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How can we build an AI future which respects ethics and data privacy? With Professor Sylvie Delacroix, Centre for Data Futures, King’s College London

Data Malarkey - the podcast about using data smarter

Release Date: 02/05/2025

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In this thought-provoking episode of the Data Malarkey Podcast, master data storyteller Sam Knowles sits down with Sylvie Delacroix, the inaugural Jeff Price Chair in Digital Law in the Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College London. Sylvie shares her insights into data ethics, the vulnerabilities we face in a data-driven world, and the transformative potential of generative AI. She also introduces the Centre for Data Futures, her initiative to build participatory data infrastructure that empowers individuals and communities. This is a conversation about ethics, identity, and the future of AI that you won’t want to miss.

 

What you'll learn in this episode:

  • The hidden vulnerabilities of our daily data leaks.

  • How AI can both limit and empower personal reinvention.

  • Why participatory infrastructure is essential for ethical AI development.

  • The concept of ‘humility markers’ in AI and their potential to transform conversations.

  • How Sylvie’s work bridges the gap between theory and practice in digital law and data ethics.

 

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:27 - Sylvie Delacroix’s journey and research focus
07:43 - The vulnerability of self in the data-driven age
13:53 - Building participatory data infrastructures
20:02 - Rethinking AI and conversational models
30:36 - The importance of humility markers in AI
39:07 - The future of ethical AI: aspirations and hopes

 

About our guest:
Sylvie Delacroix is a leading expert in digital law and ethics. As the Jeff Price Chair in Digital Law at King’s College London, Professor Delacroix directs the Centre for Data Futures, focusing on participatory data infrastructure and ethical governance of AI. Her work on data trusts and habitual ethics has shaped policy initiatives worldwide. To learn more about her work, visit  https://delacroix.uk

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