Activists Of Tech — The responsible tech podcast

Activists Of Tech — The responsible tech podcast

by Activists of Tech

Social Sciences Technology

Season 1

Dr Ann Cavoukian on privacy by design and her career as Privacy Commissioner

I spoke with Dr Ann Cavoukian, aka the Queen of Privacy, former privacy commissioner of Ontario and Founder of the Global Privacy & Security by Design Centre. In this episode, Dr Cavoukian talks about her work in privacy, her Armenian heritage, the time she stepped down from a Google project (which led to global headlines about the story!), and more. Created, hosted and produced by Mélissa M'Raidi-Kechichian.

Data colonialism, culture, and tech law with Dr Kevin Lee

To understand tech law you have to understand the history of law, and Dr Lee takes us on a journey in this episode! Starting with a fascinating overview of the origins of law, Dr Lee talks about data colonialism, the use of data in law enforcement, intrusive tech (including brainwave monitoring technologies), surveillance capitalism, how culture impacts tech policy making, and much more! Created, hosted and produced by Mélissa M'Raidi-Kechichian.

Algorithmic recommendations, social media, and teens’ mental health with Ava Smithing

Protecting kids online has been a very hot topic this year, especially since the reintroduction of the Kids Online Safety Act in the US Senate, which aims to protect minors online by restricting access to their data, but also by mitigating harms that specifically arise from using social media, such as online bullying, eating disorders, exposure to sexual content, and trafficking. In this episode, Ava Smithing, congressional advocate at NC Young People’s Alliance, shares her story as a teenager whose eating disorder was powered by algorithmic recommendations on social media, addictive design, and her work as a congressional advocate to make social media safe for kids and teens online. Created, hosted and produced by Mélissa M'Raidi-Kechichian.

AI regulation and empowering the next generation of AI policy leaders with Marc Rotenberg

2023 was a big year for AI Policy, with AI regulation frameworks being developed all across the world, and a notable event in the European Union, with the EU AI Act. This is the first global AI regulation framework to be adopted by a major standard setter. AI regulations aim to mitigate the harms that AI systems have on tech users and citizens, leading for example to racial profiling, over policing, reducing access to higher education or jobs through automated application screening, to name a few issues. In this episode, Marc talks about AI Policy, the importance of regulation, the EU AI ACT, and also shares the reasons why he created an extensive training program for future leaders in AI policy. Created, hosted and produced by Mélissa M'Raidi-Kechichian.

Inclusion, accountability, & women in tech with Dr Nakeema Stefflbauer

Dr Nakeema Stefflbauer is the founder and CEO of FrauenLoop, a non-profit dedicated to train women from various backgrounds to join the tech industry by providing classes and workshop. In this episode, Dr Stefflbauer, graduate from Harvard & Brown University and who has over a decade of experience working in tech. She is passionate about inclusion and empowering women in tech, and her work at FrauenLoop has been covered by the MIT tech review, talks about diversity in tech, gender equality, the pressure and obstacles that minorities are facing in tech, accountability, and more. Created, hosted and produced by Mélissa M'Raidi-Kechichian.

David Ryan Polgar on responsible tech, democracy, and building the All Tech Is Human community

The first ever episode of Activists Of Tech is out! To open this season, I interviewed the founder of All Tech Is Human, the responsible tech space, David Polgar. In this episode, David talks about responsible tech, his journey building All Tech Is Human, the importance of breaking down silos to create spaces that are diverse, and much more! Created, hosted and produced by Mélissa M'Raidi-Kechichian.

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