027: Addressing AI's ETHICAL ISSUES w/ the former US Dept of Defense's Chief Data Officer Michael Conlin
Release Date: 04/08/2021
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050: RECESSION? WHAT RECESSION? How the Middle East is driving technology innovation and spend
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047: Driving INNOVATION and SUSTAINABILITY in the F&B Industry
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One of the challenges with Sustainability is that while people like talking about it, it can be hard to find people driving real impact. But luckily for you, today’s guest is one that it driving impact. In this episode of the TechBurst Asia podcast, we will speak to Adrien Desbaillets, the CEO and Co-Founder of Salad Stop, about the growth of his business - and how they were able to deliver SouthEast Asia’s first Net Zero F and B outlet. 00:30 Intro to Adrien & SaladStop! 05:00 How technology and a drive to innovate has contributed to their expansion to 65 stores in...
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043: SMART CITIES 2022: Unblocking the MEGA-BLOCKERS
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info_outlineThe amount of data that we create, capture, and consume is growing exponentially. In fact, according to IDC, the amount of data we will create in the next three years - will be more than the data we created over the past 30 years. That sounds great, but it does raise a lot of questions.
What are companies and governments doing with that data?
Is our data being used ethically?
Who should be responsible for setting the regulations about how data captured can be used?
These are just some of the questions that we will discuss in this podcast.
Today’s guest, Michael Conlin, will help delve deeper into these questions. He currently is the Chief Technology Officer for Definitive Logic, a US-based analytics and digital transformation specialist vendor, and was previously, the first ever Chief Data Officer for the U.S. Department of Defense (and almost the U.S. Data Czar - listen in to find out what happened).
Show Notes:
02:00 The journey that led a psychology major to become the first Chief Data Officer for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
09:00 The transition from the private to the public sector - what attracted Micheal to the DoD?
14:30 What was it like on Day 1 when you realised you were responsible for straightening out the data structure and strategy for the DoD’s 3.2 million employees and across its 13,000 operational IT systems?
20:00 The U.S. has a Border Czar, Bird Flu Czar & Cybersecurity Czar - was he the Data Czar?
23:30 What are the main differences between being a CTO/CDO in the public versus private sector - and what unique challenges did you face with the DoD?
33:15 Why do we still trust Facebook despite its data breach that released the personal information of 533 million users - but don’t trust the government with our data?
43:15 The role of Ethics in Artificial Intelligence
52:15 Who should be responsible for setting the rules and regulations relating to the acceptable and ethical use of data captured by companies, governments, etc.?
60:00 Microsoft recently signed a USD 22 Billion contract with the US military to deliver 120,000 HoloLens mixed reality headsets. If you were the CDO/CTO overseeing this for the military, how would you mitigate the risks - and what opportunities would you see for the devices?
67:15 You recently left the U.S. DoD and its 3.2 million employees for Definitive Logic and its 250 employees. What led to the change?
71:30 The Fun questions
How does an introvert like you thrive in situations that require you to play the role of an extrovert?
Tell us about your interesting hobbies, including being a blacksmith, enamelist, glass gaffer, goldsmith, sculptor & lapidary.
Prince William was recently crowned the world’s sexiest bald man - are you disappointed that you weren’t nominated?