Episode #80: The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Farzindar and I discuss the history of artificial intelligence, its impact on everyday life, how AI will impact the future of work, the ethics of AI, and more.  Dr. Anna Farzindar is a faculty member of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. Her expertise is in Artificial Intelligence, Predictive machine learning and Natural Language Processing. Also, she studied fine arts, painting, and sculpture at the School of Fine Arts of Versailles in France and the Ateliers Beaux-Arts de Paris.  She was the CEO and co-founder of NLP Technologies Inc., a company specializing in Natural Language Processing (NLP), established in Montreal, Canada and was the Adjunct Professor at University of Montreal (2009-2015). Dr. Farzindar had built a strong track record of leadership, management and has an entrepreneurial background. She has served as Industry Chair of Canadian Artificial Intelligence Association, Chair of the technology sector of the Language Industry Association Canada (AILIA) and vice president of The Language Technologies Research Centre (LTRC) of Canada, a member of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Computer Science Liaison Committee and Member of the Canadian Advisory Committee of International Organization for Standardization (ISO).