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Podcasts - 19.04.2024 - 11:15 

Machines That Fail Us #2: Following the AI beat – algorithms making the news

What’s the role of journalism in making sense of AI and its errors? With Melissa Heikkilä, senior reporter at the MIT Technology Review. Host: Dr. Philip Di Salvo.
Podcast "Machines That Fail Us". Host Philip Di Salvo speaks with Melissa Heikkilä, MIT Technology Review.

In the second episode of “Machines That Fail Us” we discuss the role of journalism in making sense of artificial intelligence and how effectively the media is covering the technology and its most controversial sides, starting from its errors.

AI is surrounded by both hype and fright and its journalistic narratives are frequently sensationalistic. Yet, we need a responsible, informed, and balanced public debate to fully understand the social implications of artificial intelligence. For this reason, the media are called upon to play a crucial role in mediating and demystifying what are the limits of the technologies and its own perils. As we argue with the “Machines That Fail Us” podcast series, AI errors are not mere technical glitches, but something more profound and systemic that interconnects with broader and pre-existing societal issues. What can journalists do in order to the convey this message to the public?

The second episode of “Machines That Fail Us” explores these issues together with Melissa Heikkilä, senior reporter at the MIT Technology Review, and one of the most prominent journalists covering AI in Europe. Host: Dr. Philip Di Salvo.

 

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