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A podcast at the intersection of technology and social issues – sociotechnical realities from injustice to resistance – multiactor narrations with a digital justice core
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We welcome you to our podcast #include people.h We are a bunch of students studying at IIIT Bangalore. We enjoy talking to people and listening to their take on different things. This podcast mainly focuses on how different people perceive life. We try to bring values, opinions and experiences from different people in an attempt to learn something new.
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The ongoing war on Gaza, one of the deadliest military assaults in history, has been accompanied by extremeapplications of digital technologies to warfare. This feeds into the many layers of cybercontrol to which Palestine, a land under military and settler occupation, has long been subjected. Today we are joined by Fabio Cristiano to explore data …
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Techno-Borderland: How Security Technologies Shape Border Management
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The foundational elements of EU migration policies and security technologies started to take a turn in the wake of Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, accelerating the research and use of traditional military and war technologies such as drones in civilian border management. In this episode, we explore the role of drones in border studies, the e…
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Health Data Governance: Between Handling and Handing Data
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Health data governance should ensure protection for individuals' health data against violations, while enabling the smooth functioning of healthcare systems. Doing so involves a complex set of stakeholders, opening multiple questions which directly affect the way our health data are collected, stored and managed. Today we sit with Dragana Paparova …
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Beyond Digital Deception: Bots, Social Media and Generative AI
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The narrative of digital deception pervades the discourse on generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), opening important questions on the validity and verifiability of the information we come across daily. In this landscape, generative AI is now being extensively used to create engaging bots on social media which poses several threats to the fabric …
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Humanitarian Tech Unveiled: From Principles to Corporate Capture
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Humanitarian aid has undergone significant transformations in recent years, driven in part by the increasing integration of technology and the growing influence of private partners. Such a development not just changes who the actors are also, the mindset and response these actors bring for such an important ecosystem. We sit with Giulio Coppi to un…
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Unraveling Corporate Capture in SDGs: AI for Social Good in Africa
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The notion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for social good is being actively pushed as a route to involve private tech vendors in the pursuit of targets ascribing to the Sustainable Development Goals. With our guest Gianluca Iazzolino, we discuss the implications of the "AI for Social Good" (AI4SG) logic for intended providers and beneficiaries, wi…
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In the Grip of Automation: Navigating the Skill Erosion Dilemma
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At a time when machines undertake practices previously delegated to human expertise, questions of skill erosion become prominent. Our guests Esko Penttinen and Joona Ruissalo illuminate the intersections of automation and skill erosion, which denotes a situation of decline in people's ability to manage tasks with the same effectiveness as before. W…
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Data Curation: Charting a Path to Reusable Data
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Data reuse is crucial to making existing datasets accessible across users, systems and organisations. As we discuss today with Elena Parmiggiani, many questions surround data reuse: how can data be managed, curated and prepared to achieve cross-contextual reusability? How does this affect social and political responsibility across countries, region…
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Behind the Label: Data Labeling Labours for AI
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In this episode we discuss data labeling, the intensive work behind the scenes of AI, with Srravya Chandhiramowuli. Through Srravya's expertise, we explore the myth and realities of data labeling, focusing on the demands experienced by workers and on the many competing challenges experienced in meeting them. Our conversation continues by exploring …
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Decoding Data's Essence: An Ontological View
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In this episode, we sit down with Aleksi Aaltonen to discuss his focus on data as semantic material and its implications for understanding technology in society. Delving into data ontology, we uncover its implications for the big data industry and how data simplification impacts its ability to capture reality. Aleksi introduces the concept of "data…
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Border Externalization and Surveillance: Unraveling EU's Techno Borders
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We delve into the world of border securitization and specifically, the involvement of AI in the EU's border externalization strategy. Our guest Antonella Napolitano sheds light on using surveillance technologies at the borders. From the concept of "border externalization" to the implications of the AI Act, we explore the consequences of outsourcing…
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Hi, Welcome to the inaugural episode of "Sociotechs," we are Silvia and Tejas, the hosts of this brand-new podcast. As researchers with diverse interests, Silvia delves into data justice, digital identity, and the politics of sociotechnical artifacts, while Tejas explores digital behaviors and value creation amidst emerging technologies. Together, …
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Aditya Gulati aka Professor as his friends call him. A 5th year student of IIITB. He has a stellar academic record, and his knowledge spans to various domains. He is a factoid, and is very fond of the work that he is doing. His understanding and application of concepts is mind boggling and he definitely is one of the brightest seniors that we Know …
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Tejas Kotha: He is a 5th year at IIIT Bangalore, pursuing his Intergrated Masters of Technology in Electronics and Communication. He has been instrumental in the creation of clubs, committees and various other initiatives for the college community. TEDxIIITBangalore is his brainchild and it most definitely has come a long way just like his other in…
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Shreyas Gupta: He is a 5th year at IIIT Bangalore pursuing his iMTech in Signal Processing and Pattern Recognition. He is currently doing a research internship in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) at the University of Gothenburg. Among his other interests, he is a UX designer and believes that every product with an impact will fail if it isn’t good …
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Ananya Appan: She is a 4th year student at IIIT Bangalore pursuing her iMTech in Computer Science. From all that we know about her, one thing is for certain – she has a strong sense of balance between her academic and non-academic interests. She has a stellar academic record but also pursues dance and art quiet enthusiastically and tries her best t…
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Nishant Malpani: He is a 5th year student at IIIT Bangalore, pursuing his iMTech. His interests span over both electronics and computer science. He has had a college life well balanced between fun, studies and sports. He loves taking solo trips and has made huge contributions to IIIT Bangalore's community life. Our conversation with him brought out…
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Pranav Kedia He is a 2020 iMTech graduate from IIIT Bangalore, Co-Founder of Enigma - the robotics club of IIITB and is pursuing a career in hardware research focused on Swarm Robotics. His life is full of interesting episodes, some of which we captured through this podcast. He believes in taking risks and emphasises on the importance of networking…
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Satvik Ramaprasad He is a 5th-year student at IIITB and he is popularly known as the founder of CircuitVerse - a GSoC organisation. CircuitVerse is an online, digital logic circuit simulator which aims at providing a platform to create, share and learn digital circuits. His passion lies in developing and building products and applying computer scie…
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Atibhi Agrawal She is a 5th-year student at IIITB pursuing her Integrated Masters in Technology. She is an active contributor to the open-source community, having been a part of RGSoC as a mentee and GSoC as a mentor. She advocates for women in tech and has been instrumental in setting up Lean-in, a college club, meant to increase the participation…
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Arpitha Malavalli She is currently pursuing her iMTech in Computer Science at IIIT Bangalore. Along with having an excellent academic record, she is also a part of the women’s basketball and throwball college teams. She had volunteered her time to teach underprivileged children in her first year of college. We got to discuss how she maintains a bal…
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Aditya Shridhar Hegde He is currently pursuing his iMTech in Computer Science at IIIT Bangalore. With a stellar academic record and a keen interest in computer science and mathematics, he plans to pursue a PhD in theoretical computer science. We got to discuss a lot of interesting approaches of his, and his ideology of enjoying the work he does is …
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So often when I talk to people, I just feel their stories need to be out there, and that's exactly what we bring through this podcast. Hi, we are #include, a bunch of students studying at IIITB. We enjoy talking to people and listening to their take on different things. This pandemic has pushed us far from our campuses but that shouldn’t …
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