Best Ricardo talks about creativity Podcasts (2024)

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87. Good tech with Eleanor Drage and Kerry McInerney 53:49

24d ago53:49

53:49

This episode we're chatting with Eleanor and Kerry on what is good technology and is it even possible? Technology is political, watering down regulation, the magic of AI, the value of human creativity, how Feminism, Aboriginal, mixed race studies can help AI development? The performative nature tech and more...…

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86. What is AI? Vol.3 14:47

1M ago14:47

14:47

This is a bonus episode looking back over answers to our question: What is AI?By Ben Byford and guests

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85. New forms of story telling with Guy Gadney 47:51

3M ago47:51

47:51

This episode we're chatting with Guy Gadney on new forms of story telling, placing people inside a story, natural language in games, LLM hype, data used in LLMs, copyright infringment, the destructive ideology of innovation, an unprecedented redistribution of wealth away from the cultural industries and more...…

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84. Review of 2023 with Karin Rudolph 1:02:33

4M ago1:02:33

1:02:33

For our in-person episode on 2023 with Karin Rudolph we chat about the Future of Life Institute letter, existential risk of AI, TESCREAL, Geoffrey Hinton’s resignation from Google, the AI Safety Summit, EU AI act and legislating AI, neural rights and more...By Ben Byford with Karin Rudolph

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83. Avoidable misery with Adam Braus 1:06:52

5M ago1:06:52

1:06:52

This episode we're chatting with Adam Braus about natural stupidity, natural intelligence, misericordianism and avoidable misery, the drowning child thought experiment, natural state of morality, Donald Trump bot, Asimov’s rules, human instincts, the positive outcomes of AI and more...By Ben Byford with Adam Braus

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82. Work, wellness and creativity with Harriet Pellereau 56:03

7M ago56:03

56:03

This episode we're chatting with Harriet Pellereau about AI’s lack of reasoning ability, uses of generative AI, creativity and AI, what even is creativity? creative duties, new ways of working / digital working, 4 day week global, work life balance, the hidden cost of convenience, responsible tech and more...…

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81. The state of AI Ethics with Alice Thwaite 1:03:11

7M ago1:03:11

1:03:11

This time I'm chatting to alice about teaching ethics, the idea of information environments, the importance of democracy, the Ethics hype train and the ethics community, people to follow in AI and Data Ethics, ethics as innovation and more...By Ben Byford with Alice Thwaite

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80. Art and AI collaboration with Sarah Brin 35:44

7M ago35:44

35:44

This time we're chatting with Sarah Brin about types of AI, the process of making artwork, how is an artwork culturally valuable, curatorial practise for AI art, unionising creative art workers, collaborative artwork with AI, using AI to help the climate emergency, AI in games and more...By Ben Byford with Sarah Brin

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79. Taming Uncertainty with Roger Spitz 1:13:36

10M ago1:13:36

1:13:36

This time we chat with Roger Spitz about how to think about the future, what does a futurist do? Thriving with disruption, a chief existential officer, virtuous inflection points, delegating too much authority / decision making, our inappropriate education systemBy Ben Byford with Roger Spitz

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78. Design and AI with Nadia Piet 40:56

10M ago40:56

40:56

This episode Nadia and I chat about how design can co-create AI, what the role of designers are in AI services? post-deployment design, narratives in AI development and AI ideologues, anthropocentric AI, augmented creativity, new AI perspectives, situated intelligences and more...By Ben Byford with Nadia Piet

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77. Doing Ethics with Marc Steen 52:24

11M ago52:24

52:24

This episode Marc Steen and I chat about: AI as tools, the ethics of business models, writing Ethics for People Who Work in Tech, the process of ethics - “doing ethics” and his three step process, misconceptions of ethics as compliance or a road block, evaluating ethical theories, universal rights, types of knowledges, what is the world we’re creat…

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76. The professionalisation of data science with Dr Marie Oldfield 38:10

1y ago38:10

38:10

This episode we're talking with Dr Marie Oldfield on definitions of AI, the education and communication gaps with AI, explainable models, ethics in education, problems with audits and legislation, AI accreditation, importance of interdisciplinary teams, when to use AI or not, and harms from algorithms.…

