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Autonomy Isn’t Sci-Fi. It’s a Design Choice.
When jamming makes control impossible, autonomy becomes the fallback. Dr. Ryan Jenkins on AI in warfare and what it means for human values.
Full episode: youtu.be/O8rEc32gke4
#AIethics #AutonomousWeapons #HumanValues #podcast
When jamming makes control impossible, autonomy becomes the fallback. Dr. Ryan Jenkins on AI in warfare and what it means for human values.
Full episode: youtu.be/O8rEc32gke4
#AIethics #AutonomousWeapons #HumanValues #podcast
December 17, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Autonomy Isn’t Sci-Fi. It’s a Design Choice.
When jamming makes control impossible, autonomy becomes the fallback. Dr. Ryan Jenkins on AI in warfare and what it means for human values.
Full episode: youtu.be/O8rEc32gke4
#AIethics #AutonomousWeapons #HumanValues #podcast
When jamming makes control impossible, autonomy becomes the fallback. Dr. Ryan Jenkins on AI in warfare and what it means for human values.
Full episode: youtu.be/O8rEc32gke4
#AIethics #AutonomousWeapons #HumanValues #podcast
December 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
AI in warfare is more nuanced than pop culture.
Autonomy doesn’t always mean machines choosing who lives or dies.
A conversation about ethics, oversight, and where responsibility really lies.
🎧 Listen to the full episode: youtu.be/O8rEc32gke4
#AIethics #EthicalTechnology #TechPodcast
Autonomy doesn’t always mean machines choosing who lives or dies.
A conversation about ethics, oversight, and where responsibility really lies.
🎧 Listen to the full episode: youtu.be/O8rEc32gke4
#AIethics #EthicalTechnology #TechPodcast
December 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
AI in warfare is more nuanced than pop culture.
Autonomy doesn’t always mean machines choosing who lives or dies.
A conversation about ethics, oversight, and where responsibility really lies.
🎧 Listen to the full episode: youtu.be/O8rEc32gke4
#AIethics #EthicalTechnology #TechPodcast
Autonomy doesn’t always mean machines choosing who lives or dies.
A conversation about ethics, oversight, and where responsibility really lies.
🎧 Listen to the full episode: youtu.be/O8rEc32gke4
#AIethics #EthicalTechnology #TechPodcast
AI is already being used in warfare.
This episode asks where ethics fit in.
🎧 Listen here: youtu.be/O8rEc32gke4
#AIethics #TechPodcast #EthicalTechnology
This episode asks where ethics fit in.
🎧 Listen here: youtu.be/O8rEc32gke4
#AIethics #TechPodcast #EthicalTechnology
December 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
AI is already being used in warfare.
This episode asks where ethics fit in.
🎧 Listen here: youtu.be/O8rEc32gke4
#AIethics #TechPodcast #EthicalTechnology
This episode asks where ethics fit in.
🎧 Listen here: youtu.be/O8rEc32gke4
#AIethics #TechPodcast #EthicalTechnology
December 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Who’s responsible when AI makes decisions?
Dr. Tom Williams @tomwilliams.phd explains why deploying algorithms is still a human choice—even when we don’t fully understand the system.
Full episode here 👉 youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#EthicalAI #Robotics #TechResponsibility #DegreesOfFreedom
Dr. Tom Williams @tomwilliams.phd explains why deploying algorithms is still a human choice—even when we don’t fully understand the system.
Full episode here 👉 youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#EthicalAI #Robotics #TechResponsibility #DegreesOfFreedom
December 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Who’s responsible when AI makes decisions?
Dr. Tom Williams @tomwilliams.phd explains why deploying algorithms is still a human choice—even when we don’t fully understand the system.
Full episode here 👉 youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#EthicalAI #Robotics #TechResponsibility #DegreesOfFreedom
Dr. Tom Williams @tomwilliams.phd explains why deploying algorithms is still a human choice—even when we don’t fully understand the system.
Full episode here 👉 youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#EthicalAI #Robotics #TechResponsibility #DegreesOfFreedom
The Complicated Origins of “Ethical” Robotics
Roboticist Dr. Tom Williams @tomwilliams.phd examines how early robot ethics reflected power and control — and why robotics should serve society, not just tech elites.
🎙️ Full episode: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#Podcast #DegreesOfFreedom #podcast
Roboticist Dr. Tom Williams @tomwilliams.phd examines how early robot ethics reflected power and control — and why robotics should serve society, not just tech elites.
🎙️ Full episode: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#Podcast #DegreesOfFreedom #podcast
December 14, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The Complicated Origins of “Ethical” Robotics
Roboticist Dr. Tom Williams @tomwilliams.phd examines how early robot ethics reflected power and control — and why robotics should serve society, not just tech elites.
