The Humanity in the Loop podcast explores the impact of exponential technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics and renewable energy and how we can pursue human well-being while technology changes at an unprecedented pace.
Michael Dila is a design and innovation leader, designer of conversation, and a steward of community. He is the project director for Oslo for AI, a year-long project that will invite participants to co-design a new kind of constitutional process for the governance of AI. Michael is also the founder of System 3 Coaching, focused on helping leaders navigate the dynamics of ethical and technical complexity.
We discuss Michael’s views on the emergent intelligence of conversation and the ways Oslo for AI aims to create a forum for the important discussions we need to have about AI.
Guest: Michael Dila https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldila/
Host: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton
Music: "Breaking Point" by Nihilore | Creative Commons [Attribution, NonCommercial]
Humanity is not automatic.
3 Jan 2024
Eric Miller | Ecological Footprint Initiative | Measuring our impact on the climate
Eric Miller is the Director of the Ecological Footprint Initiative, a research, training, and analytics hub that produces the National Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts used around the world, plus fee-for-service work. The initiative is housed in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change at York University.
Eric has two undergraduate degrees, a BSc in Biology from Carleton University, a BA in Economics from McMaster, and an MES in Ecological Macroeconomics from York University.
We discuss a report titled “Measuring York's Carbon and Ecological Footprints During Fiscal Years 2016-2020” which Eric produced.
Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sustainabilityeconomist/
Host: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton)
Music: "Breaking Point" by Nihilore | Creative Commons [Attribution, NonCommercial]
Humanity is not automatic.
15 Oct 2023
Dr. Peter Victor | Escape from Overshoot | Economics for a Planet in Peril
Dr. Peter Victor is an economist who has worked on environmental issues for over 40 years as an academic, consultant and public servant. He was the first President of the Canadian Society for Ecological Economics and one of the founders of that discipline. From 1996 to 2002, Peter served as the Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University in Toronto.
We discuss Peter’s book titled “Escape from Overshoot: Economics for a Planet in Peril.” Can we rein in our consumption and damage to our environment? Will we need to reduce our standards of living, or even our population, to reach a sustainable relationship with our planet? How can we seek an equitable steady state that doesn’t leave the disadvantaged behind?
Guest: Dr. Peter Victor https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-victor-b2a236b0/
Host: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton
Peter Victor’s website: https://www.pvictor.com/
“Escape From Overhsoot” at Amazon:https://a.co/d/4VRYD1y
Music: "Breaking Point" by Nihilore | Creative Commons [Attribution, NonCommercial]
Humanity is not automatic.
17 Sept 2023
Denise Brouder | The hybrid workplace of the future - and today
Denise Brouder is a hybrid work skills expert and founder of SWAYworkplace, a New York city professional training and coaching firm that focuses on driving performance for workers that are united by purpose but not always location. We discuss the adoption of hybrid work models, how to ensure remote worker productivity and the future of jobs.
Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisebrouder
Host: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton
Music: "Breaking Point" by Nihilore | Creative Commons [Attribution, NonCommercial]
Humanity is not automatic.
3 Sept 2023
Robin Lobb | intelligence in a digital world | the value of a novel perspective
Robin Lobb has a diverse background in intelligence, strategic planning, information technology and management consulting. Robin’s work has contributed to a variety of pursuits, including espionage, healthcare, academia, residential real estate and civic engagement.
Today, among his many roles, Robin is Director at Large at Huron and Area Search and Rescue, VP of Membership at the International Association for Intelligence Education and he Chairs the program advisory committee on Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Apps programs at Georgian College.
We to discuss the role of intelligence in peace and security, the changing and often digital landscape of intelligence, and the value of a novel perspective.
Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-lobb-5680862/ robinlobb@gmail.com
Host: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton
Music: "Breaking Point" by Nihilore | Creative Commons [Attribution, NonCommercial]
Humanity is not automatic.
Disclaimer: The views expressed are solely those of the speaker, Robin Lobb. IAFIE assumes no responsibility or liability and the views expressed do not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. In addition, any views expressed by IAFIE officers or staff are strictly their own and do not necessarily reflect those of IAFIE.
19 Aug 2023
Carlos Sentís | World Innovation Alliance | impact - strategy - innovation
Carlos Sentís is the founder and CEO of the World Innovation Alliance, a Board Member at the World Humanitarian Forum, a Member of the Steering Committee of Higher Education Innovation at OECD, and Presidential advisor to the Organization of Young Entrepreneurs of the European Union.
This is on top of lecturing at 21 universities and business schools, providing training at dozens of corporations and over 300 speaking engagements around the world. In this episode, we discuss the breathtaking scope of Carlos’s goals and how he built the World Innovation Alliance to meet them
Guest: Carlos Sentís https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlossentis/
Host: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton
Music: "Breaking Point" by Nihilore | Creative Commons [Attribution, NonCommercial]
Humanity is not automatic.
