E178 - Designing Resilient Digital Systems - Catherine Mulligan

About this episode

Dr. Catherine Mulligan discusses the future of digital sustainability and the limitations of traditional digital transformation.

In this episode of the AIAW Podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Catherine Mulligan, technology strategist, sustainability expert, and author of Designing Resilient Digital Systems, for a timely conversation on the future of digital sustainability. Drawing on her work at the intersection of AI, blockchain, 5G, IoT, and public policy, Catherine explains why traditional digital transformation—focused primarily on efficiency and scale—is increasingly failing to address long-term environmental and societ...

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Host: Hyperight

Guest: Catherine Mulligan

Topics covered

• digital sustainability
• technology strategy
• AI
• blockchain
• 5G
• IoT
• public policy

Keywords

• digital systems
• sustainability
• technology
• environmental impact
• digital transformation
• AI
• blockchain
• 5G
• IoT

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AIAW Podcast, Hyperight

Books & works: Designing Resilient Digital Systems

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