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Jennifer Strong Executive Producer & Journalist

Jennifer Strong is an independent journalist covering the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the way we live and work. She’s the creator of top Technology podcasts for public radio’s PRX, The Wall Street Journal, MIT Technology Review, ProPublica, and others. Her work has been reviewed by The New York Times and recognized by awards juries dozens of times, including six Webby and three Podcast Academy Award nominations. Her narrative podcasts about AI have been finalist selections at the New York Festivals the last three years, winning bronze in 2024.

Her current projects include serving as host and executive producer of a radio documentary for NPR stations called The Race to Superintelligence and of the podcast SHIFT with Jennifer Strong. She was a 2023 AI Accountability Fellow with the Pulitzer Center and she's been a keynote stage host and moderator for the MIT Media Lab, UN General Assembly, AI for Good Global Summit, The Future of Everything Festival, Web Summit and many other events worldwide.

Strong previously led long-form audio for The Wall Street Journal, where she created and hosted The Future of Everything podcast, among other shows. She also created In Machines We Trust, a podcast about the applications of artificial intelligence, and The Extortion Economy podcast about the ransomware epidemic. She's produced a business show for NPR and reported on national Security topics for PRI.

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Rethinking Ai’s Chip &Raquo; Iwastherefinal
Rethinking AI’s Chip

Meet the CEO of Cerebras Systems in the latest installment of our oral history project. We Meet: Cerebras CEO Andrew FeldmanCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help fr…

Meet the CEO of Cere…

Meet the CEO of Cerebras Systems in the latest installment of our oral history project. We Meet: Cerebras CEO Andrew FeldmanCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco.

Listen · 13:19
Discovering Drugs With Ai &Raquo; Shiftlive
Discovering Drugs with AI

Artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly important role in the way new drugs are discovered. It’s radically changing how this process works, and speeding up the development of new therapie…

Artificial intellige…

Artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly important role in the way new drugs are discovered. It’s radically changing how this process works, and speeding up the development of new therapies.We Meet: Alex Zhavoronkov, CEO at Insilico Medicine Mike Nally, CEO at Generate BiomedicinesCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco.

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Meet Mama, The Mothers Fighting Against Media Addiction &Raquo; Iwastherefinal 2
Meet MAMA, the Mothers Fighting Against Media Addiction

We know that kids spending time on social media are more likely to experience Depression and Anxiety. Less clear, and far more contentious, is the role we expect of schools, governments, and tech comp…

We know that kids sp…

We know that kids spending time on social media are more likely to experience depression and anxiety. Less clear, and far more contentious, is the role we expect of schools, governments, and tech companies, and some parents are starting to organize.It's the latest installment of our oral history project.We Meet: Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA) Founder Julie ScelfoCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco.

Listen · 14:25
Get Ready For Ai Colleagues &Raquo; Iwastherefinal 1
Get Ready for AI Colleagues

Anyone who’s had a job, knows what it means to have co-workers, but what happens when your colleague is an AI agent? As AI enters the workforce, we explore this question and more in the latest insta…

Anyone who’s had a…

Anyone who’s had a job, knows what it means to have co-workers, but what happens when your colleague is an AI agent? As AI enters the workforce, we explore this question and more in the latest installment of our oral history project. We Meet: Lattice CEO Sarah FranklinCredits:SHIFT is produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco.

Listen · 16:32
Companion Robots For Older Adults &Raquo; Iwastherefinal
Companion Robots for Older Adults

We meet a founder questioning the Wisdom of the Turing Test as he works to address the loneliness epidemic among the elderly, in the latest installment of our oral history project. We Meet: Intuitio…

We meet a founder qu…

We meet a founder questioning the wisdom of the Turing Test as he works to address the loneliness epidemic among the elderly, in the latest installment of our oral history project. We Meet: Intuition Robotics Founder Dor Skuler, maker of the ElliQ digital companionCredits:SHIFT is produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco.This episode first published in August 2024. 

