Disability & Artificial Intelligence - with Lawrence Weru, Ariana Aboulafia, and Jennifer Gray

Today's episode features disability and artificial intelligence (AI) experts Larry Weru, Ariana Aboulafia, and Jennifer Gray. AI has been around for years, but things changed when OpenAI released ChatGPT. Since then, the news around AI has increased a lot. AI is more than just a chatbot responder; it can be used in many different ways. We talk with the guests about how AI impacts people with disabilities in their healthcare, education, and employment. The guests provide both intriguing and alarming information about the implications for people with disabilities. Relevant Links: Larry Weru's bio: https://bit.ly/3x6hCUt Jennifer Gray's bio: https://bit.ly/3KvALSQ New Disabled South: https://bit.ly/3HzJsdg Ariana Aboulafia's bio: https://bit.ly/3KBv9X7 Center for Democracy & Technology: https://bit.ly/3RiYyJx New Disabled South's Study on the Benefits and Challenges of Autonomous Workplace Technology on Disability Rights and Labor Rights: https://bit.ly/4bLRA8a Center for Democracy & Technology's Project on Disability Rights in Technology Policy: https://bit.ly/458k7SV Automating Ableism (article): https://bit.ly/45bJXW4 99% of Fortune 500 companies use AI (article): https://bit.ly/4bIOFx9 A racist soap dispenser? Critical Theory and the non-neutrality of society (article): https://bit.ly/4c1zkId