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Before Google and Meta dominated the digital landscape, the news agencies and technologies of the early twentieth century captured unprecedented influence. Join hosts Vass Bednar and Paul Samson in conversation with Heidi Tworek, a leading expert in international history and public policy from the University of British Columbia, as she explains the historic prevalence, power and manipulation of media and wireless technology. Her latest book, News from Germany: The Competition to Control World Communications, 1900â1945, is available from Harvard University Press.
Mentioned:
Heidi J.S. Tworek, News from Germany: The Competition to Control World Communications, 1900â1945 (Harvard University Press, 2019)Matthew Goldstein, âWhat to Know About Trump Media Now That the Election Is Overâ (The New York Times, November 13, 2024)Caitlyn Becker, âThese are the major newspapers that have and havenât endorsed Trump and Harrisâ (The Hill, October 26, 2024)Further Reading:
Heidi Tworekâs official websiteRobert Diab, âGoogleâs AI Podcasts Signal a New Era in Mediaâ (CIGI, November 14, 2024)Devin Coldewey, âGenerative disinfo is real â youâre just not the target, warns deepfake tracking nonprofitâ (TechCrunch, November 12, 2024)Clips:
PeriscopeFilm: âLAYING OF WESTERN UNION TRANS-ATLANTIC CABLE 1928 TELEGRAPHâKTLA 5: âU.S. House passes TikTok banâPeriscopeFilm: ââHOW TO READ A NEWSPAPERâ 1950s EDUCATIONAL FILMâBlueLotusFilms: â1950âs Vintage Pharmaceutical CommercialsâBBC News: âUS journalist Evan Gershkovich jailed in RussiaâCredits:
Policy Prompt is produced by Vass Bednar and Paul Samson. Our technical producers are Tim Lewis and Melanie DeBonte. Fact-checking and background research provided by Reanne Cayenne. Marketing by Kahlan Thomson. Brand design by Abhilasha Dewan and creative direction by Som Tsoi.Original music by Joshua Snethlage.
Sound mix and mastering by François Goudreault.
Special thanks to creative consultant Ken Ogasawara.
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Despite the complexity of formatting tens of thousands of characters for digital use, the race for ingenuity resulted in the revolutionary computing of non-Latin script and unprecedented typing speeds â feats that continue to shape the devices we use today. Join Policy Prompt hosts for a deep dive into the history of digital technology in China with Thomas S. Mullaney, American sinologist, professor at Stanford University and author of The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age (MIT Press, 2024).
Mentioned:
Thomas S. Mullaney, The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age (MIT Press, 2024)Tom Mullaney, âAmerica has a rich history of innovation by Asian immigrantsâ (Quartz, May 29, 2021)Thomas S. Mullaney, The Chinese Typewriter: A History (MIT Press, 2018)SILICON (Stanford Initiative on Language Inclusion and Conservation in Old and New Media)Further Reading:
Your Computer Is on Fire, edited by Thomas S. Mullaney, Benjamin Peters, Mar Hicks and Kavita Philip (MIT Press, 2021)Tom Mullaney, âBehind the painstaking process of creating Chinese computer fontsâ (MIT Technology Review, May 31, 2021)Thomas S. Mullaney, âQWERTY in China: Chinese Computing and the Radical Alphabetâ (Technology and Culture 59 (4): S34âS65)Credits:
Policy Prompt is produced by Vass Bednar and Paul Samson. Our technical producers are Tim Lewis and Melanie DeBonte. Fact-checking and background research provided by Reanne Cayenne. Marketing by Kahlan Thomson. Brand design by Abhilasha Dewan and creative direction by Som Tsoi.Original music by Joshua Snethlage.
Sound mix and mastering by François Goudreault.
Special thanks to creative consultant Ken Ogasawara.
Be sure to follow us on social media.
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In this episode, Policy Prompt hosts chat with CIGI Senior Fellow and international human rights lawyer Susie Alegre, to unpack her latest book, Human Rights, Robot Wrongs: Being Human in the Age of AI (Atlantic Books, 2024). Listen to find out if Susie has ever been fooled by artificial intelligence, what the challenges and the tensions of rights for machines are, and why there is a palpable lack of urgency around the adoption of fully autonomous weapons.
