The AI Safety Podcast

Where have we come from in AI Safety? Where are we going? What's at stake? And what do teams need to get right? In this episode, Dr. Ampofo interviews Jennifer Jordan, Managing Director of Techstars New York Barclays Accelerator program. Jennifer is an early stage investor, strategic advisor, international executive, and board member.  In her words; she's worked on everything from early internet search solutions and web analytics to robotics and software used to design semiconductors. Highly accomplished, Jennifer has successfully incubated and advised start-up ventures, including seed round, IPO and turnaround. She's responsible for millions in valuation, earnings and commission revenue. She's frown platforms from the ground up, through successful exit. She has experience identifying and advising successful teams delivering breakthrough technology. Jennifer's a strategic thinker with exceptional knowledge of market trends and data, and a change driver who impacts and imparts large-scale decisions and effective execution.

We all want AI to be trustworthy, safe, and responsible - especially as it comes out of the ivory tower and into our everyday lives. The problem with this is that few people know how to do this very thing well. Experience shows us that the costs of getting this wrong will be large, indeed. However, we're fortunate to have some of the best people in the world thinking about this problem on a daily basis.And also, we're fortunate to have one of those very people on the show with us today. Airl's Dr. Ampofo interviews Annie Veillet of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Annie is a Partner in PwC's Analytics Practice, leading Canada's AI offerings. She has experience in the planning, design, and delivery of complex AI, analytics, data management, and intelligent automation solutions. She co-led the development of PwC’s Global Responsible AI Toolkit, which recently won four awards (including the Outstanding Achievements - overall category winner) at the CogX 2020 Summit. Annie was recognized as '100+ Brilliant Women in AI Ethics' in 2020 and by Re-Work as one of the Top 30 Influential Women Advancing AI in Montreal in 2019. She also actively mentors Women in AI through programs like AI4Good.

AI Safety takes all of us. It takes Engineers. It takes CEOs. It takes Data Scientists. It takes Community organizers. It takes regulators, bankers, ecological watchdogs, concerned parents, labor groups, - even the Pope has weighed in on AI. But perhaps more than most groups, it takes investors. It takes men and women who understand that the role of an investor is funneling capital towards a future worth inventing. People who appreciate that, as the frontline deployers of access and cash, they hold a uniquely privileged position of deciding which direction the market heads and - in turn - which direction society goes. Zecca Lehn, the Founder and General Partner of Responsibly Ventures, is one of those people. Dr. Ampofo had the privilege to sit down with him and learn more about his journey towards inventing the future, and how he understands the opportunity around AI Safety.

AI Safety is one of the two most important things on earth right now. Find out why - and what you can do about it.