Cybersecurity and Data Privacy: S2E3: Understanding AI and Machine Learning in the Government

In Episode 3, host Jordan L. Fischer, Esq. interviews Ben Green, a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Michigan Society of Fellows and an Assistant Professor in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. Jordan and Ben discuss the role of algorithms, leveraging concepts of machine learning and artificial intelligence, in government and government agencies. Ben explains the key risks and benefits with leveraging machine learning in processing information, and the role of human oversight in the overall process. He also highlights the need for more thoughtful use of these tools to decrease the risk of negative outcomes and the role of law in helping to create effective oversight and controls of AI and ML.