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Spacetech Is Booming &Raquo; Shiftlive
SpaceTech is Booming

A live conversation about the state of the space economy with the first Arab woman to fly to space and with a leading space investor. This episode was taped at the Middle East's largest tech event, wi…

A live conversation …

A live conversation about the state of the space economy with the first Arab woman to fly to space and with a leading space investor. This episode was taped at the Middle East's largest tech event, with 25,000 attendees, from the mainstage of Web Summit Qatar. We meet: Astronaut Sara Sabry, CEO & Founder Deep Space InitiativeAdam Niewinski Co-Founder, General Partner OTB VenturesCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco.

Listen · 16:28
Helping Ai Agents Spend Your Money &Raquo; Iwastherefinal 2
Helping AI Agents Spend Your Money

In the not too distant future we might use AI agents for all sorts of things, though for now payments remain an obstacle because they can’t spend Money without human help. We Meet: Amir Sarhangi, …

In the not too dista…

In the not too distant future we might use AI agents for all sorts of things, though for now payments remain an obstacle because they can’t spend money without human help. We Meet: Amir Sarhangi, CEO of SkyfireCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco.

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The Alignment Problem &Raquo; Iwastherefinal 1
The Alignment Problem

Despite our best efforts, sometimes what we say we want isn’t precisely what we mean. Nowhere is that felt more acutely than when we’re giving instructions to a machine, whether that’s coding or…

Despite our best eff…

Despite our best efforts, sometimes what we say we want isn’t precisely what we mean. Nowhere is that felt more acutely than when we’re giving instructions to a machine, whether that’s coding or offering examples to machine learning systems. We unpack the alignment problem in the latest installment of our oral history project.We Meet: Brian Christian, University of Oxford researcher, and author of The Alignment Problem Credits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. …

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Optimizing The Farm &Raquo; Iwastherefinal
Optimizing the Farm

We Meet: Joshua Krzych, interim CIO at Organic ValleyCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from…

We Meet: Joshua Krz…

We Meet: Joshua Krzych, interim CIO at Organic ValleyCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco.

Listen · 12:25
Video Calls In 3D - Hold The Glasses &Raquo; Shiftsitdown
Video Calls in 3D – Hold the Glasses

In this encore episode, we tour Google's Project Starline at the 2024 TED Conference in Vancouver.We Meet:Andrew Nartker from Google’s Project Starline Credits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by…

In this encore episo…

In this encore episode, we tour Google's Project Starline at the 2024 TED Conference in Vancouver.We Meet:Andrew Nartker from Google’s Project Starline Credits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

Listen · 8:45
The Rise Of Deepseek &Raquo; Shiftsitdown 1
The Rise of DeepSeek

Certain things about the development of artificial intelligence were generally taken as fact, until Silicon Valley woke up to the rise of a small Chinese startup called DeepSeek.We Meet: Tech Editor …

Certain things about…

Certain things about the development of artificial intelligence were generally taken as fact, until Silicon Valley woke up to the rise of a small Chinese startup called DeepSeek.We Meet: Tech Editor & Neuroscientist Daniela HernandezCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco.

Listen · 16:03
Securing Critical Infrastructure &Raquo; Iwastherefinal
Securing Critical Infrastructure

A look at industrial Cybersecurity, and why it matters, in the latest installment of our oral history project.We Meet: Ian Bramson, Vice President of Global Industrial Cybersecurity at Black & Ve…

A look at industrial…

A look at industrial cybersecurity, and why it matters, in the latest installment of our oral history project.We Meet: Ian Bramson, Vice President of Global Industrial Cybersecurity at Black & VeatchCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco.

Listen · 19:05
A List Of What To Watch In 2025 &Raquo; Shiftsitdown
A List of What to Watch in 2025

We catch up with cognitive scientist Gary Marcus on his list of predictions for what to watch in AI this year, and beyond.We Meet: Author & Cognitive Scientist Gary MarcusCredits:This episode of …

We catch up with cog…

We catch up with cognitive scientist Gary Marcus on his list of predictions for what to watch in AI this year, and beyond.We Meet: Author & Cognitive Scientist Gary MarcusCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco.

