Transparency is at the forefront of the discourse today with Tik Tok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifying in front of congress and GPT4 releasing a system card. Nima Mozhgani, an expert in transparency reports and  Talha Baig, a former Content Moderation Engineer, discuss one of the mechanisms of transparency – transparency reports: what they are, and how they can hold the powerful accountable.

Deepfakes have gained steam on video platforms including Tik Tok and Reels. For example, we hear Obama, Trump and Biden ranking their favorite rappers and even playing dungeons and dragons. Does this technology have potential harmful effects?

This episode features Claire Boine, an expert in AI law, in conversation with Integrity Institute member Talha Baig, a Machine Learning (ML) Engineer. 

Claire is a PhD candidate in AI Law at the University of Ottawa, and a Research Associate at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute and in the Accountable AI in a Global Context Research Chair at UOttawa. Claire also runs a nonprofit organization whose goal is to help senior professionals motivated by evidence and reason transition into high impact fields including AI. 

This episode features Jason Steinhauer, author of "History Disrupted: How Social Media and the World Wide Web Have Changed the Past", and Integrity Institute member Theodora Skeadas, public policy professional with 10 years of experience at the intersection of technology, society, and safety. Theo has worked in Twitter, Booz Allen Hamilton, and is currently president of Harvard W3D: Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development.

In this episode, Institute member Talha Baig is in conversation with Tom Thorley of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT).

Tom and Talha discuss the historical context behind founding GIFCT, the difficulties of cross-platform content moderation, and fighting terrorism over encrypted networks while maintaining human rights.

GIFCT was established to foster technical collaboration among member companies, advance relevant research, and share knowledge with smaller platforms. Tom Thorley is the Director of Technology at GIFCT and delivers cross-platform technical solutions for GIFCT members. He worked for over a decade at the British government’s signals intelligence agency, GCHQ, where Tom specialized in issues at the nexus of technology and human behavior. As a passionate advocate for responsible technology, Tom is a member of the board of the SF Bay Area Internet Society Chapter; is a mentor with All Tech Is Human and Coding It Forward; and also volunteers with America On Tech and DataKind.

In this episode, Institute co-founder Jeff Allen and Institute member Derek Slater discuss the Creative Commons statement in favor of generative AI. Derek is a founding partner at Proteus Strategies, and, among his various hats, was formerly Google’s Global Director of Information Policy.

In this episode, two Trust & Safety leaders discuss what it’s really like to build teams at small companies. We discuss the pros and cons of working at a small company, what hiring managers look for, how small teams are structured, and career growth opportunities.

Alice Hunsberger, VP CX, Grindr interviews Colleen Mearn, who currently leads Trust & Safety at Clubhouse. Previously she was the Global Vertical Lead at YouTube for Harmful and Dangerous policies. In both of these roles, Colleen has loved figuring out how to scale global policies and building high-performing teams.