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75. The moral status of non-humans with Josh Gellers 1:05:03

1y ago1:05:03

1:05:03

This episode we talk with Josh Gellers about nature rights, rights for robots, non-human and human rights, justification for the attribution of rights, the sphere of moral importance, perspectives on legal and moral concepts, shaping better policy, the Lamda/Lemoine controversy, predicates of legal personhood, the heated discourse on robot rights, …

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The Impact of Comedy on Vietnamese American Identity 30:42

1y ago30:42

30:42

In this second part of Fred Le’s Interview, we explore how his style challenges stereotypes and empowers Vietnamese Americans to embrace their cultural identity. Le's humor brings attention to the struggles faced by this community and creates positive representation. His work in comedy plays a significant role in shaping Vietnamese American cultura…

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74. AI, ethics and the future - DFA talk special edition 1:10:05

1y ago1:10:05

1:10:05

In this special edition episode with Data Science Festival we're hosting a panel discussing: what is ethics? Designing for Responsible AI, ethics as innovation and competitive advantage, ghost work, fairer AI, language as a human computer interface, cleaning up the web, technologies that shouldn’t be deployed and much more...…

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Exploring Viet Kieu’s Identity with Fred “The Empathizer” Le 1:11:47

1y ago1:11:47

1:11:47

Meet Fred Le, a talented Vietnamese American stand-up comedian, and filmmaker. He has an exciting documentary on the horizon called "The Empathizer," where he's exploring the stories of "young" Viet Kieus who have chosen to “come back” to live in Vietnam despite their parents' disapproval at times. Fred himself lived in Vietnam from 2017 to 2020 an…

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73. 2022 in review with Olivia Gamblin 1:17:37

1y ago1:17:37

1:17:37

For this end of year episode I'm joined by Olivia Gamblinn to discuss: ethics boards, generative images models and copywrite, concept art, model bias and representation in the generative models, paying artists to appear in training sets, plagerism, chatGPT and when it breaks down, factual “truth” in text models, expectations for AI and digital tech…

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72. Algorithms with Social Impact with Mitchel Ondili 43:48

1+ y ago43:48

43:48

This episode we talk with Mitchel Ondili on algorithm awareness, technology colonisation in the global south, OASI the registry for Algorithms with Social Impact, AI auditing, private vs public rights to consent, submitting your algorithms to OASI, hiring, and social services algorithms, the over datafication of life, or becoming an algorithmic sub…

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The importance of Acceptance in Life’s Transitions + Podcast update 1:03:35

1+ y ago1:03:35

1:03:35

For this episode back from a long break, I am inviting our former host Nico to talk about a topic that is really important for both of us: Acceptance. It is something that we have been practicing diligently for the past couple of years (and still actively practicing) as it is an important step when facing the many transitions in life. Without furth…

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71. The Politics of AI with Mark Coeckelbergh 45:49

1+ y ago45:49

45:49

This episode we talk with Mark Coeckelbergh about AI as a story about machines and where are we heading in creating human level intelligence, moral standing and robot-animal interfaces, technology determinism, environmental impacts of robots and AI, energy budgets, politics and AI, self-regulation and global governance for global issues.…

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Team Episode: Handling Doubts and Transitions In Life 49:28

1+ y ago49:28

49:28

In this episode, we are truly exploring the meaning of better late than never! We recorded this episode at the beginning of June hoping to release it before one big transitional break with Tue-Si going back to Canada for the summer and Moni deciding to step away from the podcast to focus on other areas of her life. Unfortunately, as it often happen…

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70. Rights, trust and ethical choice with Ricardo Baeza-Yates 45:19

1+ y ago45:19

45:19

This episode we talk with Ricardo Baeza-Yates about: Responsible AI, the importance of AI governance, questioning people's intent to create AGI, robot rights and brain / neural rights, the evolution of intelligence, ethical risk assessment, machine ethics, making ethical choices on behalf of your users, binary notions of trust, stupid uses of AI an…

