Ethical AI Podcast

Listen to the Ethical AI Podcast

Join Laurie McRobbie for the Ethical AI podcast series featuring conversations with IU faculty in different disciplines discussing ethical issues surrounding the use of AI technologies, and how AI can be a positive force for creating equity. Listen below or on your favorite podcast app!

Season 1

Episode 1: Framing the Topic

Vivian Halloran, Beth Plale, and Nikki Pohl, three IU Bloomington faculty members from three different disciplines, kick off this series with a discussion of the ethical and equity issues that arise from the application and use of AI technologies, and why it’s crucial to look at AI through the lens of equity and inclusion.

Episode 2: Demystifying the Technology

Luddy School Professor David Crandall and PhD candidate Sam Goree talk about AI technologies themselves with an eye to helping a lay audience understand the terminology, the evolution of AI technologies, and how they function in the real world, especially as we interact with them.

Episode 3: Whose Business Is It Anyway?

AI is in wide use in the business world, with implications for companies, employees, and customers. Kelley School professors Angie Raymond and Stephanie Moore lay out the issues around business ethics, the law, the influence of AI on the workplace of the future, and why we all have a role to play.

Episode 4: AI in the Classroom of the Future

AI is not just for grownups. School of Education professors Krista Glazewski and Cindy Hmelo-Silver discuss how AI can be used to create optimal K-12 classroom environments that empower students and teachers to support learning, problem-solving, and collaboration.

Episode 5: The Doctor is in…the AI?

Luddy School professors Hannah Zeavin and Elizabeth Kaziunas take us into the world of teletherapy and telehealth, its history and current use, and the ethical and equity issues that arise from technology-mediated healthcare and healthcare data.

Episode 6: Whose Information Is It Anyway? The Role of Policy

Every organization collects, manages and uses data on employees, customers, partners, and numerous other constituents. Building on Episode 3, Psychology professor Ben Motz and director of IU’s Data Administration program Julie Aders discuss the many crucial policy and access issues surrounding the use of institutional data, including here at Indiana University.