🎙️ Full episode: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#Podcast #DegreesOfFreedom #podcast
Roboticist Dr. Tom Williams @tomwilliams.phd examines how early robot ethics reflected power and control — and why robotics should serve society, not just tech elites.
🎙️ Full episode: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#Podcast #DegreesOfFreedom #podcast
They Built It Together. Now They’re Competing for the Future.
#AI #OpenAI #TechHistory #DigitalPower #InnovationRace
#AI #OpenAI #TechHistory #DigitalPower #InnovationRace
December 13, 2025 at 3:15 AM
They Built It Together. Now They’re Competing for the Future.
#AI #OpenAI #TechHistory #DigitalPower #InnovationRace
#AI #OpenAI #TechHistory #DigitalPower #InnovationRace
Why Ethical Reasoning in Robots Is Non-Negotiable
Humans assign moral intent to machines, even when it isn’t there. Dr. Tom Williams @tomwilliams.phd explains how robots influence human judgment and why ethical AI is essential to preventing real-world harm.
Full episode → youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
Humans assign moral intent to machines, even when it isn’t there. Dr. Tom Williams @tomwilliams.phd explains how robots influence human judgment and why ethical AI is essential to preventing real-world harm.
Full episode → youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
December 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Why Ethical Reasoning in Robots Is Non-Negotiable
Humans assign moral intent to machines, even when it isn’t there. Dr. Tom Williams @tomwilliams.phd explains how robots influence human judgment and why ethical AI is essential to preventing real-world harm.
Full episode → youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
Humans assign moral intent to machines, even when it isn’t there. Dr. Tom Williams @tomwilliams.phd explains how robots influence human judgment and why ethical AI is essential to preventing real-world harm.
Full episode → youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
McDonald’s Scraps Its AI Christmas Ad After Outrage
#AI #Advertising #McDonalds #TechPushback #CultureShift #AIGenerated #TheInternetIsCrack
#AI #Advertising #McDonalds #TechPushback #CultureShift #AIGenerated #TheInternetIsCrack
December 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
McDonald’s Scraps Its AI Christmas Ad After Outrage
#AI #Advertising #McDonalds #TechPushback #CultureShift #AIGenerated #TheInternetIsCrack
#AI #Advertising #McDonalds #TechPushback #CultureShift #AIGenerated #TheInternetIsCrack
Should Robots Ever Be Soldiers?
Dr. Tom Williams @tomwilliams.phd questions whether robots can make war more ethical at all. He argues the real goal isn’t better battles — it’s preventing conflict and ensuring robotics serves people, not the powerful.
👉 Full episode: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#podcast
Dr. Tom Williams @tomwilliams.phd questions whether robots can make war more ethical at all. He argues the real goal isn’t better battles — it’s preventing conflict and ensuring robotics serves people, not the powerful.
👉 Full episode: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#podcast
December 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Should Robots Ever Be Soldiers?
Dr. Tom Williams @tomwilliams.phd questions whether robots can make war more ethical at all. He argues the real goal isn’t better battles — it’s preventing conflict and ensuring robotics serves people, not the powerful.
👉 Full episode: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#podcast
Dr. Tom Williams @tomwilliams.phd questions whether robots can make war more ethical at all. He argues the real goal isn’t better battles — it’s preventing conflict and ensuring robotics serves people, not the powerful.
👉 Full episode: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#podcast
A New Study Raises a Big Question: Are Screens Hurting Children’s Attention?
#SocialMedia #ADHDResearch #KidsOnline #TechRisks #DigitalCulture #TheInternetIsCrack
#SocialMedia #ADHDResearch #KidsOnline #TechRisks #DigitalCulture #TheInternetIsCrack
December 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
A New Study Raises a Big Question: Are Screens Hurting Children’s Attention?
#SocialMedia #ADHDResearch #KidsOnline #TechRisks #DigitalCulture #TheInternetIsCrack
#SocialMedia #ADHDResearch #KidsOnline #TechRisks #DigitalCulture #TheInternetIsCrack
Bias Isn’t a Glitch — It’s Human Input
with @tomwilliams.phd
Robots absorb our norms and assumptions. The challenge is designing responsibly.
The episode explores robotics built with empathy and ethics at the core.
🎧 Watch here: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#Robotics #TechResponsibilityBias #podcast
with @tomwilliams.phd
Robots absorb our norms and assumptions. The challenge is designing responsibly.
The episode explores robotics built with empathy and ethics at the core.
🎧 Watch here: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#Robotics #TechResponsibilityBias #podcast
December 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Bias Isn’t a Glitch — It’s Human Input
with @tomwilliams.phd
Robots absorb our norms and assumptions. The challenge is designing responsibly.
