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AI is being integrated into every element of our world and the human experience. Mourning and death are no exception. From grief bots, to AI ghosts, to robot pet companions, artificial intelligence is beginning to be woven into some of the most personal, difficult, and transformational moments of our lives. In this episode, we explore that intersection.
Meet our Speakers
Host: Gilad Berenstein is currently working in venture capital in Seattle after founding and leading a successful travel personalization startup and serving as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2). Gilad holds masters and undergraduate degrees from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington.
Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad is a research scientist at the Harborview Medical Center (UW Medicine) and an adjunct professor at University of Washington Bothell. His current focus is on AI and healthcare, specifically predicting disease progression. He received his PhD in Computer Science from University of Minnesota and Bachelors in Computer Science from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Nathan Mladin is a senior researcher with the religion and society think tank Theos in London and an Associate of the UK’s AI, Faith and Civil Society Commission. He is also the author of several publications on technology ethics and AI, including “AI and the Afterlife: from Digital Mourning to Mind Uploading” and “Data and Dignity: why privacy matters in the digital age”.
Views and opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of AI and Faith or any of its leadership.
Production: Pablo Salmones and Penny Yuen
Host: Gilad Berenstein
Guests: Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad, and Nathan Mladin
Editing: Isabelle Braconnot
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