AI for Equity
Podcast Description
AI for Equity is the intergenerational podcast where technology meets justice. Co-hosted by Leah-Sunshine Garrett and Jenny Garrett OBE, we explore how artificial intelligence can be used to drive diversity, equity, and inclusion—rather than deepen existing inequalities.
Each episode features thought-provoking conversations with innovators, researchers, and change-makers working at the intersection of AI and social justice. Whether we're unpacking algorithmic bias, discussing inclusive design, or spotlighting grassroots solutions, AI for Equity challenge
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the realm of artificial intelligence. Episodes tackle specific issues such as algorithmic bias, inclusive design practices, and grassroots solutions for social justice. For example, the episode featuring Aarti Samani delves into the complexities of deepfake technology and its implications for trust and workplace safety.
AI for Equity is the intergenerational podcast where technology meets justice. Co-hosted by Leah-Sunshine Garrett and Jenny Garrett OBE, we explore how artificial intelligence can be used to drive equity and inclusion – rather than deepen existing inequalities.
Each episode features thought-provoking conversations with innovators, researchers, and change-makers working at the intersection of AI and social justice. Whether we’re unpacking algorithmic bias, discussing inclusive design, or spotlighting grassroots solutions, AI for Equity challenge
Contact : [email protected]
What does it mean when an elderly woman calls a plastic device her best friend?
This week, Tracy Fischer and Mary Linberg from the Aging and Disability Resource Center in Dunn County, Wisconsin, join us to talk about their pilot with Ellie Q, an AI companion sitting in the homes of people the care system has quietly left behind. It's a genuinely warm conversation, and an uncomfortable one, because the device works. Users feel less alone. Annie found a friend.
But warmth and indictment can live in the same story. We get into the ethics of putting AI into elder care, the difference between complementing carers and replacing them, and the systemic failure that makes any of this necessary in the first place.
The technology isn't the villain here. The gap it's filling is the point. Loneliness was never a tech problem, and no lamp, however clever, is going to fix a society that stopped showing up.
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