TechSequences Podcast

70% of web searches end without a single click: the traditional digital highway is evaporating. Join @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social for a conversation with Nicolaj Siggelkow and Christian Terwiesch about the reality of the zero-click web. www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

Disrupting the balance of personal privacy and public good leads to bad consequences. Christopher Yoo of UPenn joins co-hosts @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social explaining the economics of hidden information and the limits of digital erasure www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

How a "free" VPN for sharing your Internet connection can turn your home into an accomplice: repurposed as a ResProxy making attacks from around the globe look like you. @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social talk to Jason Livingood of Comcast: www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

When the algorithm starts promoting kids' cuteness, home videos turn into moneymakers. What happens when it's all work and no play? Crystal Abidin joins @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social to discuss. www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

How do you use AI so that it augments and doesn't erode our skills? How do you use AI, so that YOU become irreplaceable? Join TechSequences co-hosts, @lesliedaigle.bsky.social and @alexaraad.bsky.social for a convo with Ted Yang, "Ageless Peak Performance" www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

Is human empathy becoming a luxury we’ve decided to automate? Co-hosts @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social were joined by guest Robert Sparrow for a thought provoking discussion on the risks of "ethical de-skilling". www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

Six years, 100 episodes - a milestone for the podcast and an opportunity to reflect on the wide range of technology consequences since we started! Co-hosts @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social review the COVID beginnings to the impact of AI www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

@gca.bsky.social pursues "radical collaboration" to protect 400 million MSMEs and 10 million NGOs driving digital global comms and commerce #cybersecurity. Co-hosts @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social discuss the need with GCA CEO Brian Cute. www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

We are facing a new era of state-sponsored sleeper bots waiting for the signal to strike. Are we equipped to defend against an enemy that is already inside our defenses? Join @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social for a deep dive with Nadya Bliss www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

Is AI training and output getting away with copyright infringement on a global scale? Join cohosts @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social to learn the latest from Andres Guadamuz @technollama.bsky.social www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

Great discussion with Dr. @akshay-chaudhari.bsky.social as co-hosts @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social talk about how AI can help support, not supplant, important medical imaging workflows. www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

The @internetsociety.bsky.social was created as the Internet started reaching into daily life. ISOC's CEO Sally Wentworth joined @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social to talk the dual crisis of policy and technical challenges www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

Use it or lose it! Over-reliance on digital support systems can impact your cognitive abilities. Join @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social as they talk to Manfred Spitzer about the impacts. www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

AI is changing how we learn and communicate and it's not the first technology to do that. It's not all bad! Join co-hosts @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social to learn more from Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope of @educationillinois.bsky.social . www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

Can AI help detect Alzheimer's or other dementia, with more time for successful intervention? Join cohosts @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social as they discuss that question with guest Ehsan Adeli ( @eadeli.bsky.social ). www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

You really are the product. Join co-hosts @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social for a discussion with Karina Montoya (@pressgirlk.bsky.social ) about the industry of collecting your data and selling it. www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

Electricity is not old technology -- it's front and centre for the future of AI. Join co-hosts @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social for a discussion with Siddharth Singh and Thomas Spencer of @iea.org . They wrote the report on it! www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

How can we address the structural problems at the heart of today’s social media platforms rather than merely applying “fixes around the edges”? Co-hosts @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social talk with Courtney Radsch ( @courtneyr.bsky.social ) . www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

Data centers devour electricity and this could more than double by 2030, driven mainly by AI. AI is forcing a seismic shift in our energy landscape. Join co-hosts @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social to hear from Braham Singh on how to deal. www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

Social media has turned human communication into “content” units for processing and ranking -- rewarding sensationalism, replacing trust with surveillance. Co-hosts @alexaraad.bsky.social & @lesliedaigle.bsky.social talk with @jbellack.bsky.social about it www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

Ransomware -- the "industry" has changed over the last decade. Join co-hosts @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social for a conversation with Allan Liska ( @ransomwaresommelier.com ) about the current threats. www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

Facts are imperative to journalism, but social media competes for mindshare. Join hosts @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social for a deep dive with @alexanderhoward.bsky.social, who knows it’s "difficult to bring a textbook to a meme fight”. www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

As promised -- we are back, with new episodes! Join co-hosts @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social for their discussion with Brendan Frey on the evolving promise of using AI in the drive to find effective drug solutions. www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

‪Last episode for 2024! Join cohosts @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social as they discuss with guest Michael Snyder the impact of 24/7 wearables' data gathering on a new era of detecting and managing health. www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

It's not just the deepfakes that threaten elections globally. Chatbots' hallucinations build communities of distrust. Join co-hosts Alexa Raad and Leslie Daigle as they talk with Alondra Nelson (@alondra.bsky.social) about research and the bigger picture. www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...