Algopotere, the podcast by Gabriele Cruciata, Ludovica Parroco and Massimo Razzi exclusively for Gedi and also available on One Podcast, tells in four episodes the great opportunities that artificial intelligence puts before us, but also the risks of a world governed by very few people who hold a terrifying power. Digital education and algorithm transparency are battles to be fought now before it’s too late.
1. The new elite
Algorithms control even the most unthinkable spaces in our lives. They even go so far as to determine the outcome of trials or road accidents. But whose are they? Who is programming them? What data is behind “machine learning”, who markets them, and who is responsible for their choices?
2. The invisible price
We use dozens of free online services every day. We listen to music, watch videos, browse social media homes, post content. Behind us we leave an uninterrupted trail of data and personal information. Doesn’t all this really have a price?
3. What happens to the work
Today we can build robots and avatars that can help, protect but also replace those who work. Automation creates new jobs, eliminates traditional ones and allows control of who works. Where do the rights won by our fathers end up?
4. The new world
Social media have generated wars and genocides. Self-driving cars have killed people. Artificial intelligence tracks workers and files citizens. How is the use of technology regulated? Where is the balance between rights and technological progress? But above all: who is it that has to elaborate new rules? The battle for the transparency of algorithms is a fundamental question of democracy.