Responsible AI: how can philosophy help us make better tech?

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The rise of generative artificial intelligence raises a lot of philosophical questions. So can philosophy help us make AI that serves humanity for the good?

On this episode we hear from 'applied ethicist' Cansu Canca, AI Ethics Lead at the Institute for Experiential AI, Northeastern University, USA; and from Sara Hooker, head of Cohere For AI, a research lab that seeks to solve complex machine learning problems.

Previous episodes in this series:

Episode 1

AI: Why everyone's talking about the promise and risks of this 'powerful wild beast'

Episode 2

A common good? The companies making the AI products we'll soon all be using

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