Best Dr Tom Miller Leaders Building Leaders Podcasts (2024)

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Former OpenAI Engineer William Saunders on Silence, Safety, and the Right to Warn 37:47

1h ago37:47

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This week, a group of current and former employees from Open AI and Google Deepmind penned an open letter accusing the industry’s leading companies of prioritizing profits over safety. This comes after a spate of high profile departures from OpenAI, including co-founder Ilya Sutskever and senior researcher Jan Leike, as well as reports that OpenAI …

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War is a Laboratory for AI with Paul Scharre 59:16

19d ago59:16

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Right now, militaries around the globe are investing heavily in the use of AI weapons and drones. From Ukraine to Gaza, weapons systems with increasing levels of autonomy are being used to kill people and destroy infrastructure and the development of fully autonomous weapons shows little signs of slowing down. What does this mean for the future of …

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AI and Jobs: How to Make AI Work With Us, Not Against Us With Daron Acemoglu 46:48

29d ago46:48

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Tech companies say that AI will lead to massive economic productivity gains. But as we know from the first digital revolution, that’s not what happened. Can we do better this time around? RECOMMENDED MEDIA Power and Progress by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson Professor Acemoglu co-authored a bold reinterpretation of economics and history that will…

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Jonathan Haidt On How to Solve the Teen Mental Health Crisis 1:05:17

2M ago1:05:17

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Suicides. Self harm. Depression and anxiety. The toll of a social media-addicted, phone-based childhood has never been more stark. It can be easy for teens, parents and schools to feel like they’re trapped by it all. But in this conversation with Tristan Harris, author and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt makes the case that the conditions that l…

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Book Session #5: Parent Engagement and Effective Governance 1:12:20

2M ago1:12:20

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In this final book study episode, we discuss the keys to healthy and effective governance and how a high performing school leader engages families. Grab your copy of the book and supplemental resources at: www.tenindictors.comBy Leaders Building Leaders

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Chips Are the Future of AI. They’re Also Incredibly Vulnerable. With Chris Miller 45:16

2M ago45:16

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Beneath the race to train and release more powerful AI models lies another race: a race by companies and nation-states to secure the hardware to make sure they win AI supremacy. Correction: The latest available Nvidia chip is the Hopper H100 GPU, which has 80 billion transistors. Since the first commercially available chip had four transistors, the…

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Book Study Session #4: Fiscal Vitality, Operations and Capacity 1:14:49

3M ago1:14:49

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Cash is the oxygen that drives the overall programming, however, understanding what drives vitality and programming. Our team talks through the best practices when it comes to charter school finances, operation and capacity based on the book, The Ten Indicators of High Performing Charter Schools. go to: www.tenindicators.com to learn more about the…

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Open Q and A: Monthly Mentorship 1:51:56

3M ago1:51:56

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This podcast episode covers 20 questions asked to your mentor in the areas of:- Time management- Creating Buy In- Finishing the 4th Quarter Strong- Goal Setting - Vision Casting- School CultureLinks Mentioned:15 Minute Miracle: https://www.leaders-building-leaders.com/Time-Management-ToolSchool Evaluation: www.tenindicators.com (book and assessment…

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Book Study Session #3: Quality Staff and High Performing Culture 1:07:42

3M ago1:07:42

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This session we review and provide resources of the three indicators that will create the most change in your school:1. Staff supervision and development2. A behavior based hiring process that works3. Defining the culture you desire to see and have throughout the school communityGet the book and take the assessment: www.tenindicators.com…

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Book Study Session #2: 10 Indicators of High Performing Charter Schools 1:02:54

3M ago1:02:54

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Today's session, special guest and high performing principal Ted Duncan and I discussed:1. Why it’s critical to have established and written down academic goals2.The importance of an agreed upon and clearly defined education plan3. How to oversee this plan and discuss data that mattersBuy the book at www.tenindicators.comLearn more at Ted at brevar…

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Book Study Session #1: 10 Indicators of High Performing Charter Schools 1:06:30

4M ago1:06:30

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Sustained Mission and VisionJoin the study and buy the book www.tenindicators.com#highperformance#charterschools#leadershipBy Leaders Building Leaders

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Future-proofing Democracy In the Age of AI with Audrey Tang 34:38

3M ago34:38

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What does a functioning democracy look like in the age of artificial intelligence? Could AI even be used to help a democracy flourish? Just in time for election season, Taiwan’s Minister of Digital Affairs Audrey Tang returns to the podcast to discuss healthy information ecosystems, resilience to cyberattacks, how to “prebunk” deepfakes, and more. …

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High Performing Challenge Day #10: The main reason charter schools fail 17:34

