Carnegie Council Podcasts

In this "Ethical Article" Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, head of anticipatory action and innovation at the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research, reads her article on the rise of agentic AI and the need for researchers and policymakers to agree on ethical principles to inform governance of this emerging technology. To read this article, please go to: https://carnegiecouncil.co/agentic-ai-...

In this special episode of "Ethical Articles," Carnegie Ethics Fellow Christine Jakobson reads the article "Artifical Intelligence and Election Integrity in 2024," written by herself together with Fellows Travis Gidado and Hinh Tran. You can access the full projct here: https://carnegiecouncil.co/cef-ai-democracy This project was produced by a working group from the inaugural  Carnegie Ethics Fell...

More than half of the world's population is under 30 years old, yet young people are significantly underrepresented in key policymaking spaces. As the world confronts a multitude of existential challenges, fresh perspectives, greater transparency, and increased accountability are needed inside the halls of power now more than ever. In the keynote event for Global Ethics Day 2024 , this panel discu...

In this "Ethical Article" Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal argues that a recommitment to nuclear arms control is nothing short of a moral imperative. This article originally appeared in " Politico ." You can access the op-ed here: https://www.politico.eu/article/walking-nuclear-tightrope-geopolitics-un-general-assembly/

Directly following the release of a final report from the UN Secretary-General's High-level Advisory Body on AI and on the eve of the Summit of the Future , Carnegie Council and UN University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR) convened leading policymakers and members of civil society to examine the question: How can we ensure a future where AI works for all? This event features critical insight...

In the latest edition of "Ethical Articles" Dr. Brianna Rosen, strategy and policy fellow at Oxford University's Blavatnik School of Government, reads her latest commentary for Carnegie Council on key takeaways from the 2024 Responsible AI in the Military Domain (REAIM) summit in Seoul. To read the article, please go to: https://carnegiecouncil.co/military-ai-rosen

Ahead of the AI for Information Accessibility Conference 2024 and the roll-out of the Caribbean AI Policy Roadmap, Carnegie Council and the UNESCO Information for All Programme Working Group on Information Accessibility hosted a panel of diverse speakers on AI ethics and policymaking in the digital age. From Jamaica to Canada to Ukraine and beyond, how can citizens, civic institutions, and industr...

In the quest for technological superiority, military strategists are looking into AI systems like language models for decision-making. With the potential for catastrophic consequences, we must address the ethical and safety concerns of these systems, writes Stanford University's Dr. Max Lamparth in this "Ethical Article." To read this article, plase go to: https://carnegiecouncil.co/lamparth

This "Ethical Article" discusses the moral questions around the banning of countries and athletes from the Olympic Games. This article was written by Drew Thompson as an Online Exclusive for Carnegie Council's "Ethics & International Affairs" journal. It was voiced by Terence Hurley.  To read this article, please go to: https://carnegiecouncil.co/olympics-war  

In this episode of the  Artificial Intelligence & Equality  podcast, Senior Fellow Anja Kaspersen speaks with Sara Hooker, head of  Cohere for AI , to discuss her pioneering work on model design, model bias, and data representation. She highlights the importance of understanding the ethical trade-offs involved in building and using large models and addresses some of the complexities and responsibi...

In this episode of the  Artificial Intelligence & Equality  podcast, Senior Fellow Anja Kaspersen speaks with Center for a New American Security's Paul Scharre, war analyst, strategist, and author of  Four Battlegrounds  and  Army of None . They discuss the evolving and persistent aspects of how we think about war, AI procurement as a strategic issue, and the governance of AI and autonomous featur...

From the wars in Ukraine and Gaza to UN Security Council gridlock and escalating climate and migration crises, multilateral institutions face unprecedented tests. Amid these challenges lies a unique opportunity for a new generation of transformational leaders to emerge—driven by civic duty and the values of the UN Charter. In this special roundtable discussion hosted by Council President Joel Rose...

In this episode of the  AI & Equality  podcast, Senior Fellow Anja Kaspersen is joined by Elisabet Haugsbø, president of Norway-based tech union Tekna, to discuss her journey in engineering, the importance of cybernetics, digital surveillance, and how to stay resilient in the age of AI. They also explore the benefits of collaborating with professional unions in technology governance. For more, ple...

