エピソード

  • Big Data and the Human Rights of Migrants with Jacqueline Stevens

    Big Data and the Human Rights of Migrants with Jacqueline Stevens
    2024/01/12
    The season of the podcast focused on the role of technology in global affairs. In this episode, Professor Jacqueline Stevens, Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University and Founding Faculty Director of the Deportation Research Clinic at the Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs shares her expertise on the use of big data technology at the border and its impact on migration, deportation, and human rights.
    続きを読む 一部表示
    15 分
  • Artificial Intelligence Governance and Regulation with Catherine Régis

    Artificial Intelligence Governance and Regulation with Catherine Régis
    2024/01/07
    Democracies around the world are grappling with the best uses of artificial intelligence (AI), the ethical and legal challenges it can pose as well as the benefits it can bring to citizens. In this episode, Catherine Régis, expert in AI governance and regulation talks about the importance of involving experts and citizens to address AI's ethical challenges, the need for international collaboration and initiatives to address AI-related issues and the potential of AI to accelerate progress on t...
    続きを読む 一部表示
    24 分
  • The Impact of AI on Consumer Decision-Making with Venus Jin, PhD

    The Impact of AI on Consumer Decision-Making with Venus Jin, PhD
    2023/12/04
    As more consumer-focused companies harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, research on human-machine interactions is becoming increasingly important. In this episode, Venus Jin, PhD, Director of the Communication Program at Northwestern in Qatar, talks with Annelise Riles about her research in this area and examines how AI influences and shapes individuals' choices across various industries.
    続きを読む 一部表示
    23 分
  • Former French President François Hollande on Democracy & Global Challenges

    Former French President François Hollande on Democracy & Global Challenges
    2023/11/03
    As the 24th President of France, François Hollande was leading the country at the launch of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals—calling them one of the UN’s “most decisive steps toward ensuring the collective well-being of people and the planet.” In this episode, Hollande reflects on progress towards the goals and addresses the need for international reform, the importance of intergenerational collaboration and the potential for democracy to address global crises.
    続きを読む 一部表示
    25 分
  • Preparing for a Nuclear Disaster with Radiation & Bionanotech Expert Gayle Woloschak

    Preparing for a Nuclear Disaster with Radiation & Bionanotech Expert Gayle Woloschak
    2023/10/13
    Health and environmental risks surrounding disasters at nuclear power plants have become all the more urgent over the past year as Russia’s war in Ukraine persists and the threat of nuclear disaster looms at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in southeastern Ukraine. In this episode, radiation expert Gayle Woloschak, PhD, shares insight on the impact of past nuclear disasters, how Russia's war on Ukraine brings to the surface the threat of more nuclear disasters, and how ...
    続きを読む 一部表示
    28 分
  • Multilingualism in the Era of AI with Viorica Marian and Morten Christiansen

    Multilingualism in the Era of AI with Viorica Marian and Morten Christiansen
    2023/09/30
    This season on the podcast, we are exploring the intersections between emerging technology, global affairs and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In this episode, Annelise Riles dives into a topic she is personally passionate about: the power of multilingual engagement. Multilingualism has been identified as key to achieving the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Guests Morten Christiansen and Viorica Marian join Riles to discuss multilingualism research and shed ...
    続きを読む 一部表示
    24 分
  • Working to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons with Beatrice Fihn

    Working to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons with Beatrice Fihn
    2023/06/29
    In this episode, Annelise Riles talks Beatrice Fihn, the Former Executive Director of ICAN - the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. Under her leadership, ICAN was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize and played a key role in the adoption of the landmark UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
    続きを読む 一部表示
    30 分
  • The Future of Deepfakes with V.S. Subrahmanian

    The Future of Deepfakes with V.S. Subrahmanian
    2023/05/21
    Many deepfakes are designed to spread disinformation or cause confusion and mistrust, and therefore are a threat to UN Sustainable Development Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions. How do we combat deepfakes, and can technology help us in any way to address this global challenge? Annelise Riles talks about this topic with V.S. Subrahmanian, one of the world's leading experts on the role of AI in national and global security.
    続きを読む 一部表示
    23 分