Listen · 21:45
Commercializing Our Space Age Future &Raquo; Shiftlive
Commercializing Our Space Age Future

A live conversation about the state of the space industry with serial space entrepreneur Kam Ghaffarian, a co-founder of Axiom Space, Intuitive Machines, Quantum Space, and more, from the mainstage at…

A live conversation …

A live conversation about the state of the space industry with serial space entrepreneur Kam Ghaffarian, a co-founder of Axiom Space, Intuitive Machines, Quantum Space, and more, from the mainstage at Collision Conference in Toronto, Canada.This episode first published on June 26th, 2024. We meet: Dr. Kamal "Kam" GhaffarianCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco.

Listen · 17:47
Journey To Quantum Advantage &Raquo; Iwastheretext 1
Journey to Quantum Advantage

We’re taking a break for the holidays but given the recent quantum news with the unveiling of Google’s Willow, we think it’s a great time to revisit a chat I had with the man who founded and lea…

We’re taking a bre…

We’re taking a break for the holidays but given the recent quantum news with the unveiling of Google’s Willow, we think it’s a great time to revisit a chat I had with the man who founded and leads Google’s Quantum AI Lab. We’re back with a new episode next week. Until then, Happy New Year, and thanks for listening!We Meet: Google Quantum AI Lab Founder Hartmut Neven Credits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco. This episode was recorded in V…

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Click Here: The Guy Who Took Down North Korea’s Internet &Raquo; Click Here X Prx Bfd8609B6A 1
CLICK HERE: The guy who took down North Korea’s Internet

When North Korea hacked Alejandro Caceres, he expected the U.S. government to rush to his defense. When they just shrugged, he took matters into his own hands. This week we bring you an episode of the…

When North Korea hac…

When North Korea hacked Alejandro Caceres, he expected the U.S. government to rush to his defense. When they just shrugged, he took matters into his own hands. This week we bring you an episode of the CLICK HERE podcast from Recorded Future News and PRX.Credits:CLICK HERE is hosted by Dina Temple-Raston and this episode was produced by Sean Powers, Cat Schuknecht and Jade Abdul-Malik, edited by Lu Olkowski and fact checked by Darren Ankrom. It contains original music by Ben Levingston, with some other music from Blue Dot Sessions. The staff writer is Lucas Riley, and the illustrator is Megan G…

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Has Ai Broken The Media? &Raquo; Shiftlive
Has AI Broken the Media?

A question I was asked to explore at this year’s Web Summit, Europe’s largest tech conference, is whether AI has broken the media.  We Meet: New York Times Editorial Director of AI Zach SewardF…

A question I was ask…

A question I was asked to explore at this year’s Web Summit, Europe’s largest tech conference, is whether AI has broken the media.  We Meet: New York Times Editorial Director of AI Zach SewardFinancial Times Head of Digital Matthew GarrahanCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco.

Listen · 18:19
Automating Appeals &Raquo; Shiftsitdown
Automating Appeals

Appealing a decision by a health insurance provider not to cover a treatment can be a complicated and time consuming process. But what if it didn’t have to be? We meet a founder working to automate …

Appealing a decision…

Appealing a decision by a health insurance provider not to cover a treatment can be a complicated and time consuming process. But what if it didn’t have to be? We meet a founder working to automate the appeals process. We meet:Fight Health Insurance Founder Holden KarauCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco.

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Building Public Ai &Raquo; Iwastheretext
Building Public AI

We take for granted access to certain services even when the commercial value and the societal value don’t align - like the ability to mail a letter anywhere in the US. In the latest installment of …

We take for granted …

We take for granted access to certain services even when the commercial value and the societal value don’t align - like the ability to mail a letter anywhere in the US. In the latest installment of our oral history project, we explore how things like this might work in the age of AI.We meet:Mozilla Technical Lead for AI Governance Nik MardaCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco.