4M ago17:34

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All failed charter schools can be traced back to the actions or non-actions of the governing board. With so much at stake, student learning, millions of dollars in public funds, and safety of all humans on the campus, what I have found is that when it comes to effective governance practices it has very little to do with the challenges of governance…

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High Performing Challenge Day #9: This is the freedom to your high performing school 18:36

4M ago18:36

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Every day, schools have hundreds, maybe thousands of individuals running through your school. Each one follows schedules, systems, and procedures that they have learned. If you have toured as many schools as I have, it becomes very clear when a school is disorganized. Listen to this episode and gain clear strategies and processes for ensuring opera…

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High Performing Challenge Day #8: Everything matters here 8:52

4M ago8:52

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I am sure you have visited other schools but have you ever taken the time to be a guest in your own school? Have you ever arrived on campus through the car line when the families do? Ever look for a parking space during the middle of the day? Ever entered the building through the mindset and perspective of a first-time parent or job applicant? This…

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High Performing Challenge Day #7: Cash is the oxygen that drives your school 10:50

4M ago10:50

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Cash is the oxygen that drives your school’s ultimate success. Without it, operations are challenging, ineffective and stressful. There is a solution. Listen to this episode to get a clear strategy to ensure your charter school will always be operating in the black. Get a copy of the book and take your High Performance Assessment at tenindicators.c…

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High Performance Challenge Day #6: Are your parents partners in the process? 6:06

4M ago6:06

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Charter schools would not exist if it was not for parent engagement and stakeholder partnerships. Indicator 6, Parent and Stakeholder Partnerships, will provide you with key systems and strategies to engage all levels of stakeholders to partner up and support around the school. Take your free 10 Indicators assessment at tenindicators.com#chartersch…

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High Performing Challenge Day #5 Culture eats vision for breakfast 15:12

4M ago15:12

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Indicator 5 is a Healthy School Culture Conducive for Learning. There's one thing that great schools all have in common, and that's they have great organizational culture, a very healthy culture. Culture is everything because culture eats vision for breakfast and strategy for lunch. This episode unpacks the substandards and shares impact around cre…

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High Performing Challenge Day #4: Are you developing your staff? 13:58

4M ago13:58

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Indicator 4, A Sustained High-Quality Administrative, Teaching, and Support Staff, will be the most challenging but most important indicator of all. It is all about people development because leadership expert John Maxwell, said, “The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the…

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High Performing Challenge Day #3: Are students learning at your school? 15:43

4M ago15:43

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Indicator 3, Focusing on the Quality of Student Work through a Data-Driven Culture, truly answers the organizational health question, how will we succeed? This indicator is focusing on the quality of student work as demonstrated through a data-driven culture. Lauren and I unpack the substandards while providing better strategies. When you are finis…

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High Performing Challenge Day 2: Does everyone know the goals and the plan? 12:01

4M ago12:01

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Indicator 2, The Quality Work of the School, can be best summarized with the great quote, a goal without a plan is just a wish. In this podcast episode Lauren and I unpack the importance of setting and writing down goals and having a clear strategy and written down plan to accomplish them. When you are finished listening, go to tenindicators.com to…

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High Performance Challenge Day 1: Why does your school exist? 21:30

4M ago21:30

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A Clear and Sustained Mission and Vision is the first and possibly most important of the 10 Indicators of High Performing Charter Schools. It’s mainly because with clarity and sustainability, school leaders can lead with consistency. Consistency in their decision-making and focus. Focus on what is getting the best results year after year. Learn the…

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U.S. Senators Grilled Social Media CEOs. Will Anything Change? 25:06

4M ago25:06

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Was it political progress, or just political theater? The recent Senate hearing with social media CEOs led to astonishing moments — including Mark Zuckerberg’s public apology to families who lost children following social media abuse. Our panel of experts, including Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, untangles the explosive hearing, and offers …

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Why My Book on High Performing Schools Will Help Everyone 26:04

4M ago26:04

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Charter school enrollment is on the rise across the country. So are charter school closings…That’s why every charter school leader, board member and charter school proponent should read my new book, the first of its kind, 10 Indicators of High Performing Charter Schools. It’s based on 20+ years of application and best practices research. Hear the o…

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A Framework for Leading and Having Conversations With Difficult Adults 1:23:26

4M ago1:23:26

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Download the workbook and resources here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1c6eJ0gztAPJt6iMU2Jed8s-53tbdf4mY?usp=drive_linkBy Leaders Building Leaders

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Taylor Swift is Not Alone: The Deepfake Nightmare Sweeping the Internet 42:59

