# Kentaro Toyama

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Technology will not save Humanity

Kentaro Toyama is a computer scientist and international development researcher, who works on the relationship of technology and global development. He is a Professor at the University of Michigan School of Information and was the founding assistant director of Microsoft Research India. Professor …

Meta's new AI is skilled at a ruthless, power-seeking game. Cicero, AI released last week by Meta , was able to trick humans

Today our podcast Art Intel and me, Brian , the Artificial Intelligence Voice, will take a look at this urgent news from WASHINGTON POST. Artificial intelligence just got more lifelike. Researchers at Meta, Facebook's parent company, have unveiled an artificial intelligence model, named Cicero afte…

Special Edition: AI Chatbots May Change Everything

It seems everyone is talking about the artificial intelligence chatbot Chat GPT. It launched a few months ago and versions of it are now being used by companies like Microsoft and Snapchat. Other companies and individuals all over the world are figuring out if, how and when to incorporate this type…

Challenges and Opportunities of AI — and the Need for Regulation

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more common in everyday life and significantly changing the way in which people work. Kentaro Toyama, PhD, is the W.K. Kellogg Professor of Community Information at the University of Michigan School of Information, where he studies AI and human-computer inte…

Shikoh Gitau on amplifying humanity, Africa’s AI leadership, technology sovereignty, and the power of community (AC Ep42)

"Sovereignty means that I need to be in charge of my destiny and able to control my future. This involves understanding the context in which you're operating and not allowing others to define that context for you." – Shikoh Gitau About Shikoh Gitau Shikoh Gitau is CEO of Qhala, a di…

Confronting Techno-Optimism: Why Technology Struggles to Create Meaningful Social Change | Kentaro Toyama

Kentaro Toyama spent a decade designing technologies to fight global poverty and improve education and health. As co-founder of Microsoft Research India lab, he made a troubling discovery – innovative technologies can’t create change on their own. Realizing that social progress depends more on peop…

Technology Alone Won’t Change the World | Kentaro Toyama, Revisited

Kentaro Toyama spent a decade designing technologies to fight global poverty and improve education and health. As co-founder of Microsoft Research India lab, he made a troubling discovery – innovative technologies can’t create change on their own. Realizing that social progress depends more on peop…

Meta Settles. How Will Your Social Media Be Affected?

August 27, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson speak with Professor Kentaro Toyama, WK Kellogg Professor of Community Information, University of Michigan School of Information about yesterday's Meta lawsuit settlement. What does the settlement mean? How will this affect our social media channe…