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Women. Wisdom. Worth.Episode 12 - Ethics, Governance, and Inclusivity in the AI Age - with Dr Christina J. ColcloughToday, we are thrilled to be joined by Dr Christina J. Colclough, the founder of The Why Not Lab, a boutique value-driven consultancy that equips workers and their unions across the world with the skills to ensure collective rights in the digital age. In this episode, Christina delves into the pressing issues surrounding the governance of digital systems. She enlightens us on the powerful role of worker advocacy in digital systems, emphasizing the need for clear governance structures to counter "managerial fuzz."Christina shares her personal journey, including her survival from a brain tumor, driving...2024-12-0939 min
Pondering AIAI at Work w/ Christina ColcloughDr. Christina Jayne Colclough reflects on AI Regulations at Work.In this capsule series, prior guests share their insights on current happenings in AI and intuitions about what to expect next.2023-12-2214 min
SourceTune in to Season 2 of the CTF/FCE's Source! / Source a lancé sa deuxième saison!Welcome to Source – the official podcast of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE), presenting the latest trends and topics influencing publicly funded public education in Canada. From thought leaders to union representatives and like-minded organizations, Source connects you to the stories behind Canada’s education ecosystem. Tune in to season 2 of Source to hear from labour activist like Alex Silas, human rights defender like Fae Johnstone, award-winning author like Shari Graydon, thought leader on AI like Dr. Christina Colclough, and more!•Source, le balado officiel de la Fédération canadienne des enseignantes et des enseign...2023-12-1500 min
SourceTune in to Season 2 of the CTF/FCE's Source! / Source a lancé sa deuxième saison!Welcome to Source – the official podcast of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE), presenting the latest trends and topics influencing publicly funded public education in Canada. From thought leaders to union representatives and like-minded organizations, Source connects you to the stories behind Canada’s education ecosystem. Tune in to season 2 of Source to hear from labour activist like Alex Silas, human rights defender like Fae Johnstone, award-winning author like Shari Graydon, thought leader on AI like Dr. Christina Colclough, and more!•Source, le balado officiel de la Fédération canadienne des enseign...2023-12-1500 min
SourceDigital technologies have entered the chat with Dr. Christina Colclough / Les technologies numériques se sont immiscées dans la discussion aJoin the CTF/FCE's Mia Travers Hayward as she chats with Dr. Christina J. Colclough, founder of The Why Not Lab and advocate for the digital rights of workers. / Joignez-vous à Mia Travers Hayward de la CTF/FCE, qui s’entretient avec Christina J. Colclough, Ph. D., fondatrice du Why Not Lab et défenseuse des droits numériques des travailleur·ses. Topics include / Les sujets sont :digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, and how they are impacting education workers; / les technologies numériques, y compris l’intelligence artificielle, et leurs répercussions sur les travailleur·ses de l’éducation;Protecting labour rights and priv...2023-08-2925 min
SourceDigital technologies have entered the chat with Dr. Christina Colclough / Les technologies numériques se sont immiscées dans la discussion avec Christina Colclough, Ph. D.Join the CTF/FCE's Mia Travers Hayward as she chats with Dr. Christina J. Colclough, founder of The Why Not Lab and advocate for the digital rights of workers. / Joignez-vous à Mia Travers Hayward de la CTF/FCE, qui s’entretient avec Christina J. Colclough, Ph. D., fondatrice du Why Not Lab et défenseuse des droits numériques des travailleur·ses. Topics include / Les sujets sont :digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, and how they are impacting education workers; / les technologies numériques, y compris l’intelligence artificielle, et leurs répercussions sur les travailleur·ses de l’éducation...2023-08-2925 min