4M ago42:59

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Over the past year, a tsunami of apps that digitally strip the clothes off real people has hit the market. Now anyone can create fake non-consensual sexual images in just a few clicks. With cases proliferating in high schools, guest presenter Laurie Segall talks to legal scholar Mary Anne Franks about the AI-enabled rise in deep fake porn and what …

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Can Myth Teach Us Anything About the Race to Build Artificial General Intelligence? With Josh Schrei 35:50

5M ago35:50

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We usually talk about tech in terms of economics or policy, but the casual language tech leaders often use to describe AI — summoning an inanimate force with the powers of code — sounds more... magical. So, what can myth and magic teach us about the AI race? Josh Schrei, mythologist and host of The Emerald podcast, says that foundational cultural t…

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How Will AI Affect the 2024 Elections? with Renee DiResta and Carl Miller 47:15

6M ago47:15

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2024 will be the biggest election year in world history. Forty countries will hold national elections, with over two billion voters heading to the polls. In this episode of Your Undivided Attention, two experts give us a situation report on how AI will increase the risks to our elections and our democracies. Correction: Tristan says two billion peo…

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Start Living Out Your Legacy Today 50:39

6M ago50:39

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You might not be able to start over, but you can start right now and begin creating a strong ending, by living out your legacy by intentionally living these two leadership laws every minute of the day!Maxwell Leadership Certified coaches, Jo Ann Hallway and Jennifer Killen joined be on this deep conversation on living your legacy THROUGH the people…

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Only Secure Leaders Do This 1:08:32

7M ago1:08:32

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Every leader is either a lifter or a limiter of people. If you limit people, you limit not only them but yourself. But if you lift them up, then there is no telling how far they- or you - can go.In this episode, fellow school leader and Maxwell Certified Coach Ted Duncan and I discuss two critical Laws of Leadership from John Maxwell's 21 Irrefutab…

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Activity is NOT Necessarily Accomplishments (Law of Priorities) 1:06:47

7M ago1:06:47

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Do you know what your priorities are? Are you aware of what factor truly determines whether or not you will be successful today? In this podcast episode we discuss two key leadership laws and their impact they are having on your school. Special guest, educator and leadership coach Brett Clark joins us as we discuss the Law of the Big Mo and Law of …

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2023 Ask Us Anything 35:07

7M ago35:07

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You asked, we answered. This has been a big year in the world of tech, with the rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence, acceleration of neurotechnology, and continued ethical missteps of social media. Looking back on 2023, there are still so many questions on our minds, and we know you have a lot of questions too. So we created this episode…

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The Promise and Peril of Open Source AI with Elizabeth Seger and Jeffrey Ladish 38:44

7M ago38:44

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As AI development races forward, a fierce debate has emerged over open source AI models. So what does it mean to open-source AI? Are we opening Pandora’s box of catastrophic risks? Or is open-sourcing AI the only way we can democratize its benefits and dilute the power of big tech? Correction: When discussing the large language model Bloom, Elizabe…

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Do your people "buy in" to you? 1:09:18

7M ago1:09:18

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People must first buy into the leaders before they will buy into the mission and vision. In this episode, special guest and Maxwell Leadership Coach Jo Ann Hall and I, discuss two of Maxwell's 21 Laws and their impact in education.Learn more about JoAnn: https://www.johncmaxwellgroup.com/joannhall/Join our Leader's Journey Study: https://www.leader…

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A First Step Toward AI Regulation with Tom Wheeler 35:24

7M ago35:24

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On Monday, Oct. 30, President Biden released a sweeping executive order that addresses many risks of artificial intelligence. Tom Wheeler, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, shares his insights on the order with Tristan and Aza and discusses what’s next in the push toward AI regulation. Clarification: When quoting Thomas Jeff…

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No One is Immune to AI Harms with Dr. Joy Buolamwini 47:46

8M ago47:46

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In this interview, Dr. Joy Buolamwini argues that algorithmic bias in AI systems poses risks to marginalized people. She challenges the assumptions of tech leaders who advocate for AI “alignment” and explains why some tech companies are hypocritical when it comes to addressing bias. Dr. Joy Buolamwini is the founder of the Algorithmic Justice Leagu…

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School Improvement Planning in October 9:58

8M ago9:58

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As a school leader you are always telescopic on the future, and microscopic on the now. Here are nine questions as a school leader I am asking myself and my team to ensure we are working towards better overall results.Links to resources:Principal Checklist: https://www.leaders-building-leaders.com/school-improvement-checklist#leadership #school…

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Mustafa Suleyman Says We Need to Contain AI. How Do We Do It? 32:04

