Selected Talks & Media
Big Think: The Chaos Inside OpenAI
An hour-long fireside with Big Think to unpack the firing and unfiring of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
CNN: Understanding DeepSeek
A news spot on how to understand Chinese company DeepSeek’s advances.
TEDx: Why we need to democratize how we build AI
My February 2020 TEDx talk challenging the notion that we only need technical experts to develop technology. Social experts are key to helping us understand how algorithms are rewiring society.
Keynote: AI and the Very Old World Order
My opening talk at the 2023 Ars Electronica festival, illustrating how the AI industry is recreating a colonial world order.
CBS: Facebook algorithm called dangerous
A news spot on Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen’s testimony in Congress.
Other highlights
NPR: When Chatbots Play Human, 2025.
The David McWilliams Podcast: DeepSeek, 2025.
Time To Say Goodbye: DeepSeek’s Moment, 2025.
Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000: How LLMS Are Breaking the News, 2024.
France24 Español: La IA Se Desarrolla en el Sur Global Para Alimentar al Norte, 2024.
Marketplace: How Big Tech is courting Big Oil, 2024.
The Commonwealth Club: AI, Real Climate Impacts, 2024.
Computer Says Maybe: AI’s climate injustices, 2024.
Time To Say Goodbye: AI is still a bit disappointing but at least it uses a lot of energy, 2024.
Marketplace: The hidden meanings of the AI industry's favorite words, 2024.
Good Work: What Happened with OpenAI, 2023.
Factually! What the Hell Happened with OpenAI, 2023.
NPR: What OpenAI’s board drama tells us about the future of artificial intelligence, 2023.
Slate: A Moral War for AI, 2023.
Sinica: The Case for the U.S.-China Science and Technology Agreement, 2023.
WSJ: AI Hallucinations to Befriending Chatbots: Your Questions Answered, 2023.
After Deadline: Navigating the A.I. Frontier with The Wall Street Journal’s Karen Hao, 2023.
BBC: AI’s Inconvenient Truths, 2022.
WBUR: Anthony Bourdain Documentary Sparks Debate About Ethics Of AI Voiceover, 2021.
The Dworkin Report: Reporter reveals Facebook paid Eastern European troll farms, 2021.
Slate: Facebook’s Misinformation Problem, 2021.
Factually! Why Facebook Refuses to Fix Its Misinformation Crisis, 2021.
Canadian government session: AI, 2021.
Keynote: What is AI, 2019.