Meet Meredith Broussard: Computer Science, Chat GPT, and AI

STEMming in Stilettos with Dr. Toshia

Episode Summary
Meredith Broussard is a computer scientist AND journalist. She has found a way to combine the two by using data to inform her writing (data journalist). She is on a mission to demystify technology and AI in particular. AI (artificial intelligence) isn't extraordinary, she says, "it's just math." She believes that Chat GPT is fun and innovative and like other technologies have some flaws to be worked out.
Meredith Broussard Bio

Data journalist Meredith Broussard is an associate professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University, research director at the NYU Alliance for Public Interest Technology, and the author of several books, including “More Than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech” and “Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World.” Her academic research focuses on artificial intelligence in investigative reporting and ethical AI, with a particular interest in using data analysis for social good. She appeared in the 2020 documentary Coded Bias, an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival that was nominated for an Emmy Award and an NAACP Image Award.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredithbroussard/
Website: https://meredithbroussard.com/
Books: More Than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech
Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World
https://meredithbroussard.com/books/

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