Space-based data is quite useful for observing environmental conditions, but, as Zhanna Malekos Smith writes in this "Ethical Article," it also raises privacy concerns for vulnerable populations. To read this article, please go to: https://carnegiecouncil.co/space-based-data-malekos-smith

In this episode of the "AI & Equality" podcast, Senior Fellow Anja Kaspersen speaks with Heather Roff, senior research scientist at the The Center for Naval Analyses. They cover the gamut of AI systems and military affairs, from ethics and history, to robots, war, and conformity testing. Plus, they discuss how to become alchemists of meaning in the digital age. For more, please go to: https://carn...

On World Refugee Day, Carnegie Council hosted a critical discussion on enhancing multilateral cooperation at the intersection of climate change and human mobility, the second event in the Council's "Unlocking Cooperation" series. As extreme weather events and rising sea levels increasingly threaten coastal and island populations, particularly Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the panel will e...

In this "AI & Equality" podcast, guest host and AIEI board advisor Dr. Kobi Leins is joined by University of Washington's Professor Emily Bender for a discussion on systems, power, and how we are changing the world, one technological decision at a time. With a deep expertise in language and computers, Bender brings her perspective on how language and systems are being perceived and used—and changi...

After four years of showcasing how global news impacts your daily life, The Doorstep  is signing off for the final time. For its last episode, co-hosts Tatiana Serafin and Nikolas Gvosdev were joined by  New York Times reporter Peter Goodman to discuss his new book " How the World Ran Out of Everything " and how geopolitics is connected to the goods that literally end up on our doorstep. From fact...

How can thinking about the history of machine ethics inform the responsible development of AI and other emerging technologies? In a wide-ranging discussion with Carnegie Ethics Fellow Samantha Hubner, Carnegie-Uehiro Fellow Wendell Wallach, co-director of the Artificial Intelligence & Equality Initiative (AIEI), discusses the continued relevance of his re-released book " A Dangerous Master ," the...

Tom Nichols, staff writer at "The Atlantic" and professor emeritus at U.S. Naval War College, returns to "The Doorstep" in its penultimate episode to discuss the lead-up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election with co-hosts Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin. Will upcoming nominating conventions and presidential debates make a difference or have voters already made up their minds? How can the youth v...

What are the ethical implications of undermining diplomatic immunity? In this "Ethical Article" University of Oxford's Corneliu Bjola discusses the impact of Ecuador's recent incursion into Mexico's embassy and Israel's airstrike on Iran's diplomatic compound in Damascus. To read this article, please go to: https://carnegiecouncil.co/eia-bjola

In this episode of the  Artificial Intelligence & Equality  podcast, Senior Fellow Anja Kaspersen engages with Raja Chatila, professor emeritus at Sorbonne University, exploring the integration of robotics, AI, and ethics. Chatila delves into his journey in the AI field, starting from his early influences in the late 1970s to his current work on global AI ethics, discussing the evolution of AI tec...

In collaboration with Marymount Manhattan College and their  Social Justice Academy: Labor, Work, Action ,  Doorstep  co-host Tatiana Serafin speaks with  New York Times  investigative reporter  Megha Rajagopalan about human rights abuses in the global sugar trade and the challenges of holding governments and corporations accountable. For more, please go to: https://carnegiecouncil.co/doorstep-raj...

AI safety and governance is much more advanced in China than is generally appreciated. The Chinese government and AI community are well-aware of the risks AI poses and are working to tackle them. International coordination is therefore quite possible. In this  Artificial Intelligence & Equality podcast, Carnegie-Uehiro Fellow Wendell Wallach discusses with Concordia AI's Kwan Yee Ng and Brian Tse...

In this episode of the  Artificial Intelligence & Equality  podcast, Senior Fellow Anja Kasperson is joined by Hertie School's Professor Joanna Bryson to discuss the intersection of computational, cognitive, and behavioral sciences, and AI. The conversation delves into the intricate ways these fields converge to shape intelligent systems and the ethical dimensions of this emerging technology. Draw...