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69. AI ethics strategy with Reid Blackman 57:24

2y ago57:24

57:24

In this episode we talk with Reid Blackman about: what is learning? What it means to be worthy of trust, bullsh**t AI principles, company values, purpose and use in decision making, his AI ethics risk strategy book, machine ethics as a fools errand, weighing metrics for measuring bias, ethics committees, police and the IRB. And much more...…

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The Future of Women Empowerment and Gender Equity in Vietnam With Soline Lee 1:14:16

2y ago1:14:16

1:14:16

Soline is a university lecturer and the project lead for Gender Equality Across Vietnam Industries and for the Women Empower Club. She came back to Vietnam in 2015 after living overseas in Switzerland, Singapore and Uganda. In this episode: 🎙️ How her overseas experience in Switzerland, Singapore and Uganda shaped her perspective about gender roles…

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Behind The Scene of La Boulangerie Francaise Social Enterprise With Van Trinh 49:49

2y ago49:49

49:49

Van Trinh is a French-Vietnamese who is the School Director of the French Bakery (La Boulangerie Francaise) which is a vocational training center funded by a French NGO called IECD. They’ve already trained over 60 young Vietnamese from a vulnerable background through this non-profit initiative. They also sell their amazing pastries around Saigon! D…

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Talking About Sex In Vietnam With Selena Luong 54:39

2y ago54:39

54:39

In this episode, we talk about how sex is perceived in Vietnam through the lens of a Saigonese Gen Z, Selena Luong. Selena was raised in a conservative and religious family without a proper sex education. After a lot of struggles with her sex life, now she’s on the mission to become a sex, love, relationship coach to encourage more open conversatio…

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Letting Go Of Anger & Trauma To Bring More Authentic Creativity into the Queer Scene With Ricardo ESTA 1:13:21

2y ago1:13:21

1:13:21

Our Guest Ricardo needs very little introduction! A creative force in the queer scene of Vietnam since 2017. Ricardo is the founder of GenderFunk, the largest alt. drag queer collective in VietNam. He also teaches sexuality/gender/consent workshops in schools. It was with great pleasure that we welcomed all his wisdom and fabulous energy on the pod…

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Bridging the Gap Between the Vietnamese and African Culture with Nam from Afro Viet TV 1:05:59

2y ago1:05:59

1:05:59

🎉New episode with the amazing Nam Den from Afro Viet TV who’s on a the mission to bridge the gap between the Vietnamese and African culture, and also to show Vietnam to the world form a different perspective. In this episode: 🎙️ How an actor became a business man in Vietnam and what led him to start his YouTube channel, Afro Viet TV 🎙️ What makes h…

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Understanding Spirituality Through Creation & Compassionate Connections with JK Hobson 1:21:54

2y ago1:21:54

1:21:54

🔈 Fascinating is the word that keeps on popping into my mind since I’ve recorded this interview and throughout the whole editing process of this episode. 💖 It is fascinating to be able to meet such an incredible human in Jk Hobson that has seemingly lived so many lives and yet each one of them so uniquely and authentically him, in all the ups and t…

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68. Ethics of digital worlds with Richard Bartle 1:01:31

2y ago1:01:31

1:01:31

Richard Bartle joins us again after his appearance on ep.65 to chat about the metaverse, different ways to design AI controlled NPC, the lack of progress of AI in games, ethical considerations of games designers, ethics of AI life, virutalism, 'smart' AI will happened, robot rights and more...By Ben Byford with Richard Bartle

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67. AI Audits with Ryan Carrier 57:11

2y ago57:11

57:11

This episode we're chatting with Ryan Carrier about the positivity of the ForHumanity community, being compelled to do something about AI technologies negative impact, AI audits and topics including: trust, oversight, governance, privacy, cyber security, bias; creating an infrastructure of trust, disclosing found risks and the ethical decisions, th…

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Roundtable with Quynh: Demystifying the Meaning of Spirituality 1:08:41