Woman's HourListener Week: Generative AI, Female thatchers, Big noses, Communal livingFor Listener Week, you, our listeners, decide what we cover on the programme.Listener Liane has tasked the programme with a deep dive into the impact of generative Artificial Intelligence on the workforce. She’s concerned that AI risks making humans “obsolete” and “has the capacity to replace millions of people's creative ideas, artwork, writing, music, their skills in language, invention and interpretation in seconds.” We speak to Dame Diane Coyle, the Bennett Professor of Public Policy at Cambridge University, and Christina Colclough, founder of the Why Not Lab specialising in the futures of work.Listener D...2023-08-2557 min
To the Extent That...Mind The Gap: Episode 12: Nothing About Us Without UsWe all agree that new technologies are cool, but unintended consequences can be very hard to reverse. Today we will be talking with Dr Christina Colclough, a political economist with a PhD in Sociology from the University of Copenhagen. She has been engaged for over a decade in the global discussion of digital technology as it relates to work and workers across the world.2023-07-1057 min
Pondering AIKeeping Work Human with Dr. Christina ColcloughDr. Christina Colclough addresses tech determinism, the value of human labor, managerial fuzz, collective will, digital rights, and participatory AI deployment.Christina traces the path of digital transformation and the self-sustaining narrative of tech determinism. As well as how the perceptions of the public, the C-Suite and workers (aka wage earners) diverge. Thereby highlighting the urgent need for robust public dialogue, education and collective action.Championing constructive debate, Christina decries ‘for-it-or-against-it’ views on AI and embraces the Luddite label. Kimberly and Christina discuss the value of human work, we vs. they work cultures, the divisiveness of d...2023-04-1946 min
Elektronista#12 Del og Like Selvmål eller high score? Tracking af din arbejdsindsatsSynes du nogle gange af chefen behandler dig uretfærdigt? Så er tanken om at udskifte ham eller hende med teknologi fri for fordomme og nag måske tillokkende. Forestil dig et arbejdsliv hvor du bliver mødt præcist på det du laver, og ingen kommenterer hverken dit køn, din alder, din hudfarve, din seksualitet, dit udseende eller dit dårlige humør. Du bliver simpelthen blot objektivt vurderet på din performance. Det hedder algoritme management. Og det bliver stort. Men bliver det godt? Vi tager livtag med algoritmechefen i dagens afsnit af Del og Like. I panelet: Digital rå...2023-02-2358 min
The Civic Hacker PodcastBuilding a WorkerTech EcosystemToday’s conversation is with Dr. Christina J. Colclough, founder of the Why Not Lab and co-creator of WeClock. She shares how they are working towards putting workers at the center of digital change. Christina works with unions, interest organizations and governments across the world on issues such as AI governance, workers' data rights and human rights, and the development of responsible digital technology.
Links to info and resources:
Support the Network: http://civic-hackers.org/nonprofit
https://www.thewhynotlab.com/
https://weclock.it/
ILO workshop recordings: https://www.ilo.or...2022-12-0857 min
Del og Like#12 Del og Like - Selvmål eller high score? Tracking af din arbejdsindsatsSynes du nogle gange, at chefen behandler dig uretfærdigt? Så er tanken om at udskifte ham eller hende med teknologi fri for fordomme og nag måske tillokkende. Forestil dig et arbejdsliv hvor du bliver mødt præcist på det, du laver og ingen kommenterer hverken dit køn, din alder, din hudfarve, din seksualitet, dit udseende eller dit dårlige humør. Du bliver simpelthen blot objektivt vurderet på din performance. Det hedder algoritme management. Og det bliver stort. Men bliver det godt? Vi tager livtag med algoritmechefen i dagens afsnit af Del og Like. I panelet: D...2022-12-0258 min
Workflow, en podcast om fremtidens arbejdslivEpisode 26: Fra tastetryk til trivselsmålinger – medarbejderovervågningen...Er det okay, at din arbejdsgiver holder øje med din digitale opførsel?”Det er ikke fordi vi skal fornægte den digitale udvikling, men vi skal være kritiske” udtaler Christina Colclough, der er fagforenings-ekspert, sociolog og med i seneste udgave af IDAs podcast Workflow. Emnet er digital overvågning på arbejdspladsen. I takt med at mere og mere af vores daglige arbejde sker på digitale platforme, er det også blevet muligt for arbejdsgiverne i højere grad at indsamle data om alt hvad vi laver, hvilke mails vi sender og hvor ofte vi taler i telefo...2022-10-0543 min
