# Google I/O | AI Fairness and Women in Tech9

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2019-05-13
- Length: 16m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-05-13-google-i-o-ai-fairness-and-women-in-tech9
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/43942374/

## Summary

Rick Merritt and Dylan McGrath discuss Google I/O, highlighting Sundar Pichai's focus on privacy and on-device AI, alongside new Pixel and Home Display hardware. Junko Yoshida introduces EE Times' special project on AI fairness, exploring how biased training data and 'black box' algorithms can lead to discriminatory outcomes in high-stakes areas like lending. Sally Ward Foxton details how financial institutions use machine learning for credit scoring, noting that while tools like S Finance's game theory models exist to tune for fairness, banks often prioritize profit over equity. Finally, Junko and McGrath reflect on VerveCon, a women-focused tech conference, discussing the unique career challenges and resilience required for women in engineering at major tech firms like Google and Microsoft.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-05-13-google-i-o-ai-fairness-and-women-in-tech9#t=0) Introduction: EE Times Weekly Briefing
- [1:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-05-13-google-i-o-ai-fairness-and-women-in-tech9#t=75) Rick Merritt and Dylan McGrath on Google I/O Highlights
- [4:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-05-13-google-i-o-ai-fairness-and-women-in-tech9#t=246) Junko Yoshida on EE Times AI Fairness Special Project
- [8:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-05-13-google-i-o-ai-fairness-and-women-in-tech9#t=539) Sally Ward Foxton on AI Bias in Financial Lending
- [11:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-05-13-google-i-o-ai-fairness-and-women-in-tech9#t=672) Junko and Dylan on VerveCon and Women in Tech

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Google (company)
- Sundar Pichai (other)
- Pixel (product)
- Home Display (product)
- Facebook (company)
- Mark Zuckerberg (other)
- EE Times (other)
- J. Budzick (other)
- S Finance (company)
- VerveCon (other)
- Suda (other)
- Microsoft (company)
- Oracle (company)
- LinkedIn (company)
- Intel (company)

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