How to use AI ethically, with Nathanael Fast, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Artificial intelligence is already changing how people work, learn, play and live. As these technologies develop, it will be crucial to understand how they interact with human behavior to make sure we use AI safely and ethically. Nathanael Fast, PhD, executive director of the Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making at the USC Marshall School of Business and co-director of the Psychology of Technology Institute, talks about how AI affects people’s decision-making, whether most of us trust AI, and why it’s important to make sure that the potential benefits of AI flow to everyone, not just the most privileged. For transcripts, links and more information, please visit the Speaking of Psychology Homepage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.4	One of the big issues that I see with artificial intelligence is that we're building these powerful
0:32.2	AI systems that are shaping the world. And they're influencing the future for everyone who lives in the world,
0:39.3	but also everyone who will live in the future.
0:42.3	But they're being created by a tiny minority of the world population.
0:47.3	So very small number of people in a room building these AI systems.
0:53.3	And one of the problems that emerges when with that kind of relationship is that sometimes
1:00.2	the benefits and the harms of the AI systems that we're building are unevenly distributed.
1:07.1	Welcome to Speaking of Psychology. I'm Kim Mills.
1:14.2	We're doing something a little bit different this week.
1:29.7	In early January, the American Psychological Association joined the Consumer Technology Association at CES, the world's largest technology trade show, for a series of discussions about how technology is shaping human behavior and about how psychological science can help the development of more ethical and effective
1:35.3	technology. Amid the robots, gaming systems, smart tech and AI powered everything on display at
1:41.9	CES. We talked about some of the field's biggest questions.
1:46.4	How can we harness the power of artificial intelligence ethically? Can digital health interventions
1:52.2	help solve the mental health crisis? How should companies approach online privacy? And can
1:58.1	video games promote mental health? After the discussion on AI, we caught up with panelists Nathaniel Fast,
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