In Machines We Trust: AI finds its voice
Synthetic voice technologies are increasingly passing as human. But today’s voice assistants are still a far cry from the hyper-intelligent thinking machines we’ve been musing about for decades. In th...
28 Apr 202128min
In Machines We Trust: What’s AI doing in your wallet?
Tech giants are moving into our wallets—bringing AI and big questions with them. Our entire financial system is built on trust. We can exchange otherwise worthless paper bills for fresh groceries, or ...
14 Apr 202119min
In Machines We Trust: The AI of the beholder
Computers are ranking the way people look—and the results are influencing the things we do, the posts we see, and the way we think. Ideas about what constitutes “beauty” are complex, subjective, and b...
31 Mar 202122min
In Machines We Trust: We're back with a new season!
Host Jennifer Strong and MIT Technology Review’s editors explore what it means to entrust AI with our most sensitive decisions.
24 Mar 20214min
In Machines We Trust: Attention Shoppers: You’re Being Tracked
Cameras in stores aren’t anything new—but these days there are AI brains behind the electric eyes. In some stores, sophisticated systems are tracking customers in almost every imaginable way, from rec...
19 Des 202028min
In Machines We Trust: Timnit Gebru Tells Her Story
Two weeks after her forced exit, the AI ethics researcher reflects on her time at Google, how to increase corporate accountability, and the state of the AI field. We meet: Dr. Timnit Gebru Find mor...
16 Des 202021min
In Machines We Trust: Your Face Could Be Your Ticket
Face mapping and other tracking systems are changing the sports experience in the stands and on the court. In part-three of this latest series on facial recognition, Jennifer Strong and the team at MI...
9 Des 202021min
In Machines We Trust: No Face... No Service
Facial recognition technology is being deployed in housing projects, homeless shelters, schools, even across entire cities—usually without much fanfare or discussion. To some, this represents a critic...
2 Des 202024min
