In Machines We Trust

Host Jennifer Strong thoughtfully examines the far-reaching impact of artificial intelligence on our daily lives. Produced by MIT Technology Review, the podcast explores the rise of AI through the voices of people reckoning with the power of the technology, and by taking listeners up close with the inventors and founders whose ambitions are fueling the development of new forms of AI.

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What is AI? We made this to help.
A radio play explainer.
6 min
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I Was There When: Facebook put profit over safety
An oral history project from the In Machines We Trust podcast
13 min
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How pricing algorithms learn to collude
Part-three of a series on automation and our wallets.
24 min
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I Was There When: face recognition was commerci...
An oral history project from the In Machines We Trust podcast
12 min
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How games teach AI to learn for itself
Like humans, AI learns new skills through play. But unlike the natural world, AI can process years of training in a single day.
26 min
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Beating the AI hiring machines
Part-four of an investigation into automated hiring practices.
30 min
57
Playing the job market
Part-three of an investigation into automated hiring practices.
36 min
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Want a job? The AI will see you now.
Part-two of an investigation into automated hiring practices.
29 min
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Hired by an algorithm
Part-one of an investigation into automated hiring practices.
32 min
60
When AI becomes childsplay
We examine the relationship AI has with kids.
21 min
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Encore: Land of a Billion Faces
Part-two of a series on police and facial recognition.
20 min
62
Can AI fix your credit?
Part-two of a series on automation and our wallets.
18 min
63
AI finds its voice
How machines learn to speak—and what it means for humans on the other end of the conversation.
27 min
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What’s AI doing in your wallet?
Part-one of a series on automation and our wallets.
18 min
65
The AI of the beholder
"Let's just say I've never seen a culturally sensitive beauty AI."
22 min
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We're back with a new season!
Trailer: Season Two
3 min
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Attention Shoppers: You’re Being Tracked
Part-four of a series on unexpected uses of facial recognition.
28 min
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Timnit Gebru Tells Her Story
Ousted AI researcher reflects on her time at Google
21 min
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Your Face Could Be Your Ticket
Part-three of a series on unexpected uses of facial recognition.
21 min
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No Face... No Service
Part-two of a series on unexpected uses of facial recognition.
23 min
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When the Camera Turns on Police
Part-one of a series on unexpected uses of facial recognition.
17 min
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Encore: What Happens in Vegas… Is Captured on C...
Part-three of a series on police and facial recognition.
24 min
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Live: Twitter's CTO on Misinformation
The second of two exclusive interviews with two of the tech world’s most powerful people
24 min
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Live: Facebook's CTO on Misinformation
The first of two exclusive interviews with two of the tech world’s most powerful people
18 min
75
What is AI? We Made This to Help.
Defining what is, or isn’t artificial intelligence can be tricky (or tough).
8 min