Pitt HexAI podcast host Jordan Gass-Poore´ speaks with Beth Bauer about data and digital knowledge in the AI age, exploring foundational, strategic, and people-focused perspectives. Beth, CEO of PosiROI, Co-Founder and CEO of Communities Connected, VP of The DataJam, and Global Board Co-Chair of Program & Projects for the Healthcare Businesswomen Association’s Women in Healthcare Giveback affinity group, is a trailblazer in aligning technology, data, and analytics with people and shared goals. Known for her inspirational public speaking, extensive mentoring, and educational initiatives, Beth has shaped strategies and innovations that empower people through data for over 35 years. In this episode, she and Jordan discuss her insights on data, artificial intelligence, and explainable AI, as well as her work inspiring young people, promoting data fluency, and fostering people-centric, data-informed cultures that drive holistic, intentional outcomes.

Ashwin Kumar, a PhD candidate at Washington University in St Louis, working on fair resource allocation and explainable AI, speaks with Brent Phillips, Pitt HexAI podcast producer, about the intricacies of fairness in AI systems and about balancing fairness and efficiency in complex systems like ride-sharing and healthcare resource distribution. The discussion dives into AI transparency, human-machine interaction, multi-agent reinforcement learning, and the evolving challenges in ensuring equitable outcomes in AI decision-making. The conversation connects AI's technical workings with real-world ethical concerns.

John Carbone, Adjunct Professor of Applied AI and Applied Data Science at Baylor University speaks with Zoe Menezes, a student at the University of Pittsburgh, and Brent Phillips, Pitt HexAI podcast producer about the future of education in the AI age and how universities are adapting to the emergence of applications like ChatGPT. John elaborates on how universities like Baylor are embracing change, trying new things and and working towards keeping up with advances in technology. John also elaborates on a number of his AI connected academic papers and, on digital security in the AI age and offers advice for students and fellow faculty members on education and acquiring new skills.