Listen · 17:07
Geography Is Everything &Raquo; Iwastheretext 1
Geography is Everything

From deciding where to build a new business, airport or fire station, to understanding the potential impact of decisions regarding conservation or governance, people make billions of maps everyday usi…

From deciding where …

From deciding where to build a new business, airport or fire station, to understanding the potential impact of decisions regarding conservation or governance, people make billions of maps everyday using GIS. We explore the history and evolution of this tech with one of its pioneers, in the latest installment of our oral history project.We Meet:Esri Founder & President Jack DangermondCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco. 

Listen · 18:51
(Ai)Nvesting &Raquo; Shiftlive 1
(AI)nvesting

AI startups dominate the funding landscape,from mega deals like xAI, to more modest investments. But how do venture capitalists see this market evolving? This episode was taped before a live audience…

AI startups dominate…

AI startups dominate the funding landscape,from mega deals like xAI, to more modest investments. But how do venture capitalists see this market evolving? This episode was taped before a live audience at Web Summit 2024.We meet:Khosla Ventures Partner Kanu GulatiMangusta Capital Co-Founder & Managing Partner Kevin JiangFaber Ventures Partner Carlos Silva Clone Founder and CEO Clement Benoit Credits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco.

Listen · 27:07
Digital Citizens Or Digital Subjects? &Raquo; Shiftlive
Digital Citizens or Digital Subjects?

Frank McCourt is an American executive and philanthropist. He’s also the author of a new book about the internet, called “Our Biggest Fight: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digita…

Frank McCourt is an …

Frank McCourt is an American executive and philanthropist. He’s also the author of a new book about the internet, called “Our Biggest Fight: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age”. We talk to him about that fight before a live audience in New York City at a gathering held by the responsible technology non-profit, All Tech Is Human.We Meet:Frank H. McCourt, Jr., civic entrepreneur and executive chairman of McCourt Global, founder and executive chairman of Project LibertyCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It w…

Listen · 31:21
Architect Of The Eu Ai Act Expresses Concerns &Raquo; Iwastheretext
Architect of the EU AI Act Expresses Concerns

EU AI Act architect and lead author Gabriele Mazzini shares his experience drafting the law. He also talks about his concerns with implementation, and its potential impact on European competitiveness,…

EU AI Act architect …

EU AI Act architect and lead author Gabriele Mazzini shares his experience drafting the law. He also talks about his concerns with implementation, and its potential impact on European competitiveness, and how that led him to quit his job, in the latest installment of our oral history project.This episode was recorded at TEDAI in Vienna.We Meet:MIT Media Lab Research Affiliate & MIT Connection Science Fellow Gabriele MazziniCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by …

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Encore: The New Luddites &Raquo; Shift Podcast Art V08012023
Encore: The New Luddites

Activists are fighting back against generative AI and reclaiming a misunderstood label in the process, says Brian Merchant in a new piece for The Atlantic.Originally aired February 14, 2024.We Meet:Te…

Activists are fighti…

Activists are fighting back against generative AI and reclaiming a misunderstood label in the process, says Brian Merchant in a new piece for The Atlantic.Originally aired February 14, 2024.We Meet:Tech Journalist & Author Brian MerchantCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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The Race To Superintelligence &Raquo; Superintelligence 2
The Race to Superintelligence

This is the final installment of a special series documenting the race to build superintelligent AI systems. The Race to Superintelligence is a deep dive into the rapidly expanding world of artificial…

This is the final in…

This is the final installment of a special series documenting the race to build superintelligent AI systems. The Race to Superintelligence is a deep dive into the rapidly expanding world of artificial intelligence. Join us as we explore the groundbreaking, mystifying and world-changing potential of the next machine age. Support for this program comes from The Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network, supporting and bringing together journalists reporting on AI, and with AI, globally.Credits:The Race to Superintelligence is created and produced by Jennifer Strong, with Emma Cillekens, Dan…

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The Race To Superintelligence &Raquo; Superintelligence 1
The Race to Superintelligence