2y ago1:08:41

1:08:41

In this episode, we invited Quynh, a previous co-host & guest and Spiritual Teacher to join our roundtable discussion on spirituality. We want to demystify the meaning of spirituality and explain why spirituality is actually very practical. In essence, spirituality is about knowing your spirit - who you truly are. We honestly share about events in …

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Team Episode - A Discussion On How To Follow Through On Your Intentions 47:44

2y ago47:44

47:44

Chúc mừng năm mới! In western cultures, we are used to set our intentions & goals for the next year by January first (as you can listen in our “End Of Year Review” episode). But It is quite different in Vietnam where we do celebrate the “western” New Year but nothing really moves until after the Lunar New Year (Tet). This offers the unsettling adva…

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Growing Up as a Third Culture Kid & Addressing Taboo Topics in Vietnam with Ania from Bananoi 1:07:36

2y ago1:07:36

1:07:36

Ania has a YouTube and Tiktok channel called Bananoi where she addresses taboo topics in Vietnam such as mental health and gender equality (in Vietnamese). She has a very interesting upbringing: She was born in Poland where she attended French school since first grade, then she moved to Vietnam at the age of 16 to finish French high school in Hanoi…

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Rediscovering Vulnerability With Denise Sandquist From Fika 1:10:50

2+ y ago1:10:50

1:10:50

🔈 Denise is the CEO and co-founder of Vietnam's fastest-growing AI social & dating app Fika, with over 1M downloads globally, only 1 year after its soft launch in November 2020. 🤗 Denise already has a wide catalog of inspiring and moving stories and we invite you to discover these stories in some of the other interviews she has given. 🎙️ In this ep…

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How Time & Experience Are Our Two Most Valuable Assets With Laurent Du From Bento Bistro & Oliver’s Pizza 55:51

2+ y ago55:51

55:51

We had the pleasure to sit down with Laurent Du Owner of Bento Bistro & Oliver’s Pizza, originally from France Laurent hopes to bring a fresher look of French cuisine to Vietnam and introduce another Paris to his Asian counterparts - the Paris that he grew up in, with familiar yet exciting tastes. In this episode: 🎙️ How he followed his passion and…

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66. 2021 in review with Merve Hickok 50:18

2+ y ago50:18

50:18

This episode Ben and Merve are chatting about 2021–EU AI legislation & harmonising AI product markets through policy, the UNESCO principles, systemic dogma, AI ethics in defence, Reith lectures and Lethal autonomous weapons, demonstrating values / principles and much more...By Ben Byford and Merve Hickok

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How to Let Go of Past Traumas for True Self-Love and Authentic Self-Expression with Micka Chu 1:12:21

2+ y ago1:12:21

1:12:21

Let’s welcome the amazing Micka Chu, a Russian French MC, actress and media personality in Vietnam. She speaks 5 languages, including Vietnamese, and participates regularly in major Vietnamese National TV shows and YouTube. You’ve probably seen her a lot, but today we have a chance to learn more about her challenging upbringing and how that experie…

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Team Episode - End of Year Review 1:06:52

2+ y ago1:06:52

1:06:52

It’s time to review 2021! 🎉 🎙️ In this episode, Tue-Si and Moni reflect on their learnings and growth through Creators in Vietnam, and what they wish for the podcast in 2022. 🌟 They share their biggest achievements and lessons in 2021 both in their personal and professsional life such as working on their mindset about money, their success as a coac…

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Serving The Community During The Strict Lockdown With Cam Van Creator Of "From Saigon-to-Saigon" Charity 1:04:09

2+ y ago1:04:09

1:04:09

💕 In this episode, we have the pleasure to welcome Cam Van the creator of “From Saigon To Saigon”, a charity that saw the light of day during the intense Saigon Lockdown in the middle of 2021. The Charity was organically created and meant as an emergency response to provide food for the impoverished neighborhood of Saigon, the team went from only h…

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How to Become a Stand-Up Comedian and Podcastor with Niall Mackay from Seven Million Bikes 1:03:09

2+ y ago1:03:09

1:03:09

🔊 Get to know Niall Mackay, the amazing person behind Seven Million Bikes that provides English entertainment through A Vietnam Podcast, comedy shows and events. 🕺Niall, originally from Glasgow, Scotland, has lived in Saigon since 2016 with his wife, Adrie, and the Seven Million Bikes mascot, Biscuit. 🎉 In this episode, we learn more about the real…