The episode explores robotics built with empathy and ethics at the core.
🎧 Watch here: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#Robotics #TechResponsibilityBias #podcast
with @tomwilliams.phd
Robots absorb our norms and assumptions. The challenge is designing responsibly.
The episode explores robotics built with empathy and ethics at the core.
🎧 Watch here: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#Robotics #TechResponsibilityBias #podcast
December 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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IT'S OUT! Degrees of Freedom is out on shelves as of today!
TODAY ONLY the book is 30% off with code MITP30 at www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/798105....
Please share! If you got a copy, please post about it on your favorite platform, and tag me and MIT Press!
TODAY ONLY the book is 30% off with code MITP30 at www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/798105....
Please share! If you got a copy, please post about it on your favorite platform, and tag me and MIT Press!
December 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
IT'S OUT! Degrees of Freedom is out on shelves as of today!
TODAY ONLY the book is 30% off with code MITP30 at www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/798105....
Please share! If you got a copy, please post about it on your favorite platform, and tag me and MIT Press!
TODAY ONLY the book is 30% off with code MITP30 at www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/798105....
Please share! If you got a copy, please post about it on your favorite platform, and tag me and MIT Press!
Robots: machines or new life?
Dr. Williams @tomwilliams.phd breaks down why seeing robots as social beings shapes how we think and act. His mission: robots with empathy and ethics that serve the public, not just tech elites.
Watch here: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#Robotics #AIEthics #TechForGood
Dr. Williams @tomwilliams.phd breaks down why seeing robots as social beings shapes how we think and act. His mission: robots with empathy and ethics that serve the public, not just tech elites.
Watch here: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#Robotics #AIEthics #TechForGood
December 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Robots: machines or new life?
Dr. Williams @tomwilliams.phd breaks down why seeing robots as social beings shapes how we think and act. His mission: robots with empathy and ethics that serve the public, not just tech elites.
Watch here: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#Robotics #AIEthics #TechForGood
Dr. Williams @tomwilliams.phd breaks down why seeing robots as social beings shapes how we think and act. His mission: robots with empathy and ethics that serve the public, not just tech elites.
Watch here: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#Robotics #AIEthics #TechForGood
Spotify Just Calculated Your “Listening Age.” Ready?
#TechNews #MusicData #Spotify #TheInternetIsCrack
#TechNews #MusicData #Spotify #TheInternetIsCrack
December 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Spotify Just Calculated Your “Listening Age.” Ready?
#TechNews #MusicData #Spotify #TheInternetIsCrack
#TechNews #MusicData #Spotify #TheInternetIsCrack
Robotics is shaped by histories many people have never been taught.
Dr. Tom Williams explains how sci-fi and racialized narratives still influence the field, and why ethical robotics starts with understanding that past.
Full episode: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#EthicalAI #TechHistory #TheInternetIsCrack
Dr. Tom Williams explains how sci-fi and racialized narratives still influence the field, and why ethical robotics starts with understanding that past.
Full episode: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#EthicalAI #TechHistory #TheInternetIsCrack
December 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Robotics is shaped by histories many people have never been taught.
Dr. Tom Williams explains how sci-fi and racialized narratives still influence the field, and why ethical robotics starts with understanding that past.
Full episode: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#EthicalAI #TechHistory #TheInternetIsCrack
Dr. Tom Williams explains how sci-fi and racialized narratives still influence the field, and why ethical robotics starts with understanding that past.
Full episode: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#EthicalAI #TechHistory #TheInternetIsCrack
New episode: A conversation with Dr. Tom Williams about building robots that act with empathy, ethics, and imagination.
A vision of AI that serves society, not just the powerful.
▶️ Listen here: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#EthicalAI #Robotics #TheInternetIsCrack
A vision of AI that serves society, not just the powerful.
▶️ Listen here: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#EthicalAI #Robotics #TheInternetIsCrack
December 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
New episode: A conversation with Dr. Tom Williams about building robots that act with empathy, ethics, and imagination.
A vision of AI that serves society, not just the powerful.
▶️ Listen here: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#EthicalAI #Robotics #TheInternetIsCrack
A vision of AI that serves society, not just the powerful.
▶️ Listen here: youtu.be/zs8zEJI4lEA
#EthicalAI #Robotics #TheInternetIsCrack
⚡ Man Meets Machine… and Things Get Unreal
#RobotRizz #IShowSpeed #AIShowdown #ViralMoment #BlueskyBuzz
#RobotRizz #IShowSpeed #AIShowdown #ViralMoment #BlueskyBuzz
December 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
⚡ Man Meets Machine… and Things Get Unreal
#RobotRizz #IShowSpeed #AIShowdown #ViralMoment #BlueskyBuzz
#RobotRizz #IShowSpeed #AIShowdown #ViralMoment #BlueskyBuzz
🌐 How a Few Broke the Internet
Cory Doctorow explains how a small group twisted the open web into a system that traps, tracks, and controls users. The episode explores how Big Tech gained power—and how we can take the internet back.
