Rao and Bauschard Explore AI’s Impact on Society and Higher Education in Podcast
Professor of Communication and Director of UMW’s Center for AI and the Liberal Arts Anand Rao and Adjunct Instructor Stefan Bauschard co-hosted a recent episode of the AI x Higher Ed podcast featuring Mona Sloane, assistant professor of data science and media studies at the University of Virginia.
The episode, “AI, Power, and Democracy: Who Gets to Shape the Future?,” explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping society, education and democratic decision-making. Drawing on Sloane’s recent book, Predicted: How AI Is Restructuring Social Life, the discussion examines AI as social infrastructure, the importance of public oversight and the role of critical thinking and student involvement in shaping technology’s future.
Sloane, who recently spoke at UMW, also discussed UVA’s Student Technology Council, which gives students a voice in decisions about AI and technology governance.
Read more and listen to the podcast on Stefan Bauschard’s Substack.
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