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RealmIQ: SESSIONS with CRIS MOORE

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This episode of Realm IQ Sessions kicks off Season 3 with guest Cris Moore, a professor at the Santa Fe Institute and a former professor at UNM. The discussion centers around AI regulation, bias in machine learning, and the role of AI in consequential decision-making like criminal justice, lending, and healthcare. Cris shares insights from his work auditing risk assessment algorithms used in the legal system and advocates for state-level AI legislation aimed at ensuring fairness, transparency, and accountability in AI-powered decisions. The conversation also explores big tech's resistance to regulation, the potential and risks of AI in creative fields, and the ethical implications of AI-driven decision-making.

Topics Discussed

  1. AI in Criminal Justice – The use of AI in pretrial risk assessment and its potential biases.
  2. AI and Bias – How machine learning perpetuates historical biases and the need for transparency.
  3. Big Tech vs. Regulation – The resistance of tech giants against AI laws and consumer rights.
  4. State-Level AI Legislation – House Bill 60 in New Mexico and similar efforts in other states.
  5. Consumer Protection & AI – The need for disclosure and recourse in AI-driven decisions.
  6. Privacy and Data Rights – How companies collect and monetize user data without consent.
  7. AI in Creativity & Media – The impact of AI on artists, designers, and content creation.
  8. AI and Critical Thinking – The importance of human judgment in using AI responsibly.
  9. AI’s Role in the Future Workforce – How AI changes job markets, particularly in creative and technical fields.
  10. Blockchain & Digital Provenance – Potential solutions for tracking and monetizing creative work.

Pull Quotes & Credits

  • “It's not that AI is bad, it's that black boxes are bad.”Cris Moore
  • “If I could go back in time and replace a Jim Crow judge with an AI, I probably would.”Cris Moore
  • “Big tech does not always have small business people's best interests at heart.”Cris Moore
  • “AI should be a tool for liberation, not another force of inequality.”Cris Moore
  • “This just feels different.”Curt Doty
  • “AI is not just another tool—it's accelerating at a speed that makes it feel fundamentally different from past innovations.”Curt Doty
  • “We are the data. It’s not an abstract concept—everything we do is training these systems.”Curt Doty
  • “Creative-centered AI is the future—AI should enhance creativity, not replace it.”Curt Doty

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This episode of Realm IQ Sessions kicks off Season 3 with guest Cris Moore, a professor at the Santa Fe Institute and a former professor at UNM. The discussion centers around AI regulation, bias in machine learning, and the role of AI in consequential decision-making like criminal justice, lending, and healthcare. Cris shares insights from his work auditing risk assessment algorithms used in the legal system and advocates for state-level AI legislation aimed at ensuring fairness, transparency, and accountability in AI-powered decisions. The conversation also explores big tech's resistance to regulation, the potential and risks of AI in creative fields, and the ethical implications of AI-driven decision-making.

Topics Discussed

  1. AI in Criminal Justice – The use of AI in pretrial risk assessment and its potential biases.
  2. AI and Bias – How machine learning perpetuates historical biases and the need for transparency.
  3. Big Tech vs. Regulation – The resistance of tech giants against AI laws and consumer rights.
  4. State-Level AI Legislation – House Bill 60 in New Mexico and similar efforts in other states.
  5. Consumer Protection & AI – The need for disclosure and recourse in AI-driven decisions.
  6. Privacy and Data Rights – How companies collect and monetize user data without consent.
  7. AI in Creativity & Media – The impact of AI on artists, designers, and content creation.
  8. AI and Critical Thinking – The importance of human judgment in using AI responsibly.
  9. AI’s Role in the Future Workforce – How AI changes job markets, particularly in creative and technical fields.
  10. Blockchain & Digital Provenance – Potential solutions for tracking and monetizing creative work.

Pull Quotes & Credits

  • “It's not that AI is bad, it's that black boxes are bad.”Cris Moore
  • “If I could go back in time and replace a Jim Crow judge with an AI, I probably would.”Cris Moore
  • “Big tech does not always have small business people's best interests at heart.”Cris Moore
  • “AI should be a tool for liberation, not another force of inequality.”Cris Moore
  • “This just feels different.”Curt Doty
  • “AI is not just another tool—it's accelerating at a speed that makes it feel fundamentally different from past innovations.”Curt Doty
  • “We are the data. It’s not an abstract concept—everything we do is training these systems.”Curt Doty
  • “Creative-centered AI is the future—AI should enhance creativity, not replace it.”Curt Doty

Support the show

Sponsor our show - https://www.realmiq.com/sponsors

Receive our weekly newsletter: Subscribe on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7024758748661391360

Sign up for one of our workshops: https://www.realmiq.com/workshops

Are you an AI Founder? Learn about our AIccelerator: https://www.realmiq.com/startups

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtdoty/
Need branding or marketing? Visit: https://curtdoty.co/

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