Exec TalkClimbing the Corporate Ladder Through Storytelling Colette Colclough is an HR executive who currently serves as the Vice President of HR for Maryland Public Television. In this episode Colette shares the power and the importance of storytelling as she focuses on how to help women and people of color climb the corporate ladder. This podcast was a response to the racial unrest in 2020 after the George Floyd tragedy. Colette and I discuss the importance of cultural awareness and the inequity experienced in the workplace by women and many people of color. 2021-04-0951 min
Exec TalkClimbing The Corporate Ladder Through Storytelling -with HR Executive Colette ColcoloughColette Colclough is an HR executive who currently serves as the Vice President of HR for Maryland Public Television. In this episode Colette shares the power and the importance of storytelling as she focuses on how to help women and people of color climb the corporate ladder. This podcast was a response to the racial unrest in 2020 after the George Floyd tragedy. Colette and I discuss the importance of cultural awareness and the inequity experienced in the workplace by women and many people of color.2021-04-0551 min
Disrupted AsiaS1E7 - Disrupted Asia - Artificial intelligence, data rights and the future of work“Disrupted Asia: Between Crisis, Rise and Resilience” explores the existing and emerging economic, political and geostrategic trends throughout the Asia-Pacific region in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the world thereafter.In the last episode of our first season, we analyse the effects of digitalisation, Artificial Intelligence and data protection in the workplace. Together with our guest Christina Colclough, an expert on the future of work and the politics of digital technology, we talk about algorithmic decision-making and ways forward for the labour movement in the Asia-Pacific region.For more info about the work of F...2021-01-2620 min
Carnegie Council Video PodcastAI as a Tool for Workers' Empowerment, with Christina J. ColcloughFollowing up on the AI & Equality Initiative's first webinar on artificial intelligence and the future of work, Carnegie-Uehiro Fellow Wendell Wallach and Dr. Christina Colclough, founder of The Why Not Lab, build on that discussion with a conversation about the future of the worker. How can new technology be used to empower workers? What are some progressive strategies and policies that can help to reach this goal?2020-12-0723 min
Carnegie Council PodcastsAI as a Tool for Workers' Empowerment, with Christina J. ColcloughFollowing up on the AI & Equality Initiative's first webinar on artificial intelligence and the future of work, Carnegie-Uehiro Fellow Wendell Wallach and Dr. Christina J. Colclough, founder of The Why Not Lab, build on that discussion with a conversation about the future of the worker. How can new technology be used to empower workers? What are some progressive strategies and policies that can help to reach this goal?2020-11-131h 01
UnionDuesA Brave New World of work w/Christina ColcloughCovid has dramatically changed the notion of work and workplaces. The growth of “super surveillance” was established before the pandemic hit, but the upsurge in home and remote working has been a massive accelerant. In the latest episode of UnionDues, Simon is joined by Christina Colclough, director of the Why Not lab which looks at the future of work from the workers’ perspective: What can, should and must unions do to safeguard their members, and what’s likely to happen if they don’t.
Also updates on a new Trade Union Advisory Group, a successful outcome for NUJ members...2020-10-2035 min
Education International EdVoicesThe future of work in education I Christina ColcloughChristina Colclough is a future of work expert. She discusses teacher adaptation to digitalisation, life-long learning, the digital divide, the relationship between virtual and physical learning, data, and related issues.2020-07-2326 min
Azeem Azhar's Exponential ViewEmpowering Workers in the Digital FutureCompanies increasingly use digital systems to hire, fire, and monitor their employees. But who is keeping employers in check? Former director at the service workers union, UNI Global, and one of the most influential thinkers in the ethics of AI, Dr. Christina Colclough joins Azeem Azhar to explore how to ensure that the increasingly digital workplace of the near future protects workers.
They also discuss:
How Covid-19 has affected the most vulnerable members of the global workforce.
How management by algorithm erodes trust in the workplace.
