#91 Researching the Social Impacts of Technology and Artificial Intelligence with Mary L. Gray – Senior Principal Researcher, Author, and Professor

<p>Mary L. Gray is a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research as well as an E.J. Safra Center for Ethics Fellow and Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society Faculty Affiliate at Harvard University. Mary also maintains a faculty position in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering with affiliations in Anthropology and Gender Studies at Indiana University. Mary, an anthropologist and media scholar by training, focuses on how everyday uses of technologies transform people’s lives.</p> <p><strong>Enjoy the show!</strong></p> <p><strong>We speak about:</strong></p> <ul> <li>[00:30] About Mary L. Gray<br> </li> <li>[04:25] What’s it like in the Microsoft Research Center?<br> </li> <li>[06:25] What surprised you the most about researching with Microsoft?<br> </li> <li>[08:40] Is your work focused mostly in the United States?<br> </li> <li>[10:10] Is your previous work focused on the social side of technology?<br> </li> <li>[14:40] What other interesting viewpoints did you learn during your research?<br> </li> <li>[24:00] How are people’s work lives being shaped by AI?<br> </li> <li>[35:30] How is automation going to affect the execution of algorithms in specialized fields?<br> </li> <li>[42:40] How do you see AI evolving in different countries?<br> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Resources:</strong></p> <p>Mary’s Website: <a href="https://marylgray.org/"><u>https://marylgray.org</u></a></p> <p>Mary’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/marylgray"><u>https://twitter.com/marylgray</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ghostwork.info/"><u><em>Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass</em></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://marylgray.org/bio/in-your-face/"><u><em>In Your Face: Stories from the Lives of Queer Youth</em></u></a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://nyupress.org/books/9781479880584/"><u><em>Queering the Countryside: New Directions in Rural Queer Studies</em></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://marylgray.org/bio/manuscript-synopsis-and-chapter-summaries/"><u><em>O