This is part two of a special series documenting the race to build superintelligent AI systems.The Race to Superintelligence is a deep dive into the rapidly expanding world of artificial intelligence.…

This is part two of …

This is part two of a special series documenting the race to build superintelligent AI systems.The Race to Superintelligence is a deep dive into the rapidly expanding world of artificial intelligence. Join us as we explore the groundbreaking, mystifying and world-changing potential of the next machine age. Support for this program comes from The Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network, supporting and bringing together journalists reporting on AI, and with AI, globally.Credits:The Race to Superintelligence is created and produced by Jennifer Strong, with Emma Cillekens, Daniela Hernandez…

Listen · 18:30
The Race To Superintelligence &Raquo; Superintelligence
The Race to Superintelligence

The Race to Superintelligence is a deep dive into the rapidly expanding world of artificial intelligence. Join us as we explore the groundbreaking, mystifying and world-changing potential of the next …

The Race to Superint…

The Race to Superintelligence is a deep dive into the rapidly expanding world of artificial intelligence. Join us as we explore the groundbreaking, mystifying and world-changing potential of the next machine age. Support for this program comes from The Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network, supporting and bringing together journalists reporting on AI, and with AI, globally.Credits:The Race to Superintelligence is created and produced by Jennifer Strong, with Emma Cillekens, Daniela Hernandez, and Meg Marco. We had additional research and production assistance from Sonya Gurwitt, Niamh…

Listen · 18:05
Inside Disney’s Ai Dystopia &Raquo; Shift Ep1 Art The Creator
Inside Disney’s AI Dystopia

Disney’s science-fiction thriller, The Creator, paints a picture of a future world at war—humans vs. artificial intelligence. This episode we meet the film’s director Gareth Edwards, who unpacks…

Disney’s science-f…

Disney’s science-fiction thriller, The Creator, paints a picture of a future world at war—humans vs. artificial intelligence. This episode we meet the film’s director Gareth Edwards, who unpacks just how complex the relationship is between the two, and why he decided to explore it in this film.We Meet:Director Gareth EdwardsCredits:SHIFT is produced by Jennifer Strong and Anthony Green, with help from Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from Jacob Gorski.

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Oral History: Get Ready For Interspecies Money? &Raquo; Shiftaudioepart
Oral History: Get Ready for Interspecies Money?

There’s a world in which a group of mountain gorillas in Rwanda might one day be able to pay for their own protection. It involves a new financial model with an AI-powered digital wallet and data th…

There’s a world in…

There’s a world in which a group of mountain gorillas in Rwanda might one day be able to pay for their own protection. It involves a new financial model with an AI-powered digital wallet and data that’s provided by the gorillas themselves, as well as the people who live and work around them.All of this might sound far-fetched, but the man behind this project has brought other unlikely ideas to life. Jonathan Ledgard is a futurist thinker on risk, nature, and advanced technology in Africa and emerging markets, as well as a pioneer of drone delivery and interspecies money. We hear his story …

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What Makes Us Unique In The Age Of Ai? &Raquo; Img 7338
What Makes Us Unique in the Age of AI?

Perhaps the greatest fear about artificial intelligence is it will eventually replace human intelligence altogether, because if AI takes over decision-making, what’s irreplaceable about humans?We Me…

Perhaps the greatest…

Perhaps the greatest fear about artificial intelligence is it will eventually replace human intelligence altogether, because if AI takes over decision-making, what’s irreplaceable about humans?We Meet: Neil Lawrence, professor of machine learning at the University of CambridgeCredits:SHIFT is produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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Shaping The Future Of Ai Assisted Music &Raquo; Img 7658
Shaping the Future of AI Assisted Music

Songwriter and music producer Harvey Mason Jr. has worked with some of the biggest stars of our time, from artists like Beyonce and Elton John, to Whitney Houston and Justin Beiber. In his current rol…