Mentioned:
Susie Alegre, Human Rights, Robot Wrongs: Being Human in the Age of AI (Atlantic Books, 2024)âMachine learning cracked the protein-folding problem and won the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistryâ (The Conversation, October 9, 2024)âHow good is the latest version of ChatGPT?â (BBC News, May 16, 2024)âThe agony of Sophia, the worldâs first robot citizen condemned to a lifeless career in marketingâ (Wired, June 1, 2018)Susie Alegre, Freedom to Think: Protecting a Fundamental Human Right in the Digital Age (Atlantic Books, 2023)
Explore further:
âHuman rights lawyer Susie Alegre: âIf AI is so complex it canât be explained, there are areas where it shouldnât be usedââ (The Guardian, May 11, 2024)Susan Ariel Aaronson, Susie Alegre, Duncan Cass-Beggs and Jeni Tennison, âCan We Have Our AI Cake and Eat It Too?â (CIGI, November 30, 2023)Susie Alegre, âTechnological Threats to Our Freedom of Thoughtâ (CIGI, September 14, 2022)
Clips:
CBC News: âCambridge Analytica and Facebook data: Companies under investigationâTalkTV: âAI Girlfriend âTold Intruder To Assassinate The Queen In Windsor CastleââHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: âUsing AI to discover new antibioticsâThe Jakarta Post: âMeet Sophia: The first robot declared a citizen by Saudi ArabiaâBloomberg Technology: âMicrosoft, AWS Speakers Exit Event Over Fake Female ProfilesâBBC News: âScarlett Johansson 'shocked' by AI chatbot imitationâ
Credits:
Policy Prompt is produced by Vass Bednar and Paul Samson. Our technical producers are Tim Lewis and Melanie DeBonte. Fact-checking and background research provided by Reanne Cayenne. Marketing by Kahlan Thomson. Brand design by Abhilasha Dewan and creative direction by Som Tsoi.Original music by Joshua Snethlage.
Sound mix and mastering by François Goudreault.
Special thanks to creative consultant Ken Ogasawara.
Be sure to follow us on social media.
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Listen to new episodes of Policy Prompt biweekly on major podcast platforms. Questions, comments or suggestions? Reach out to CIGIâs Policy Prompt team at [email protected].
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Do emerging technologies inherently serve the greater good? Join Policy Prompt hosts Vass and Paul in a discussion with world-renowned economist Daron Acemoglu, on his recent book Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity, co-authored with Simon Johnson (PublicAffairs, 2023). Following the launch of this episode, the announcement was made that Acemoglu, Johnson and James Robinson share this yearâs Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their groundbreaking research on global inequality. The hosts and Acemoglu discuss the implications of technological prowess on the global stage, the impacts of artificial intelligence on the future of work and education, and the building blocks of techno-optimism.
Mentioned:
Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson, Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity (PublicAffairs, 2023)GenAI: Too Much Spend, Too Little Benefit? (Goldman Sachs, June 25, 2024)Further Reading:
Daron Acemoglu, âThe Simple Macroeconomics of AIâ (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, May 12, 2024)Robin Wigglesworth, âDaron Acemoglu is not having all this AI hypeâ (Financial Times, May 28, 2024)Thomas B. Edsall, âWill A.I. Be a Creator or a Destroyer of Worlds?â (The New York Times, June 25, 2024)Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson, The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (Penguin Random House, 2020)In Show Clips:
TED with Cathie Wood: âWhy AI Will Spark Exponential Economic GrowthâGoldman Sachs: âA skeptical look at AI investmentâTEDxSioux Falls with Natasha Berg: âShould we let students use ChatGPT?âCBC News, About That: âAI's hidden climate costsâTODAY: âTeens open up about the impact of social media on their livesâCredits:
Policy Prompt is produced by Vass Bednar and Paul Samson. Our technical producers are Tim Lewis and Melanie DeBonte. Fact-checking and background research provided by Reanne Cayenne. Marketing by Kahlan Thomson. Brand design by Abhilasha Dewan and creative direction by Som Tsoi.Original music by Joshua Snethlage.
Sound mix and mastering by François Goudreault.
Special thanks to creative consultant Ken Ogasawara.
Be sure to follow us on social media.
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In this episode, the Policy Prompt hosts are joined by Grant Bollmer and Katherine Guinness, authors of The Influencer Factory: A Marxist Theory of Corporate Personhood on YouTube (Stanford University Press, 2024), to discuss the evolving landscape of influencer culture. The episode touches on the growing phenomenon of âuncancelabilityâ among influencers, the rise of artificial intelligenceâpowered avatars and the impact of fluctuating platform regulations.
