Episode 17: Weapons of Math Destruction, with Cathy O’Neil
About this episode
Cathy O’Neil discusses the implications of math and computer science in society and their ethical considerations.
This week, Adam’s guest is mathematician, algorithmic auditor, and author Cathy O’Neil. They talk about the uses and misuses of math and computer science, and what led both of them away from academic STEM into the wilds of tech ethics. More about Cathy and her books here . Cathy’s podcast is AI Skeptics , her consulting firm is ORCAA , and her nonprofit is OCEAN . The Multitude listener survey is here , please fill it out before August 17th! Messages: • Support the show at patreon.com/DreamingAgainstTheMachine • Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram • Subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts! • Check out other great podcasts from Multitude like American Medieval About the show: Dreaming Against the Machine is a podcast about envisioning a realistic and hopeful future. Each week, the show’s host, journalist and astrophysicist Dr. Adam Becker, will have an earnest (and entertaining!) conversation with a guest about possible futures, seen through the lenses of history, science, and culture. In a world where tech oligarchs and their power fantasies are driving visions of the future, Dreaming Against the Machine aims to take…
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Host: Adam Becker
Guest: Cathy O’Neil
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Organizations: AI Skeptics, ORCAA, OCEAN, Multitude, American Medieval
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