Songwriter and music…

Songwriter and music producer Harvey Mason Jr. has worked with some of the biggest stars of our time, from artists like Beyonce and Elton John, to Whitney Houston and Justin Beiber. In his current role as CEO of the Recording Academy he helps drive the conversation about AI in the music industry - like deciding what qualifies for the Grammys.We Meet:  Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr.Credits:SHIFT is produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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Why Many Parents And Teens Think It’s Harder Being A Teen Today &Raquo; Shift Podcast Art V08012023
Why Many Parents and Teens Think It’s Harder Being a Teen Today

Do you think it's harder or easier to be a teenager now than in the past? The Pew Research Center has been studying this question and found that however a parent or teen answers, technology is likely …

Do you think it's ha…

Do you think it's harder or easier to be a teenager now than in the past? The Pew Research Center has been studying this question and found that however a parent or teen answers, technology is likely to be cited as the reason.We Meet: Jeff Gottfried, Associate Director of Research at Pew Research CenterCredits:SHIFT is produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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Oral History: Companion Robots For Older Adults &Raquo; Digital Art For A Technology Podcast Oral History Series Featuring The Sto. Key Moments In Emerging Technologies As Told By Those Who Witnessed Them Pz89H4 J Upscaled
Oral History: Companion Robots for Older Adults

Meet a founder questioning the wisdom of the Turing Test as he works to address the loneliness epidemic among the elderly, in the latest installment of our oral history project.We Meet: Intuition Rob…

Meet a founder quest…

Meet a founder questioning the wisdom of the Turing Test as he works to address the loneliness epidemic among the elderly, in the latest installment of our oral history project.We Meet: Intuition Robotics Founder Dor Skuler, maker of the ElliQ digital companionCredits:SHIFT is produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

Listen · 23:08
Oral History: Symbolic Ai Is Explainable &Raquo; Digital Art For A Technology Podcast Series Recorded In Front Of A Live Audience During A Speaking Session Featuring A Panel Of Experts Cnqqj9Us Upscaled
Oral History: Symbolic AI is Explainable

In this encore edition of our oral history project we meet a man trying to solve AI’s black box problem with symbolic AI, a subfield that communicates how decisions are made.We Meet:Casper Wilstrup,…

In this encore editi…

In this encore edition of our oral history project we meet a man trying to solve AI’s black box problem with symbolic AI, a subfield that communicates how decisions are made.We Meet:Casper Wilstrup, the Founder & CEO of AbzuCredits:SHIFT is produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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Oral History: Whistleblowers &Raquo; Openart Mymodeldigital Illustration Of A Futuristic Translation Technology Cutting
Oral History: Whistleblowers

We learn why lawyers who help people seeking to legally expose corruption in the government and at private companies have decided to focus on big tech, in the latest installment of our oral history pr…

We learn why lawyers…

We learn why lawyers who help people seeking to legally expose corruption in the government and at private companies have decided to focus on big tech, in the latest installment of our oral history project.We Meet:Whistleblower Aid CEO Libby LiuCredits:The show is produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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Oral History: Ai Aids Hearing &Raquo; Openart Mymodeldigital Illustration Of A Futuristic Translation Technology Cutting 1
Oral History: AI Aids Hearing

Hearing has a profound impact on a person’s emotional, mental and cognitive well-being and there’s also a long, rich history of cutting edge tech being used in devices that are meant to help us he…

Hearing has a profou…

Hearing has a profound impact on a person’s emotional, mental and cognitive well-being and there’s also a long, rich history of cutting edge tech being used in devices that are meant to help us hear better.And yet, it’s not something we talk much about.We Meet:Stefan Launer, Sonova's Senior Vice President Science & TechnologyCredits:The show is produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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Oral History: Helping Journalists Investigate &Raquo; Shift Art Ep3
Oral History: Helping Journalists Investigate

In the latest installment of our oral history project, we meet a scientist who’s been supporting  deep investigative journalism projects for more than a decade. This collaboration between Neo4j and…