Why trade unions should employ data analysts and digital experts.
2020-05-2741 min
For velferdsstatenDebattmøte: Dine, mine, og våre dataOpptak fra debattmøte på Kulturhuset i Oslo 11. februar 2020, med Christina Colclough fra den globale fagorganisasjonen UNI Global Union:
Skal dataene eies og styres av IT-giganter eller av fellesskapets institusjoner?
Venter vi for lenge med politisk styring av den digitale økonomien, kan det være for sent. Da styrer storselskapene oss. Derfor trengs det bevissthet om den utviklingen som er på gang.
Den internasjonale ekspert på datasikkerhet og digital økonomi, Christina Colclough, kommer til Norge. Hun er rådgiver for den globale fagorganisasjonen UNI. Hun jobber med datasikkerhet og beredskap for arbeidere, befolkning og samfunn og skal holde innledning på Fagforbun...2020-02-231h 46
The AI ElementIn Data We Trust?We don’t have enough control over our data—how it is collected, by whom, what it’s used for. We’re used to hitting “accept” to whatever agreement we need to use the online platforms, mobile apps and other digital services that run our daily lives. Yet public awareness is growing about the importance of privacy and data control. Major data breaches and scandals about the misuse of data have shown the failures of the private sector when it comes to self-regulation. Now, governments and policymakers are stepping in with efforts to address the power imbalance between consu...2019-09-1900 min
The Unions21 PodcastUnions21 Conference 2019 - part 2: The Future Of WorkThe 2019 Unions21 Conference showcased a veritable powerhouse of ideas and experiences on the most pressing issues facing the labour movement today – how to make the future of work one in which artificial intelligence and digital transformation are our servants and not masters. The panelists and speakers captured in this special episode, in order of appearance, and for your listening pleasure, are:
Sue Ferns, Chair of Unions 21 and Senior Deputy General Secretary, Prospect
Ivanna Bartoletti, Women Leading in AI and Chair, Fabian Women’s Network
Gill Dix, Head of Workplace Policy, ACAS
Antho...2019-07-1000 min
The Unions21 PodcastThe Future Of Work - Taming The RobotsIn the latest Unions21 podcast, Beckyand Simon talk to Christina Colclough and Jonnie Penn about their work with the 20m strong UNi Global Union and the Future World of Work project. Are the fears for the future justified? How can we use this new technology to our benefit? There is no one better qualified or more articulate on this most pressing of subjects. A Makes-You-Think production2019-05-0600 min
The Office BlockEpisode 2: "The Robots Are Coming! Automation, Digitalisation & Big Data."Host Paul Dillon (with a little help from Gareth Murphy) delved into one of the biggest topics facing people working in finance today. What are tech changes doing to our jobs? What will a future finance sector look like, as automation and digitalisation continue apace?
We asked the experts. Dr Christina Colclough, of the UNI Global Union, joined us to delve into her research. Christina, who describes herself as a tech nerd with a social conscience, runs futureworldofwork.org, which is well worth a visit. Dr Larry Stapleton, of the Waterford Institute of Technology and the knewfutures.com website, joined...2018-05-2249 min
Talking MachinesEconomies, Work and AIIn episode seven of season four we chat about Ellis and the UK AI Sector Deal , we take a listener question about the next AI winter and if/when it is coming, plus we hear from Christina Colclough Director of Platform and Agency Workers, Digitalization and Trade UNI Global Union.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-05-0342 min
Talking MachinesEconomies, Work and AIIn episode seven of season four we chat about Ellis and the UK AI Sector Deal , we take a listener question about the next AI winter and if/when it is coming, plus we hear from Christina Colclough Director of Platform and Agency Workers, Digitalization and Trade UNI Global Union.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2018-05-0342 min
Talking MachinesEconomies, Work and AIIn episode seven of season four we chat about Ellis and the UK AI Sector Deal , we take a listener question about the next AI winter and if/when it is coming, plus we hear from Christina Colclough Director of Platform and Agency Workers, Digitalization and Trade UNI Global Union.2018-05-0342 min