S11E1: AI and the Public Sector // Christopher Burr

<p>Christopher joins us to discuss his journey at The Alan Turing Institute.<br> <br> Interview with Christopher Burr, Ethics Fellow at The Alan Turing Institute. Follow him on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3Cu5Pxw or Twitter: https://bit.ly/3hTUn4Q<br> <br> This episode is brought to you by EthicsGrade, an ESG Ratings agency with a particular focus on Technology Governance, especially AI Ethics. You can find more information about EthicsGrade here: https://www.ethicsgrade.io/ You can also follow EthicsGrade on Twitter (@EthicsGrade) and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2JCiQOg<br> <br> Connect with Us: &nbsp;<br> Join our Slack channel for more conversation about the big ethics issues that rise from AI: https://bit.ly/3jVdNov &nbsp;<br> Follow Are You A Robot? on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @AreYouARobotPod &nbsp;<br> Follow our LinkedIn page: https://bit.ly/3gqzbSw &nbsp;<br> Check out our website: https://www.areyouarobot.co.uk/<br> <br> Timestamps <br> [00:00] Introduction to Christopher Burr <br> [02:08] Shoutout to our sponsors, EthicsGrade <br> [02:18] ESG Ratings &nbsp;<br> [03:25] Christopher's background <br> [07:09] Potential hiccups and challenges <br> [09:41] Health sector and defense sector <br> [11:00] Public-Private Partnerships and funding <br> [14:47] Bridging the Public-Private sectors' gap <br> [16:37] Private sector potentially leapfrogging the Public sector <br> [20:48] Public and Private sectors' ethical uses <br> [24:04] Public sector putting AI and ML into production <br> [31:40] Red flags on dubious ways of AI <br> [37:07] Opportunities and risks of ML and impact on human rights democracy and the rule of law <br> [47:40] Implementing AI too soon &nbsp;<br> [50:52] Techno-solutionism or Techno-chauvinism <br> [53:34] Ethical questions around social media <br> [1:07:35] Wrap up <br> [1:07:59] Are you a robot?</p>