Today's episode features disability and artificial intelligence (AI) experts Larry Weru, Ariana Aboulafia, and Jennifer Gray. AI has been around for years, but things changed when OpenAI released ChatGPT. Since then, the news around AI has increased a lot. AI is more than just a chatbot responder; it can be used in many different ways. We talk with the guests about how AI impacts people with disabilities in their healthcare, education, and employment. The guests provide both intriguing and alarming information about the implications for people with disabilities.
Relevant Links:
- Larry Weru’s bio: https://bit.ly/3x6hCUt
- Jennifer Gray’s bio: https://bit.ly/3KvALSQ
- New Disabled South: https://bit.ly/3HzJsdg
- Ariana Aboulafia’s bio: https://bit.ly/3KBv9X7
- Center for Democracy & Technology: https://bit.ly/3RiYyJx
- New Disabled South’s Study on the Benefits and Challenges of Autonomous Workplace Technology on Disability Rights and Labor Rights: https://bit.ly/4bLRA8a
- Center for Democracy & Technology’s Project on Disability Rights in Technology Policy: https://bit.ly/458k7SV
- Automating Ableism (article): https://bit.ly/45bJXW4
- 99% of Fortune 500 companies use AI (article): https://bit.ly/4bIOFx9
- A racist soap dispenser? Critical Theory and the non-neutrality of society (article): https://bit.ly/4c1zkId
