TecHype: Demystifying AI & Other Emerging Tech

Join us for a captivating preview of TecHype's first season featuring top experts who unravel the mysteries of AI, social media, deepfakes, and more. Episodes will be released weekly.

Our first season features enlightening discussions with AI pioneers, including UC Berkeley Prof. Stuart Russell on the responsible development and use of AI and Prof. Hany Farid on the rise of deepfakes and strategies to safeguard democracy.

Award-winning NY Times Journalist Mike Isaac guides listeners through the AI development debate raging in Silicon Valley. World-renowned actor-director Alex Winter provides an insider's perspective on how AI is transforming the entertainment industry. Yoel Roth, Twitter’s former head of Trust & Safety, provides unparalleled insight into content moderation practices and Prof. Joan Donovan reveals the evolving tactics nefarious actors are using to spread disinformation online.

TecHype also produces TLDR (Too long; Didn't read) shorts that analyze and summarize emerging tech policies, regulations, and laws.

TecHype is more than a show; it's a movement towards understanding and responsibly harnessing technology for a better future. Stay tuned and keep thriving in our digital world.

Brandie Nonnecke, PhD is the founding director of the CITRIS Policy Lab, headquartered at UC Berkeley. She is an associate research professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP) where she directs the Tech Policy Initiative. Nonnecke is the director of Our Better Web, a program that supports empirical research, policy analysis, training, and engagement to address the rise of online harms. She serves as co-director at the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology at Berkeley Law and the UC Berkeley AI Policy Hub. Brandie is the host of TecHype, a groundbreaking video and audio series that debunks misunderstandings, evaluates the real benefits and risks, and explores effective technical and policy strategies to harness emerging technologies for good.

TecHype is co-produced by the CITRIS Policy Lab and the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley.

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