Our Universe Revealed, Part 8: When Numbers Lie

About this episode

This episode discusses the ethical implications of data usage and the risks associated with algorithms and AI.

Episode Topic: When Numbers Lie Data is the new gold, mined and used (for better or worse) every single day. Algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) are then used to suggest what movies we stream, or send us grocery store coupons in the mail. When our data is used mindfully and ethically, this can be beneficial. When it’s not, we could be putting ourselves at risk. Victoria Woodard Ph.D., associate teaching professor and director of undergraduate studies for the department of applied and ...

People in this episode

Guest: Victoria Woodard Ph.D.

Topics covered

• data ethics
• artificial intelligence
• algorithms
• data usage
• risks of data

Keywords

• data
• algorithms
• artificial intelligence
• ethics
• risks
• data mining
• streaming
• grocery coupons

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Organizations: University of Notre Dame

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