - A Roundtable | 00:56:26 | |
Medlir, Chris and YD discuss highlights from our first season. | |||
| 03 Oct 2021 | S2E1: Russia, AI, and Emerging Tech | 00:58:46 | |
Medlir and Chris speak with Leonid Kovachich to discuss Russia’s approach to AI and emerging technology (with YD asking a couple questions about Privacy, Data Governance, and further improving audit trails in the age of AI).
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| 17 Oct 2021 | S2E2: China, AI, and Emerging Tech | 00:59:40 | |
Medlir and Chris discuss innovation, Sino-US tech competition, and AI governance in China with Emily Weinstein. While YD raises the question of whether top down or bottom up incentives are 'better' and the role of government in technology innovation. | |||
| 31 Oct 2021 | S2E3: Southeast Asia, AI and Emerging Tech | 00:47:13 | |
Medlir and Chris discuss the opportunities and challenges of AI and emerging tech Southeast Asia, tech competition, and regional digital governance with Mark Manantan, while YD and the team ponder what Dune tells us about our future.
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| 14 Nov 2021 | S2E4: Tech Diplomacy, AI Governance, and Global South Perspectives | 01:11:04 | |
Medlir and Chris discuss a wide range of topics with Eugenio V. Garcia. The discussion ranges from: AI militarization and the Global South, efforts to regulate AI by international organizations, to recent developments in AI regulation in Brazil. Meanwhile YD ponders the latest developments in what wearable digital technologies could mean for our digital lives, privacy, and social fragmentation, with a brief look at Facebook/Meta's new "Ray-Ban Stories" smart glasses, and Intel Labs' "Enhancing Photorealism Enhancement”. | |||
| 28 Nov 2021 | S2E5: China, International Order, and the Future of Emerging Tech | 01:15:40 | |
Medlir and Chris explore China’s approach to AI governance and innovation with our guest Chen Dingding in a conversation that touches on a number of topics from US-China relations and tech competition to AI governance. While YD ask questions about what the term Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) means, and whether the substrate (biological, silicon, etc.) on which AI runs is likely to affect the ability to truly achieve the AGI that many people imagine.
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| 12 Dec 2021 | S2E6: 2021 Key Developments in AI | 01:04:21 | |
Medlir, Chris, and YD discuss some of the major developments in AI for IR during the past year (and other delightful tangents).
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| 09 Jan 2022 | S2E7: Turkey's Emergence as a Regional AI Power | 00:48:55 | |
Description: Medlir and Chris discuss with Gloria Shkurti Özdemir of Turkey-based think-tank SETA, Turkey's ambitious plans for the development and export of AI-enabled military hardware in light of the country's recently announced 5 year strategy. Ismail al-Jaazari, a 12th century Muslim scholar, inventor, artist, and mathematician credited with being the father of robotics, and Ada Lovelace, a gifted 19th century mathematician and the world's 'first computer programmer', make a joint appearance in our segment with Young Diogenes.
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| 23 Jan 2022 | S2E8: Israel's Iron Dome, international humanitarian law, and underground tunnel warfare | 01:11:18 | |
Medlir and Chris have a discussion with Dr. Daphné Richemond-Barak of IDC Herzliya-Israel, about: the evolving role of tunnels in warfare, the importance of international humanitarian law, the Abraham Accords, and whether AI-enabled defense systems like Israel's Iron Dome should be emulated or regulated alongside other Autonomous Weapons Systems. Meanwhile, Young Diongenes shares what some of the consequences may be for AIs 'mastering' the human game of hide & seek.
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