How is the booming AI industry linked to the world’s growing interest in nuclear power? What might this mean for the future of both sectors (and the planet) moving forward? We talk about all this and far more in our chat with Cindy Vestergaard, Senior Fellow and Director of Converging Technologies and Global Security at the Stimson Center in Washington DC. If you have an interest in how complex (disruptive) technologies shape and are shaped by the complexities of our rapidly changing world, then this episode is for you.

This is our last episode of season 3!

Credits

Guest – Cindy Vestergaard (Stimson Center)

Co-hosts – Liz Williams and Zena Assaad

Producers – Robbie Slape, Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio)

The full transcript for this episode is available at https://algorithmicfutures.org/s03e08

Engineers use STEM skills (and beyond) to solve problems – but what does a career in engineer look like? How do we attract students to careers in engineering? How do we foster and support diversity and inclusion in the engineering workforce? And finally, how do we train engineers to manage the increase in complexity that comes with emergent technologies like artificial intelligence – particularly for safety-critical settings? We explore these questions (and beyond) with Jane MacMaster, Global Engineering Integrity Director at Babcock International Group, and former Chief Engineer of Engineers Australia.

Credits

Guest: Jane MacMaster

Co-hosts: Zena Assaad and Liz Williams

Producers: Robbie Slape, Zena Assaad, Liz Williams

Audio / Video producer: Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio)

For the full episode transcript, visit https://algorithmicfutures.org/s03e07

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What does it take to regulate artificial intelligence? We invited Professor Geoff Mulgan of University College London, author of When Science Meets Power (Polity Press) and many other titles, to help us unpack the possibilities. Listen in as he draws on his background in technology, governance, academia, and beyond to consider this multidimensional challenge and offer some thoughts on how to make progress. There are some calls to action, too, for those of you in the field.

Credits

Guest: Geoff Mulgan

Co-Hosts: Zena Assaad and Liz Williams

Producers: Robbie Slape, Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio), Zena Assaad, Liz Williams

For the full transcript or YouTube vodcast, visit: https://algorithmicfutures.org/s03e06