# 367: Data of Our Lives

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2021-03-25
- Length: 1h 07m
- Episode: 367
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-03-25-367-data-of-our-lives
- Listen: https://embedded.fm/episodes/367

## Summary

Dr. Ayanna Howard, Dean of Engineering at Ohio State University and former Chair at Georgia Tech, discusses her book 'Sex, Race, and Robots' and the pervasive issue of bias in AI systems. She explains how bias enters the pipeline through data collection, algorithm design, and testing, citing examples like early camera optics excluding darker skin tones and biased resume screening tools. Howard advocates for diverse development teams, third-party auditing standards similar to the FDA, and consumer pressure to drive ethical AI adoption.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-03-25-367-data-of-our-lives#t=6) Introduction and Lightning Round
- [2:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-03-25-367-data-of-our-lives#t=178) Book Overview and Audience
- [6:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-03-25-367-data-of-our-lives#t=378) Emotional Manipulation and Data Profiling
- [17:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-03-25-367-data-of-our-lives#t=1034) Sources of Bias in AI Pipelines
- [28:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-03-25-367-data-of-our-lives#t=1699) Auditing, Standards, and Regulation
- [44:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-03-25-367-data-of-our-lives#t=2657) Human Trust and Over-reliance on AI
- [56:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-03-25-367-data-of-our-lives#t=3363) Career Choices and Academic Ethics

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Ohio State University (company)
- Georgia Tech (company)
- Partnership on AI (company)
- IBM (company)
- Google (company)
- Pepper (product)
- Siri (product)
- Alexa (product)
- Model Cards (tool)
- ABOUT ML (tool)

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