Both true personal stories & professional field experts worldwide sharing the impact that the Alexa wake word has had. Fields include technology, education, psychology, and more. Young children, teens, and women experiencing severe bullying, sexual harassment, name changes, suicidal ideation, and identity erasure. We will discuss corporate ethics and responsibility, name bombardment, and the choice to use a human name for technology.
Wake Up: The Truth About Alexa
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Podcast Overview
Both true personal stories & professional field experts worldwide sharing the impact that the Alexa wake word has had. Fields include technology, education, psychology, and more. Young children, teens, and women experiencing severe bullying, sexual harassment, name changes, suicidal ideation, and identity erasure. We will discuss corporate ethics and responsibility, name bombardment, and the choice to use a human name for technology.
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6/30/2021
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Recent Episodes
April 28, 2023
Season 2: Episode 1 Human names in AI Expert Panel
<p> A discussion of AI ethics and naming with incredible expert guest panel including Alexa Ard (videographer/producer/editor for Well-Being at The Washington Post), Dr. Alexa Hagerty (Associate Fellow University of Cambridge), and K. Alexa Koenig JD, PhD (Co-executive Director and Adjunct Professor Human Rights Center, UCLA Berkely School of Law.</p> <p><br></p> <p>#names #ethicalAI #alexa #amazonalexa #amazon #equity #corporateresponsibility #humanrights #ethics #women #children #girls </p>
July 7, 2022
Special Episode 14: Alexa Ard of the Washington Post at Project Voice 2022
<p><br> Special Episode: Alexa Ard of the Washington Post presents her story <a href="">https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2021/people-named-alexa-name-change-amazon/?itid=ap_alexajulianaard</a> with a panel discussion moderated by Bradley Metrock. </p> <p><a href="//I Am Alexa">https://www.iamalexa.org</a></p> <p><a href="">https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/alexa-can-i-have-my-name-back/</a></p> <p>#womenhelpingwomen #alexa #amazon #amazoncanwehaveournameback </p>
March 21, 2022
Episode 12 with Bradley Metrock CEO of Project Voice
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradleymetrock/" target="_blank"><br> Bradley Metrock</a> is CEO of <a href="https://www.projectvoice.ai/" target="_blank">Project Voice</a>, a media and consulting company, and General Partner of <a href="http://www.pvcp.vc/" target="_blank">Project Voice Capital Partners</a>, a $20M venture capital fund investing in early-stage voice/AI startups. <a href="https://www.projectvoice.ai/project-voice-2022" target="_blank">Project Voice 2022</a> takes place April 25-28 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.</p>
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