9M ago32:04

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This is going to be the most productive decade in the history of our species, says Mustafa Suleyman, author of “The Coming Wave,” CEO of Inflection AI, and founder of Google’s DeepMind. But in order to truly reap the benefits of AI, we need to learn how to contain it. Paradoxically, part of that will mean collectively saying no to certain forms of …

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Inside the First AI Insight Forum in Washington 26:48

9M ago26:48

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Last week, Senator Chuck Schumer brought together Congress and many of the biggest names in AI for the first closed-door AI Insight Forum in Washington, D.C. Tristan and Aza were invited speakers at the event, along with Elon Musk, Satya Nadella, Sam Altman, and other leaders. In this update on Your Undivided Attention, Tristan and Aza recount how …

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I Got Nothing 25:00

9M ago25:00

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Struggling through growth can be hard. But there are three key actions you can take to move from struggles to success. I'll share these three through a lesson leadership expert John Maxwell taught me. #growthmindset #awareness #leadershipBy Leaders Building Leaders

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Spotlight on AI: What Would It Take For This to Go Well? 43:46

9M ago43:46

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Where do the top Silicon Valley AI researchers really think AI is headed? Do they have a plan if things go wrong? In this episode, Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin reflect on the last several months of highlighting AI risk, and share their insider takes on a high-level workshop run by CHT in Silicon Valley. NOTE: Tristan refers to journalist Maria Res…

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The True Purpose of Your Goal 36:44

10M ago36:44

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I'll share the true purpose to goal setting and a framework I have used for the last six years to achieve a life I never dreamed possible. Seeking a personal growth program that works? Join our Empowerment Mentoring Community https://www.leaders-building-leaders.com/offers/FVg7NPrDBy Leaders Building Leaders

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The AI ‘Race’: China vs. the US with Jeffrey Ding and Karen Hao 45:45

9M ago45:45

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In the debate over slowing down AI, we often hear the same argument against regulation. “What about China? We can’t let China get ahead.” To dig into the nuances of this argument, Tristan and Aza speak with academic researcher Jeffrey Ding and journalist Karen Hao, who take us through what’s really happening in Chinese AI development. They address …

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Esther Perel on Artificial Intimacy 44:07

10M ago44:07

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For all the talk about AI, we rarely hear about how it will change our relationships. As we swipe to find love and consult chatbot therapists, acclaimed psychotherapist and relationship expert Esther Perel warns that there’s another harmful “AI” on the rise — Artificial Intimacy — and how it is depriving us of real connection. Tristan and Esther di…

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Protecting Our Freedom of Thought with Nita Farahany 44:07

10M ago44:07

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We are on the cusp of an explosion of cheap, consumer-ready neurotechnology - from earbuds that gather our behavioral data, to sensors that can read our dreams. And it’s all going to be supercharged by AI. This technology is moving from niche to mainstream - and it has the same potential to become exponential. Legal scholar Nita Farahany talks us t…

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Social Media Victims Lawyer Up with Laura Marquez-Garrett 34:54

11M ago34:54

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Social media was humanity’s ‘first contact’ moment with AI. If we’re going to create laws that are strong enough to prevent AI from destroying our societies, we could benefit from taking a look at the major lawsuits against social media platforms that are playing out in our courts right now. In our last episode, we took a close look at Big Food and…

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Big Food, Big Tech and Big AI with Michael Moss 34:43

11M ago34:43

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In the next two episodes of Your Undivided Attention, we take a close look at two respective industries: big food and social media, which represent dangerous “races to the bottom” and have big parallels with AI. And we are asking: what can our past mistakes and missed opportunities teach us about how we should approach AI harms? In this first episo…

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What Can Technologists Learn from Sesame Street? With Dr. Rosemarie Truglio 29:36

12M ago29:36

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What happens when creators consider what lifelong human development looks like in terms of the tools we make? And what philosophies from Sesame Street can inform how to steward the power of AI and social media to influence minds in thoughtful, humane directions? When the first episode of Sesame Street aired on PBS in 1969, it was unlike anything th…

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Spotlight: How Zombie Values Infect Society 22:56

1y ago22:56

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You’re likely familiar with the modern zombie trope: a zombie bites someone you care about and they’re transformed into a creature who wants your brain. Zombies are the perfect metaphor to explain something Tristan and Aza have been thinking about lately that they call zombie values. In this Spotlight episode of Your Undivided Attention, we talk th…

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Feed Drop: AI Doomsday with Kara Swisher 55:34

1y ago55:34

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There’s really no one better than veteran tech journalist Kara Swisher at challenging people to articulate their thinking. Tristan Harrris recently sat down with her for a wide ranging interview on AI risk. She even pressed Tristan on whether he is a doomsday prepper. It was so great, we wanted to share it with you here. The interview was originall…

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