EPISODE · Jul 16, 2025 · 47 MIN
Glitch in the System: Meredith Broussard on What Tech Gets Wrong
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NYU’s Meredith Broussard pulls back the curtain on the hidden biases baked into today’s “smart” tech—from flawed facial recognition to the AI that underdelivered during her own cancer diagnosis. She tackles what’s broken in journalism, education, and healthcare—and why shiny new gadgets won’t fix it. With sharp insights and personal stories, Broussard shows how tech often amplifies inequality instead of solving it. This conversation, recorded in June 2024, will change the way you see the digital world. “This vision of the future where you would like roll up to a machine and you stick your body part into it, and […]
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NYU’s Meredith Broussard pulls back the curtain on the hidden biases baked into today’s “smart” tech—from flawed facial recognition to the AI that underdelivered during her own cancer diagnosis. She tackles what’s broken in journalism, education, and healthcare—and why shiny new gadgets won’t fix it. With sharp insights and personal stories, Broussard shows how tech often amplifies inequality instead of solving it. This conversation, recorded in June 2024, will change the way you see the digital world. “This vision of the future where you would like roll up to a machine and you stick your body part into it, and […]
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