FTP: Future Tech and Policy
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The Future Tech & Policy (FTP) Podcast features a panel of interdisciplinary faculty experts from the 3 universities at the University of Illinois System that examines news, trends, and issues related to emerging technology like AI, quantum, energy, and future-looking computing and how these advancements influence policy and regulation in Illinois and beyond. A production of the Science and Technology Working Group at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA).
Episodes released bi-weekly.
Hosted by Jeremy Riel, Science & Technology Working Group Co-Lead and Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Chicago. Regular panelists are faculty members of the IGPA Science and Technology Working Group (https://igpa.uillinois.edu/working-groups/science-and-technology).
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Ep. 12 - New IL AI Reporting Regulations, Sycophantic Chatbots, and The AI Pausing Cycle
In this episode of the Future Tech & Policy (FTP) Podcast, the panel discusses new legislation passed in Illinois (SB 315) on AI transparency and auditing and what useful information audits and…
Ep. 11 - AI & The Pope, Google's New Search Interface, and Data Management in Research
In this episode of the Future Tech & Policy (FTP) Podcast, the panel discusses the new encyclical by Pope Leo entitled "Magnifica Humanitas", which represents the Vatican's look at AI and its…
Ep. 10 - Reconsidering Your AI Notetaker, Evaluating Science Pipelines, & Cybersecurity is Back!
In this episode of the Future Tech & Policy (FTP) Podcast, the panel weighs the pros and cons of AI notetaking apps and digital meeting transcriptions, reminding us that not everything needs to…
Ep. 9 - "Practicing" a Profession in the AI Age, Disappearing AI Apps, & Right to Repair
In this episode of the Future Tech & Policy (FTP) Podcast, the panel discusses a recent court case in Oregon where a judge ordered an attorney pay attorney fees because of their use of an AI to…
Ep. 8 - Mythical AI Models, The Web Never Forgets, & AI Due Diligence
In this episode of the Future Tech & Policy (FTP) Podcast, the panel chats about the newest secret AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI that are rumored to be so powerful that they need to be kept…
Ep. 7 - AI Agents and Crustacean-Themed Apps, Geo Data for AI Training, and End-to-End Encryption
In this episode of the Future Tech & Policy (FTP) Podcast, we explore more into the recent (and sudden) AI agent craze through OpenClaw and other tools and Zach shares lessons learned from his…
Ep. 6 - Making Sense of Moltbook, Enjoying Robot Dancers, Wowed by AI Board Game Archaeologists, & The AI Policy Atlas
In this episode of the Future Tech & Policy (FTP) Podcast, we make sense of the Moltbook and Openclaw AI agent craze, in which we ask why (even for fun) agents need their own social network? The…
Ep. 5 - Wikipedia's "Don't Write Like AI" Enables AI Writing, AI is Always "Disrupting", and Age Verification Methods
In this episode of the Future Tech & Policy (FTP) Podcast, the panel explores the Wikipedia community guidelines on spotting AI-written works to help with the editorial process only to have that…
Ep.4 - CES AI Products and E-Waste, Who Regulates AI?, Chief AI Preparedness Officers, and Licensed AI Characters
In this episode of the Future Tech & Policy (FTP) Podcast, the panel returns from winter break with a look at the light-hearted "Worst In Show" awards for products from the recent Consumer…
Ep. 3 - FTP Podcast - Forgetting Passwords, Genesis Mission, Gov AI Tech Registries, Children AI Facial Recognition, Bot Sentience
In this episode of the Future Tech & Policy (FTP) Podcast, the panel discusses some interesting cases for forgotten passwords and cybersecurity, the US Executive Order on the new Genesis Mission…
Ep. 2 - FTP: Future Tech & Policy Podcast - AI Regulation Debates, Teddy Bear Bots, and Insuring AI
In this episode of the Future Tech & Policy (FTP) Podcast, the panel discusses the recent federal and state debates regarding AI regulation and who should be responsible for AI policy, AI-infused…
FTP Episode 1 - New Podcast! Sora, AI Pilot Projects, OpenAI Chat Logs, Tilly Norwood
In this inaugural episode of the FTP Podcast, panelists discuss AI-related news from recent weeks, as AI continues to present imaginative use cases and potential policy questions. Topics include the…
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