Mentioned:
The Influencer Factory: A Marxist Theory of Corporate Personhood on YouTube (Stanford University Press, 2024)The Influencer Marketing Hub claims that the worldwide influencer marketing industry is worth nearly US$21.1 billion, a 29 percent jump from 2022Jon Porter, âTikTokâs big day in court is here: all the news on attempts to ban the video platformâ (The Verge, September 16, 2024)AI Influencer profile, Miquela âLil Miquelaâ Sousa: Miquela (@lilmiquela) Instagram photos and videos; Eric Chang, â@LilMiquela is an Instagram IT Girl, Social Influencer, and Recording Artist â Sheâs Also a Digital Simulationâ (Vogue, August 17, 2017)
Further Reading:
Grant Bollmerâs official websiteKatherine Guinnessâs official websiteGrant Bollmerâs Materialist Media Theory: An Introduction (Bloomsbury, 2019)Grant Bollmerâs Theorizing Digital Cultures (Sage, 2018)Contemporary Absurdities, Existential Crises, and Visual Art, edited by Katherine Guinness and Charlotte Kent (Intellectual Books, forthcoming October 2024)
In Show Clips:
Mia Maples: âTesting Tiktok VIRAL ProductsâA Beautiful Mess: âElsieâs Home Tour VideoâMrBeast: âTrain Vs Giant PitâStarTalk: âWilliam Shatner Has Questions for Neil deGrasse TysonâBeFullyDevoted: âTHE DAILY GRACE CO HAULâShane Dawson: âThe Secret World of Jeffree StarrâThe Try Guys: âthe new try guysâLil Miquela: Miquela (@lilmiquela) Instagram photos and videos
Credits:
Policy Prompt is produced by Vass Bednar and Paul Samson. Our technical producers are Tim Lewis and Melanie DeBonte. Fact-checking and background research provided by Reanne Cayenne. Marketing by Kahlan Thomson. Brand design by Abhilasha Dewan and creative direction by Som Tsoi.Original music by Joshua Snethlage.
Sound mix and mastering by François Goudreault.
Special thanks to creative consultant Ken Ogasawara.
Be sure to follow us on social media.
X: @_policypromptIG: @_policypromptListen to new episodes of Policy Prompt biweekly on major podcast platforms. Questions, comments or suggestions? Reach out to CIGIâs Policy Prompt team at [email protected].
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Marietje Schaake joins the hosts to discuss her book The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley (Princeton University Press, 2024). Informed by Marietjeâs experience working at the forefront of tech governance, the conversation explores strategies for effective government regulation and ways citizens can counterbalance the immense power wielded by todayâs tech giants, to promote a more democratic digital landscape.
Mentioned:
The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley (Princeton University Press, released September 24, 2024 )The Tech Coup websiteCIGIâs Global Commission on Internet Governance
Further Reading:
Marietje Schaake | FSI (stanford.edu) (Stanford profile page and publications)Marietje Schaake (ft.com) (Financial Times column page)
In Show Clips:
Yahoo Finance: âCEO talks Big Tech and rights of usersâAl Jazeera English: âSocial media blamed for Myanmarâs tribal disputeâCNBC, âWhy The U.S. Government And Big Tech Disagree On EncryptionâCNBC Television: âFacebook lays out details for content oversight boardâEuronews: âPoland to investigate alleged use of Pegasus spyware by last governmentâCBS News: âAppeals court allows TikTok lawsuit over girlâs death in viral challengeâ
Credits:
Policy Prompt is produced by Vass Bednar and Paul Samson. Our technical producers are Tim Lewis and Melanie DeBonte. Fact-checking and background research provided by Reanne Cayenne. Marketing by Kahlan Thomson. Brand design by Abhilasha Dewan and creative direction by Som Tsoi.Original music by Joshua Snethlage.
Sound mix and mastering by François Goudreault.
Special thanks to creative consultant Ken Ogasawara.
Be sure to follow us on social media.
X: @_policypromptIG: @_policyprompt
Listen to new episodes of Policy Prompt biweekly on major podcast platforms. Questions, comments or suggestions? Reach out to CIGIâs Policy Prompt team at [email protected].
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Welcome to Policy Prompt, a new podcast from the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). Hosted by Vass Bednar and Paul Samson, Policy Prompt will keep you abreast of the most pressing policy challenges in the digital era. Discussions with todayâs thought leaders will cover the latest developments in tech and governance and their impact on communities worldwide. Join us biweekly for new episodes, available on all major podcast platforms.
Policy Prompt is produced by Vass Bednar and Paul Samson. Our technical producers are Tim Lewis and Melanie DeBonte. Fact-checking and background research provided by Reanne Cayenne. Marketing by Kahlan Thomson. Brand design by Abhilasha Dewan and creative direction by Som Tsoi.
Original music by Joshua Snethlage.
Sound mix and mastering by François Goudreault.
Special thanks to creative consultant Ken Ogasawara.Be sure to follow us on social media.
X: @_policyprompt IG: @_policypromptListen to new episodes of Policy Prompt biweekly on major podcast platforms. Questions, comments or suggestions? Reach out to CIGIâs Policy Prompt team at [email protected].