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65. DeepDive: AI and Games 35:16

2+ y ago35:16

35:16

This first Deepdive episode we talk to Amandine Flachs, Tommy Thompson and Richard Bartle about AI in games, it's history, it's uses and where its going. We discover NPCs, games as a test bed for AI research, different game AI techniques, back office uses of AI, job displacement, bad actors and possible futures...…

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How To Engage In Meaningful Conversations, Gently, At Your Own Pace With Kitty From Tutu House 1:02:39

2+ y ago1:02:39

1:02:39

🔈 In this episode, we are taking the time to have a meaningful conversation with Kitty from Tutu.House She shares with us her journey in understanding and accepting her own rhythm through her life's tribulations while strongly following her own inner voices and guidance. 🎉 Through processing and discussing some of her past traumas, she realized tha…

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Growing Out Of Childhood Traumas & Into Your Authentic Self With Denise Truong From Tyde Consulting 1:03:19

2+ y ago1:03:19

1:03:19

In this episode, we are joined by the amazing Denise Truong, coach & Trainer, and the founder of Tyde Consulting. 🫂 She shares her journey on how she overcame her childhood traumas of being sexually harassed at a young age and the process of deep self-exploration that she had to take (and is still taking) in order to heal and grow into her authenti…

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64. Emotion detection with Andrew McStay 50:23

2+ y ago50:23

50:23

This episode we're chatting with Andrew McStay about emotional human machine interface, emotion face and voice detection, emotion detection and hiring–and the possiblity of gaming these systems, interactive AI kids toys, the space between an ethical subject and an object in AI systems, raising children in an AI world, cultural differences in emotio…

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Making Charity Sexy with Rosi Happi, Founder of the Social Changemakers 1:03:37

2+ y ago1:03:37

1:03:37

In this episode, we have the pleasure to talk with Rosi Happi, the founder of the Social Changemakers and the Happi Event. 💃🏼 She shares her journey as an "untypical Vietnamese" who promotes gender equality, goes against outdated norms and always finds ways to follow what she wants even if it's challenging by stretching her capabilities. 🌻 We belie…

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Overcoming Depression with Conor Kelly From ComebaCK 1:08:50

2+ y ago1:08:50

1:08:50

Have you ever had challenges talking about mental health, especially about depression and suicide? In this episode, we have an honest and vulnerable conversation on this topic with our guest, Conor Kelly, the founder and host of the ComebaCK podcast. We talk about: 🎙️How he gained a strong will to overcome depression and suicidal thoughts 🎙️The sys…

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Ep 156 How To Become An Authentic Leader With Leadership And Coaching Expert Lance Tanaka 46:25

2+ y ago46:25

46:25

Lance Tanaka is the Founder of the Lance Tanaka Group that’s been operating for 20 years. On top of that, Lance Tanaka is also the consulting company’s Managing Director, offering executive coaching for top-tier multinational companies all over the globe. Meet Lance Tanaka.

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A Talk With Our New Co-host Moni Lê On Identity As A Vietnamese-Hungarian & Finding Purpose 52:55

2+ y ago52:55

52:55

🎙️ A Talk With Moni Lê, Vietnamese-Hungarian, on Identity, Finding Purpose and Being the New Host Of The Podcast In this episode, we are giving our New Co-Host Moni Lê The Full Creators In Vietnam Experience! We learn more about her particular upbringing in Europe and how she handled the very sensitive question of Identity that many Vietnamese over…

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Team Updates: Big Annoucements & Welcome To Our New Co-Host Moni 31:46

2+ y ago31:46

31:46

🔊 BIG ANNOUCEMENTS🔊 🎊 We're finally out of a heavy lockdown here in Saigon so we lost no time to get the team physically back together in order to record this special transition episode and give you some updates! We had to say goodbye to our incredible leader Dana this month and this ushered a few changes in the podcast. 1️⃣ Let's start with the "s…

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