Inside AI Ethics with Microsoft Researcher Agathe Balayn

Agathe Balayn is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Microsoft Research in the FATE group, that’s Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, and Ethics in AI, based in New York City.Agathe’s work examines the interactions between machine learning systems and the real world, highlighting instances where these systems can cause unintended harm. She looks beyond the algorithms to examine the social, organizational, and policy ecosystems surrounding AI. With Agathe, we talked about:00:04 Intro01:04 Agathe’s international journey03:20 Where did Agathe's love for science begin?06:16 Craziest robot at the French Cup09:46 What receiving the L’Oréal-UNESCO award meant to Agathe12:24 Why are there still fewer women in STEM, and how would Agathe convince more women to enter science19:00 Agathe's research work at Microsoft20:22 AI Governance22:56 AI Regulation and Policy23:53 Risks and Potential Harms of AI26:34 Agathe's work in Bias and Inequality in AI31:22 Examples of Bias in AI: Google Lens Problems, Police, Dutch Benefits Scandal35:20 How private companies like Microsoft, OpenAI, Google balance Commercial Needs vs Ethics in AI39:04 How does the Political Landscape influence AI Development?43:30 What are the top Risks related to AI as of Today?46:48 The most exciting AI Development that will help Humanity move forward50:16 AI vs Human: True or Not?56:12 SHARE SOME LOVE: Subscribe, like, comment, and share! --------------------------------------------------------------AI To Go Podcast - Bringing you the humans behind AI!Don't be shy and come say hi:👋 Lucia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamluciapiseddu/👋 Johannes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannesdeubener/Follow us on:✨ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/135tavsp8mEBYftLGOv02x✨ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ai-to-go-podcast/✨ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aitogopodcast/--------------------------------------------------------------Connect with Agathe:https://www.linkedin.com/in/agathe-balayn-4bb365111/Agathe's recommendations:👉 Agathe's profile https://agathe-balayn.github.io/ 👉 Agathe's publications https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6St85n0AAAAJ&hl=en👉 The FATE team https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/theme/fate/👉 The robot competition: HEBOCON: https://hebocon.org/👉 https://www.unige.ch/fapse/grire/equipe/isabelle-collet