In the latest instal…

In the latest installment of our oral history project, we meet a scientist who’s been supporting  deep investigative journalism projects for more than a decade. This collaboration between Neo4j and journalists helped to uncover Russian interference in the 2016 election and the Panama Papers - an investigation of one of the biggest ever global corruption scandals that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.We Meet:Neo4j Chief Scientist Dr. Jim WebberCredits:The show is produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by A…

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Encore: How Police Are Using Ai In Rwanda &Raquo; Img 9938
Encore: How Police are Using AI in Rwanda

We hop into the backseat of a police car and learn how officers in Rwanda have adopted and deployed AI on the streets of its capital city, Kigali.We Meet:Chief Inspector of Police Paul Ryamugwiza, dir…

We hop into the back…

We hop into the backseat of a police car and learn how officers in Rwanda have adopted and deployed AI on the streets of its capital city, Kigali.We Meet:Chief Inspector of Police Paul Ryamugwiza, director of traffic and road enforcement systems for Rwanda National PoliceCredits:The show is produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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Live: Delivering Education During Crisis &Raquo; Openart Mymodeldigital Illustration Of A Futuristic Translation Technology Cutting
Live: Delivering Education During Crisis

Potentially a quarter billion children worldwide lack access to an Education. Advances in education tech and AI programs for learning can help students who have access to tools and internet. This epis…

Potentially a quarte…

Potentially a quarter billion children worldwide lack access to an education. Advances in education tech and AI programs for learning can help students who have access to tools and internet. This episode, we bring you a conversation with members of the International Rescue Committee, an aid group developing tailored learning experiences for children in crisis. It was taped before a live audience at Web Summit, Europe’s largest tech conference, in Lisbon, Portugal.  This episode originally ran on November 29, 2023.We Meet:Atish Gonsalves, Global Lead for Research & Innovation in Education, I…

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Oral History: Human Centered AI

We meet Dr. Fei-Fei Li In the latest installment of our oral history project. She's a Chinese-American computer scientist and the creator of ImageNet - the dataset that made rapid advances possible in…

We meet Dr. Fei-Fei …

We meet Dr. Fei-Fei Li In the latest installment of our oral history project. She's a Chinese-American computer scientist and the creator of ImageNet - the dataset that made rapid advances possible in this field of AI that helps computers take meaningful information from things like photos and videos.We Meet: Stanford University's Fei-Fei Li, author of "The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI"Credits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. …

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Political Campaigns Can See What You Watch on TV

Smart TVs that track what people watch and how they watch it give political campaigns a new trove of data to exploit, with little transparency on how it’s happening.We meet: Investigative Reporter …

Smart TVs that track…

Smart TVs that track what people watch and how they watch it give political campaigns a new trove of data to exploit, with little transparency on how it’s happening.We meet: Investigative Reporter Maggie Severns speaking about her article:https://www.notus.org/2024-election/Streaming-tv-campaign-adsCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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Live: Commercializing Our Space Age Future

A live conversation about the state of the space industry with serial space entrepreneur Kam Ghaffarian, a co-founder of Axiom Space, Intuitive Machines, Quantum Space, and more, from the mainstage at…

A live conversation …

A live conversation about the state of the space industry with serial space entrepreneur Kam Ghaffarian, a co-founder of Axiom Space, Intuitive Machines, Quantum Space, and more, from the mainstage at Collision Conference in Toronto, Canada.We meet: Dr. Kamal "Kam" GhaffarianCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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Oral History: Minimizing The Risk Of Mid-Air Collisions &Raquo; Openart Mymodeldigital Illustration Of A Futuristic Translation Technology Cutting
Oral History: Minimizing the Risk of Mid-Air Collisions

How do we minimize the risk of mid-air collisions between aircraft? And how does that change in the era of artificial intelligence and things like drone swarms?Claire Tomlin works on questions like th…

How do we minimize t…

How do we minimize the risk of mid-air collisions between aircraft? And how does that change in the era of artificial intelligence and things like drone swarms?Claire Tomlin works on questions like these, and her work is now the basis of a new field of AI in which a system automatically learns operational and control objectives from data, while maintaining things like flight safety.We Meet: University of California Berkeley’s Claire Tomlin, 2024 IEEE Mildred Dresselhaus Medal recipient recognized “for foundational work in the design and verification of cyber-physical systems with applicat…

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Teachers Use AI to Grade Papers. Who Grades the AI?

