In this episode, Anastassia interviews Aleksandra Przegalinska, an AI expert with 12-13 years of experience and collaborations with Harvard. Aleksandra’s unique journey from humanities and philosophy into AI programming offers her a distinct perspective on human-centric and explainable AI. Discover how advanced algorithms like Google's Bert transformed systems like Alexa and the importance of transparency in AI. Aleksandra also discusses the potential and challenges of synthetic data in critical fields and the significance of explainability in building trusted AI products.

Aleksandra Przegalinska has a doctorate in the field of philosophy of artificial intelligence at the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Warsaw. She is currently Associate Professor at the Department of Management in Digital and Networked Societies at the Leon Kozminski Academy and the Leader of the AI in Management Program. Until recently, she conducted research at the Center for Collective Intelligence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. She is also a graduate of The New School for Social Research in New York. In Autumn 2020 she conducted research for the American Institute for Economic Research on the automation of work, and then joined the Labour and Worklife Program at Harvard University. She is interested in the development of new technologies, natural language processing, humanoid artificial intelligence, social robots and wearable technologies.

Timestamps:

6:12 AI's impact compared to the revolution of the Internet.

10:16 The rise of speech-to-text technology and its implications.

18:47 Understanding AI algorithms and their relevance to daily life.

22:20 Common sources of AI mistakes and how to mitigate them.

26:42 The challenges of using synthetic data in AI development.

36:17 Human-centered AI as the key to effective collaboration.

40:39 Romy & Roby: What are algorithms?

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Resources Mentioned:

Soft Skills Are Back with Anatassia and Aleksandra | Interview

Chat GPT | Website

Amazon Polly | Website

Alexa | App

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