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We are moving into an age of artificial intelligence.

These tools of productivity, efficiency, and creativity are coming on in leaps and bounds,

even if they remain incomplete and immature today.

Implementations of AI are becoming priorities amongst top execs and the largest firms all over the world.

Now one big question is how do you make sure your AI systems behave ethically and fairly? It's a huge issue and it's one I've been exploring since 2015 in my

newsletter exponential view. And over the years I've hosted some of the leading experts on this

subject on this very podcast. I know that ethical

AI implementation is top of mind for leaders like you so to help you think through

the questions of responsibility, accountability and power in the context of AI development,

I'm bringing back some of my previous conversations over the next five weeks.

This week, I want to bring back my 2019 conversation with Meredith Whitaker, President of the Signal Foundation.

Meredith is a co-founder and chief advisor of the AI Now Institute, an independent research group looking at the social impact of artificial intelligence.

Previously, she worked at Google and was one of the instigators of the huge 2018 Google Walkout when 20,000 staff protested against a culture of harassment and discrimination at the company.

In this conversation we reflect briefly on that event and then go deeper into how discrimination

creeps into AI systems and what organizations can do about it. We cover history,

power theory and accountability practices of AI implementation.

Here's my conversation with Meredith.

Meredith, welcome to the Exponential View podcast.

Thank you so much. I'm happy to be here.

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