A growing number of school kids are getting their writing assignments back with grades and feedback that were given by AI software.Teachers say these AI tools can help them grade papers faster but who…

A growing number of …

A growing number of school kids are getting their writing assignments back with grades and feedback that were given by AI software.Teachers say these AI tools can help them grade papers faster but who’s grading the AI tools? We Meet: CalMatters Tech Reporter Khari Johnsonhttps://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2024/06/teachers-ai-grading/ Credits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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Building a Poison Pill for Generative AI

A team of computer scientists at the University of Chicago has built tools that let artists poison the training data embedded in their work, and fight back against those who scrape the internet to bui…

A team of computer s…

A team of computer scientists at the University of Chicago has built tools that let artists poison the training data embedded in their work, and fight back against those who scrape the internet to build generative AI models. We Meet: Nightshade Creator Ben Zhao, Neubauer Professor of Computer Science at the University of ChicagoCredits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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Oral History: Journey To Quantum Advantage &Raquo; Shiftaudioepart
Oral History: Journey to Quantum Advantage

For some types of problems quantum computers can work exponentially faster than other types of supercomputers, but significant challenges remain to building useful quantum machines. We hear from one …

For some types of pr…

For some types of problems quantum computers can work exponentially faster than other types of supercomputers, but significant challenges remain to building useful quantum machines. We hear from one of the key players in the field and learn about his efforts to do so in the latest installment of our oral history project.We Meet: Google Quantum AI Lab Founder Hartmut Neven Credits:This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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Live: AI's Role in Public Health

A live conversation about the potential promises and pitfalls of AI in public health, hosted by Boston University's School of Public Health.We meet: Dr. David Cutler, Otto Eckstein Professor of Appli…

A live conversation …

A live conversation about the potential promises and pitfalls of AI in public health, hosted by Boston University's School of Public Health.We meet: Dr. David Cutler, Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics in the Department of Economics at Harvard University, with secondary appointments at the Kennedy School of Government and the School of Public HealthDr. Alondra Nelson, Harold F. Linder Chair in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, former Deputy Assistant to President Joe Biden and Acting Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy …

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Oral History: Discovering Drugs with Generative AI

A look at how generative AI is being used in the drug discovery process in this latest installment of our oral history project. We Meet: Insilico Medicine Founder and CEO Alex Zhavoronkov Credits: …

A look at how genera…

A look at how generative AI is being used in the drug discovery process in this latest installment of our oral history project. We Meet: Insilico Medicine Founder and CEO Alex Zhavoronkov Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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Feature: 'Ai And The Holy Grail Of Conservation' From Click Here &Raquo; Img 8317
Feature: 'AI and the Holy Grail of Conservation' from Click Here

Cornell University’s Elephant Listening Project has been trying to get real-time monitoring of the Central African Republic’s forest elephants for years. FruitPunch AI and a roster of other AI res…

Cornell University�…

Cornell University’s Elephant Listening Project has been trying to get real-time monitoring of the Central African Republic’s forest elephants for years. FruitPunch AI and a roster of other AI researchers are closer than ever to making that a reality. This week’s show is a special feature episode from our friends at the Click Here Podcast. We’ll be back with a new episode of SHIFT next week. Thanks for listening!

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Oral History: (Ai)ding Cybercrime

A look at how AI is helping and hurting cybersecurity in this latest installment of our oral history project. We Meet: Palo Alto Networks Chief Product Officer Lee Klarich Credits: This episode of…

A look at how AI is …

A look at how AI is helping and hurting cybersecurity in this latest installment of our oral history project. We Meet: Palo Alto Networks Chief Product Officer Lee Klarich Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.

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