In this episode, host Amy Lehr talks with Steve Feldstein, associate professor and Frank and Bethine Church Chair of Public Affairs at Boise State University, about the concerns his research identified with regard to how AI-powered surveillance technology is being deployed around the world, and what we can do about it.

In this episode, host Amy Lehr talks with Brittan Heller, founding Director of the Center on Technology and Society for the Anti-Defamation League. They discuss online hate speech and how it connects to real-life violence. They also discuss the roles of governments, companies, and citizens in combating combating online hate speech.

Host Amy Lehr talks with Hadiya Masieh, director of CENTRI, an organization dedicated to addressing issues of Islamist radicalization amongst Muslim youth. CENTRI also educates organizations about the nature of radical groups, their theology and practices. In addition, Hadiya works as a community cohesion coordinator in London as part of the U.K. counter Extremism Strategy for the home office. From 1996-2007 Hadiya belonged to Hizbut Tahrir, a controversial radical Islamist group as a result...

Initiatives and partnerships to promote “ethical A.I.” are proliferating within the A.I. community. While ethics provide a critical framework in addressing challenges posed by A.I., it is not a replacement for human rights. Host Amy Lehr discusses the human rights impact of A.I. and what governments and companies can do to make human rights integral in the design and use of A.I. with guests David Kaye, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of...

There is a preconceived notion that artificial intelligence has predominantly negative implications for human rights. However, artificial intelligence can also positively impact human rights --a point that’s often neglected and not given the attention they deserve. Humanity, Wired host Amy Lehr talks with Sherif Elsayed-Ali, Director of Partnerships at AI for Good, and Element AI, about the positive impacts of AI, and the role of business in this space. Element AI’s AI for Good lab provides...

In recent years, an industry of stalkerware—including so-called spouseware—has grown. When malicious stalkerware is installed on devices, it is well hidden. It allows the spy ware’s owner to spy on everything the victim is doing. According to Eva Galperin, researcher at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, “Full access to someone’s phone is essentially full access to someone’s mind.” This spyware has serious repercussions for the right to privacy, and could pose severe risks to victims of...