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The Story: Ask Lots of Questions w/ Meredith Whittaker

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Technology, Tech News, News

4.41.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Meredith Whittaker is the president of the Signal Foundation and serves on its board of directors. She is also the co-founder of NYU’s AI Now Institute. Whittaker got her start at Google, where she worked for 13 years until resigning in 2019 after she helped organize the Google Walkouts. She speaks with Oz about learning on the job, championing data privacy and being awarded the Helmut Schmidt Future Prize for “her commitment to the development of AI technology oriented towards the common good.”

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Alec Baldwin. This season on my podcast, Here's the Thing. I speak with musician,

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photographer, and philanthropist Julian Lennon. One of the really important things that happened to me

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with photography was I would have people right to me, people that couldn't financially afford

0:17.9

to travel the world. And what they had all said to me is that you bring

0:21.9

these stories to us. You bring the truth. You bring cultures that we would never necessarily

0:27.1

know anything about. Listen to the new season of Here's the Thing on the IHeart Radio app,

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Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Catch John Stewart back in action on The Daily Show and in your ears with the Daily

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Show, Ears Edition podcast.

0:43.2

From his hilarious satirical takes on today's politics and entertainment to the unique

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voices of correspondence and contributors, it's your perfect companion to stay on top of what's

0:52.8

happening now.

0:53.9

Plus, you'll get special content just for podcast listeners, like in-depth interviews and

0:59.6

a roundup of the week's top headlines.

1:02.1

Listen on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:16.7

People, my people. What's up? This is Quastlove. Man, I cannot believe we're already wrapping up another season of Quasloaf Supreme. Man, we've got some amazing guests lined up

1:23.2

to close out the season, but, you know, I don't want any of you guys to miss all the

1:27.0

incredible conversations we've had so far. I mean, we talk to season. But, you know, I don't want any of you guys to miss all the incredible conversations we've had so far.

1:29.5

I mean, we talk to A. Marie, Johnny Marr, E.

1:33.4

Jonathan Schechter, Billy Porter, and so many more.

1:37.3

Look, if you haven't heard these episodes yet, hey, now's your chance.

1:41.3

You've got to check them out.

1:42.8

Listen to Questlove Supreme on the IHard Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

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