Interviews
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A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Dr Trisha Meyer & Prof Chris Marsden about Technology & Disinformation
Interview with Dr Trisha Meyer, Vrije Universiteit in Brussels & Prof Chris Marsden, University of Sussex, about Technology & Disinformation. "In struggling to find a sustainable business model for the online environment, many traditional media providers have become almost exclusively reliant on advertising."... -
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Mark Dubrulle about AI and Democracy
Interview with Mark Dubrulle, president of the Club de Rome – EU Chapter. AI definitely is something we need, but I have doubts as to the capacity of present institutions to define a code that could be acceptable for everyone. In its draft report on AI, the European Parliament underlines that the... -
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Nicolas Spatola about AI and Democracy
Several experiments have shown that AI could reproduce human cognitive bias such as sexism, racism and even become psychopathic.
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A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Jack Stilgoe about autonomous cars
Interview with Jack Stilgoe, associate professor at University College London, fellow of the Alan Turing Institute, about autonomous car. "I think the uptake of self-driving cars at scale will require substantial changes to behaviours, infrastructures and the rules of the road, as well as improvements... -
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Patrick Lin about autonomous cars
Interview with Patrick Lin, director of the Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group at California Polytechnic State University, about autonomous car. "Computer vision, including algorithms that process images, still need improvement. They still have a hard time picking up small objects, like animals, as well... -
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Linda Amaral-Zettler about plastic pollution
Interview with Linda Amaral-Zettler, senior scientist at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ). Every minute, the equivalent of one garbage truck of plastic waste enters the oceans. Plastic pollution is so ubiquitous that scientists have coined a new term for the marine environment:... -
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Prof. Naomi Anne Fineberg about screen addiction
Interview with Prof. Naomi Anne Fineberg, Consultant Psychiatrist at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT). There is consensus on the need for more study of Problematic Use of the Internet. Can you tell me about the background to establishing the COST Action 'European... -
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Prof. Zsolt Demetrovics about screen addiction
Interview with Zsolt Demetrovics, Professor of psychology at the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary. Gaming is the most problematic internet related activity today. What is the better predictor of PUI, psychiatric symptoms or time spent online? Zsolt Demetrovics: Time spent online...