Ben WaberMore #dog walks and driving for a bunch of errands meant a good amount of time to listen to great talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/8)
First up was an interesting #TechCabal panel on how #socialmedia is shaping #Africa commerce with Timi Odueso, Joshua Chibueze, Brian Mogeni, and Kelvin Umechukwu. This whole space is fascinating, and the dynamism in the African market here is palpable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSB0cbxcZzA (2/8)
How is social media shaping commerce in Africa? | The Future of Commerce 2022
Next was another #TechCabal panel on #Africa's informal #economy with Barene Jankovich-Besan (Beard), Tesh Mbaabu, Ademola Adesina, Dip Patel, Ismael Belkhayat, and Michael Olabisi. There were some technical difficulties, but the topic is crucial and the companies represented here are exciting so push through it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNq8PD2uagY (3/8)
Unlocking value in Africa’s informal economy | Future of Commerce 2022
Next was an important talk and discussion at #UPenn's Carey Law School with Anita L. Allen and Ezekiel Dixon-Román on the "black opticon." As #algorithms and #data collection increasingly impact marginalized communities, there's never been a more crucial time for this conversation, despite my slight disagreements with some of the points here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1ssYEDTxnE (4/8)
Race and Privacy Regulation
Next were double talks by Cleotilde Gonzalez and Sudeep Bhatia on various aspects of human and machine #decisions. There's a lot of interesting #experiments in both talks that get at some of the good (and not so good) ways people and machines make decisions and the implications for system and #algorithm design. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF85dnqUA8s (5/8)
Cleotilde Gonzalez and Sudeep Bhatia (Augmented Intelligence Workshop, July 14th)
Next was a great talk by Junjie Hu on cross-language #models for entities at the #USC Information Sciences Institute. This is an elegant approach for an important problem as we work to extend the latest #algorithms to #languages and areas that are historically excluded. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usfrnDLmsO4 (6/8)
Cross-lingual Learning of Named Entities
Next was a similarly great talk by Rob Reich at the Institute for Experiential #AI at #NortheasternUniversity on the need for a code of conduct for #algorithm #developers. This talk is spot on on the need for professional #ethics with teeth in #tech, and while there's some irony with discussing "foundation" models and elevating certain less than reputable players in the tech space, I still highly recommend the talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv9AX-rW9rI (7/8)
Code of Responsible Conduct with Distinguished Lecturer & Stanford Professor Rob Reich
Last was an intriguing conversation on the tradeoff between #migration, #fertility, and #economic growth with Ping Wang on the #VoxDev #podcast. By looking at #China, Wang is able to tease apart some of these competing factors to give a more comprehensive picture for #governments to consider. https://podcasts.google.com/u/1/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdWRpb2Jvb20uY29tL2NoYW5uZWxzLzQ5NzA3NzQucnNz/episode/dGFnOmF1ZGlvYm9vbS5jb20sMjAyMS0xMi0wNzovcG9zdHMvNzk5MjY0MQ?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjwktnR65D7AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQQw (8/8)
VoxDev Development Economics - S1 Ep69: Stay or migrate?
A structural transformation means workers moving to cities for good jobs, or better living conditions for their families, maybe also having smaller families. But these decisions are not made independently: new research examines the trade-off that we make between migration and fertility, and suggests that China's migration and one-child policies may not have been the boost to economic growth that policymakers wanted.