6 Aug 2023
Maggie Greyson | your future is not set in stone
Maggie Greyson is Chief Futurist and CEO of Futures Present, a foresight consulting company. Making predictions is hard, especially about the future. Even so, Maggie helps people think long term and decide what they really want. We discuss futurism and it’s impact on the choices we make in the present.
Guest: Maggie Greyson https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggiegreyson
Host: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton
Music: "Breaking Point" by Nihilore | Creative Commons [Attribution, NonCommercial]
Humanity is not automatic.
23 Jul 2023
AI Safety and Alignment | AI and Democracy | Elena Yunusov
Elena Yunusov is a Deep Tech Marketing and Strategy Leader with a focus on artificial intelligence. Elena has been in AI before ChatGPT, leading Marketing at Borealis AI, an AI research institute founded by RBC. She was nominated for the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards for her work with her agency, Communicable Inc., and was named among ‘Top Women in Canadian Tech’ by BetaKit.
Elena and I discuss AI, why it is both exciting and a little scary and what we can do to improve AI alignment and safety.
Guest: Elena Yunusov https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenayunusov/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenayunusov/)
Host: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton)
Music: "Breaking Point" by Nihilore | Creative Commons [Attribution, NonCommercial]
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Elena mentioned the following books in this episode:
Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence by Ajay Agrawal et al
Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence by Ajay Agrawal et al
Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control by Stuart Russell et al
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Brian Christian et al
The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values by Brian Christian
9 Jul 2023
Tech stewardship | new ways to shape technology for the benefit of all | Mark Abbott
“Never in human history has technological change caused such a fundamental shift in the world’s systems. The speed, scope, and complexity of this change is opening previously unimaginable risks and opportunities.” This is the call to action of the Engineering Change Lab, where Mark Abbott is director.
Mark also leads Tech Stewardship at the MaRS Discovery District, an organization that aims to identify and promote ways to imagine, design, and implement technology intentionally for positive impact.
Mark is a Professional Engineer and an MBA. He served as a member of the Executive Team at Engineers Without Borders. Before that, Mark spent fourteen years working for a heavy industrial consulting engineering firm based in Vancouver.
Guest: Mark Abbott https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-abbott-p-eng-826787
Host: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton
Music: "Breaking Point" by Nihilore | Creative Commons [Attribution, NonCommercial]
Humanity is not automatic.
https://engineeringchangelab.ca/
https://techstewardship.com/
https://programs.techstewardship.com/
https://www.suncor.com/en-ca/news-and-stories/our-stories/when-art-imitates-life-the-lessons-in-jurassic-park-apply-to-all
https://engineeringchangelab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ECL-History-English.pdf
https://techstewardship.com/theory-of-change/
25 Jun 2023
Rohan Light | Artificial intelligence's great potential - and potential for great harm
Rohan Light is a public interest technologist with a focus on data governance. Rohan’s work is at the intersection of the great potential and potential for great harm that comes with big data and artificial intelligence.
This is my second chance to speak with Rohan who appeared in Episode 12 of the Unusually Well Informed Podcast.
Guest: Rohan Light https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohanlight (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohanlight/)
Host: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton)
Music: "Breaking Point" by Nihilore | Creative Commons [Attribution, NonCommercial]
Humanity is not automatic.
11 Jun 2023
The human impact of the green energy transition | Cynthia Morinville
Cynthia Morinville is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change at York University. Cynthia has contributed to journals such as Capitalism, Nature, Socialism, the International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Geoforum and Water Alternatives.
Cynthia and I discuss her work examining the the environmental sustainability and social costs of resource extraction in the name of green technology.
Guest: Cynthia Morinville
Host: Tim Hampton
Music: "Breaking Point" by Nihilore | Creative Commons [Attribution, NonCommercial]
Humanity is not automatic.
28 May 2023
Teaching effectively online in the age of AI | Dr. Robin Sutherland Harris
Dr. Robin Sutherland-Harris is an educational developer in the Teaching Commons at York University. Robin is currently teaching a course called “Taking It Online (The ChatGPT Edition)”, offered to York University instructors who want to examine effective teaching online in the age of AI (artificial intelligence).
Robin and I are discussing the impact of AI tools on higher education, and what can be done to prepare students for a world where AI plays an ever larger role.
Robin Sutherland-Harris, robinsh@yorku.ca
Tim Hampton, tim@humanityintheloop.com
Music: "Breaking Point" http://www.nihilore.com | Creative Commons [Attribution, NonCommercial]
Humanity is not automatic.
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