Micromega Talks: Recent Episodes
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AI, robotization, quantum computing, IoT, drones, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, NFTs, metaverse, digital art, social commerce, carbon capture, smart cities, DNA modification, space colonization, chip implants, transhumanism: where are we heading to? Micromega Talks is a one-hour open discussion, exploring the future of humanity and technology with critical thinking.
Micromega Talks episode on "Metaverse: Digital Beings and Humans in a Virtual World" livestreamed and recorded on November 29, 2022.
🎙️ Samantha G. Wolfe, Founder @PitchFWD
🎙️ Luis Bravo Martins, CMO @KIT-AR
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Micromega Talks episode on "Web3 Economics: Revenue Privilege and Wealth Distribution" livestreamed and recorded on November 22, 2022.
🎙️ Bronwyn Williams, Partner @Flux Trends
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Micromega Talks episode on "Art Ownership: the NFT as a Tool for the Art World" livestreamed and recorded on November 16, 2022.
🎙️ Pauline Foessel, Founder @Artpool
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Micromega Talks episode on "Digital Wellbeing: Psychology and AI for Human Connections" livestreamed and recorded on October 18, 2022.
🎙️ Edric Subur, Founder & CEO @Warmspace
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Micromega Talks episode on "Social Commerce: In-App Purchases and Consumerism" livestreamed and recorded on September 27, 2022.
🎙️ Kevin Straszburger, Co-Founder & CEO @Objet and Co-Founder @Krak
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Micromega Talks episode on "Quantum Computing: the New Age of Computing" livestreamed and recorded on July 12, 2022.
🎙️ Alina Holcroft, Quantum Committee Member @ISO, Expert @European Commission, and Vice Chairwoman @Feynman Foundation
🎙️ Cassia Naudet-Baulieu, Senior Knowledge Analyst in Deep Tech and Quantum Computing @BCG, and PhD in Quantum @Paris University
During this talk on Quantum Computing, the program of discussion was divided into the 3 following sections:
👾 Understanding the basics of quantum computing (quantum mechanics, bits and qubits, functioning of a quantum computer)
👾 Ecosystem mapping, use cases and future applications of quantum computing (pharma, finance, climate change, overview of the scientific field)
👾 Challenges for research, standardization and adoption by companies (architecture standardization and working groups, testing and transition from companies, open-source)
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Micromega Talks episode on "Explainable AI: from Black-Box to White-Box Algorithms" livestreamed and recorded on July 5, 2022.
🎙️ Ansgar Koene, Global Al Ethics and Regulatory Leader @EY, and Chair @IEEE Standards Working Group on Algorithmic Bias Considerations
🎙️ Gilles Lecerf, PhD Researcher in Philosophy and Technology @Sorbonne University, Lecturer @HEC Paris and @ESSEC Business School, and Podcast Host @Siri, remplis mon verre
During this talk on Explainable AI, the program of discussion was divided into the 3 following sections:
👾 Methodologies, tools and frameworks of Explainable AI (the importance of XAI, certifications from IEEE, types of bias etc)
👾 Global regulations for XAI and the case of EU regulations (overview of the regulations in the world, EU AI Act, current critics)
👾 Explainable AI to build trust and inherent limits of XAI (mission to increase trust in the civil society, technical limits, philosophical debate)
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Micromega Talks episode on "AI Ethics: Ethical Challenges and AI Regulations" livestreamed and recorded on June 28, 2022.
🎙️ Ravit Dotan, PhD, AI Ethics Advisor and Researcher, PhD in Philosophy at UC Berkeley and Contributor at Montreal AI Ethics Institute
🎙️ Camilo Sarmiento Lozano, Researcher in Computational Ethics at Sorbonne University and Co-Founder at SOphIA
During this talk on AI Ethics, the program of discussion was divided into the 4 following sections:
👾 Key definitions to plant a theoretical framework (AI ethics, machine ethics, robot ethics, AI code of ethics)
👾 Ethical challenges and dilemmas (biases and diversity, robot rights, policing surveillance, future of work, transparency of algorithms)
👾 Main actors and stakeholders (Big Tech companies, regulators, governmental initiatives in AI, research institutes)
👾 Critics and ongoing regulations (lobbying toward low AI regulations, the upcoming EU AI Act, standards in US and China)
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