➡️ Full episode: youtu.be/4KXJyfl7hBg
#Enshittification #OpenWeb
Cory Doctorow explains how a small group twisted the open web into a system that traps, tracks, and controls users. The episode explores how Big Tech gained power—and how we can take the internet back.
➡️ Full episode: youtu.be/4KXJyfl7hBg
#Enshittification #OpenWeb
December 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🌐 How a Few Broke the Internet
Cory Doctorow explains how a small group twisted the open web into a system that traps, tracks, and controls users. The episode explores how Big Tech gained power—and how we can take the internet back.
➡️ Full episode: youtu.be/4KXJyfl7hBg
#Enshittification #OpenWeb
Cory Doctorow explains how a small group twisted the open web into a system that traps, tracks, and controls users. The episode explores how Big Tech gained power—and how we can take the internet back.
➡️ Full episode: youtu.be/4KXJyfl7hBg
#Enshittification #OpenWeb
“AI Can Scale Harm as Easily as Convenience”
Cory Doctorow explains how AI can automate bias in housing, healthcare, and justice. The full episode breaks down how Big Tech locked down the web — and how we can reclaim an open internet for everyone.
🎧 Full episode: youtu.be/4KXJyfl7hBg
#AI #podcast
Cory Doctorow explains how AI can automate bias in housing, healthcare, and justice. The full episode breaks down how Big Tech locked down the web — and how we can reclaim an open internet for everyone.
🎧 Full episode: youtu.be/4KXJyfl7hBg
#AI #podcast
December 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“AI Can Scale Harm as Easily as Convenience”
Cory Doctorow explains how AI can automate bias in housing, healthcare, and justice. The full episode breaks down how Big Tech locked down the web — and how we can reclaim an open internet for everyone.
🎧 Full episode: youtu.be/4KXJyfl7hBg
#AI #podcast
Cory Doctorow explains how AI can automate bias in housing, healthcare, and justice. The full episode breaks down how Big Tech locked down the web — and how we can reclaim an open internet for everyone.
🎧 Full episode: youtu.be/4KXJyfl7hBg
#AI #podcast
Starlink loses about two satellites a day to atmospheric burn-up.
#SpaceDebris #Starlink #TechFacts #SpaceSafety #TheInternetIsCrack
#SpaceDebris #Starlink #TechFacts #SpaceSafety #TheInternetIsCrack
December 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Starlink loses about two satellites a day to atmospheric burn-up.
#SpaceDebris #Starlink #TechFacts #SpaceSafety #TheInternetIsCrack
#SpaceDebris #Starlink #TechFacts #SpaceSafety #TheInternetIsCrack
When a monopoly controls repairs…
Cory Doctorow explains how one company bought the ventilator industry and locked repairs behind a code.
The full episode explores how tech giants seize the web—and how we can take it back.
➡️ youtu.be/4KXJyfl7hBg
#MonopolyPower #OpenInternet #podcast
Cory Doctorow explains how one company bought the ventilator industry and locked repairs behind a code.
The full episode explores how tech giants seize the web—and how we can take it back.
➡️ youtu.be/4KXJyfl7hBg
#MonopolyPower #OpenInternet #podcast
December 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
When a monopoly controls repairs…
Cory Doctorow explains how one company bought the ventilator industry and locked repairs behind a code.
The full episode explores how tech giants seize the web—and how we can take it back.
➡️ youtu.be/4KXJyfl7hBg
#MonopolyPower #OpenInternet #podcast
Cory Doctorow explains how one company bought the ventilator industry and locked repairs behind a code.
The full episode explores how tech giants seize the web—and how we can take it back.
➡️ youtu.be/4KXJyfl7hBg
#MonopolyPower #OpenInternet #podcast
Australia’s calling social media “behavioural cocaine” for kids. Big move.
#OpenWeb #TechPolicy #DigitalRights #YouthSafety #OnlineHarms #TheInternetIsCrack
#OpenWeb #TechPolicy #DigitalRights #YouthSafety #OnlineHarms #TheInternetIsCrack
December 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Australia’s calling social media “behavioural cocaine” for kids. Big move.
#OpenWeb #TechPolicy #DigitalRights #YouthSafety #OnlineHarms #TheInternetIsCrack
#OpenWeb #TechPolicy #DigitalRights #YouthSafety #OnlineHarms #TheInternetIsCrack