News in the Category "Audio"
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Video: AI, Democracy, and Human Cognition
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In this episode of AI in Action, Hannah Becker sits down with internationally renowned security technologist and author Bruce Schneier to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping democracy, governance, and society itself. Schneier challenges many of the common fears surrounding AI, arguing that “AI is like the steam engine” in the sense that it represents a transformative technological shift with far-reaching societal consequences. The conversation examines how AI is changing politics, public discourse, and democratic systems, including Schneier’s observation that “AI exacerbates existing problems in democracy.” He also introduces the idea that “AI is the first time we’ll have cognition at scale outside our bodies,” prompting a broader discussion about how artificial intelligence may fundamentally alter human decision-making, citizenship, and the relationship between people and technology…
Audio: We Try and Kill the Internet
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The internet is how you get your news, your paycheck, your groceries, your banking, and sometimes your drinking water. Humanity has quietly handed over the keys to civilization to a network most of us don’t understand and couldn’t rebuild. So what happens if it goes down—and not for a day or two?
Ben Bradford tries to kill the internet, hunting for weak points in undersea cables, cyberattacks, cloud computing, overlooked open-source plumbing, and fragile politics. It’s harder than it looks, but maybe not impossible. Should we be worried?…
Audio: Friction Is a Feature, an Interview with Bruce Schneier
A companion piece written by William Gao. Interview by Jessica Tang and Doga Baskan.
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Friction is a pillar of democracy. Selective friction nurtures pluralism, tempers the more radical impulses of governance, and demands deliberation from all who participate in the dialectic process of public decision-making. Technological innovations often reduce friction, though few have done so as rapidly or as broadly as artificial intelligence (AI). We already see large language models accelerating the pace and efficiency of communication, and autonomous systems executing decisions with an authority once reserved for humans…
Audio: Public Interest Technology: Making Sense of Security in an AI World
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How should we think about security when many of the most important problems are not purely technical? Bruce Schneier joins us to discuss the challenge of communicating complex security ideas to non-technical audiences, the lasting relevance of security theater, and why psychology, economics, and governance often matter as much as code. We also explore artificial intelligence, manipulated media, cybercrime, regulation, and the growing need for people who can bridge the worlds of engineering, policy, and society…
Audio: Legislators, Do It! II
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Bruce Schneier was interviewed on Dataministeriet, a data protection and privacy podcast.
Audio: What’s Democracy Got to Do With AI?
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We chat with Bruce Schneier—renowned security technologist and, most recently, co-author of Rewiring Democracy—to discuss the relationship between technology and democracy. We get into how people with money/power use systems like AI to create a flywheel of more money/power. But importantly, as an advocate of public-interest technology, Bruce also lays out how AI is being used to empower citizens and strengthen democracy, and the techno-political conditions needed to build these democratic systems.
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Audio: Book Review: Rewiring Democracy
Artificial Intelligence is a constantly changing field, and it probably occupies a good chunk of real estate in your startup and technology news feed. In the past couple of years, I have had some moderate exposure to the field, utilizing several different generative AI systems like ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, and Gemini. I run the same query through multiple systems to see where each has blind spots and which answers questions best based on the field of inquiry. As the models change, the “best” generative AI system changes frequently. If you’re using one and the model updates, it never hurts to try the others…
Video: Is AI a Threat to Democracy? Bruce Schneier Explains What Comes Next
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Is artificial intelligence strengthening democracy or quietly reshaping power in ways we’re not prepared for?
On this episode of Digital Disruption, we’re joined by world-renowned security technologist and author Bruce Schneier.
Bruce joins Geoff to explore one of the most important questions: Will AI strengthen democracy or quietly undermine it? From government services and public policy to cybersecurity, labor, and the justice system, Bruce breaks down how artificial intelligence acts as a power-magnifying technology, amplifying both the best and worst intentions of those who use it. Drawing from real-world examples in Germany, Brazil, Japan, France, Canada, and the United States, this conversation examines where AI is already reshaping democratic institutions. He also outlines four concrete strategies for steering AI toward democratic outcomes: resisting harmful uses, reforming the AI ecosystem, responsibly deploying AI where it helps, and fixing the underlying societal problems AI tends to amplify…
Audio: When AI Systems Meet Democratic Governance
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Bruce Schneier and Dr. Nathan E. Sanders discuss Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship (MIT Press).
Bruce and Nathan share how AI becomes viable for governments when the speed, scale, scope, and sophistication of computational systems surpasses human capacity. We also discuss the relationship between AI and the Internet of Things, how AI interacts with lobbying and legislation, and how values can be construed in an automated context. Current examples of AI implementation are shared from political campaigning, public administration, and civil society…
Audio: Rethinking AI for the Public Good
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What even is AI anyway, and how do we harness it for the good of the people? Host Emily talks technology and public power in this episode with Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders, authors of Rewiring Democracy: How AI will Transform our Politics, Government, and Citizenship. Find the book at your local library!
Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis.