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Promptly SpeakingA Better Way to Use AI with Dr. Ravit Dotan, PhDHow do we use AI without losing what makes us human?In this episode of Promptly Speaking, hosts Sara and Dan Roberts sit down with Dr. Ravit Dotan, PhD - a practical philosopher and AI ethicist - to unpack the cognitive, ethical, and emotional effects of our growing reliance on AI.💡 You’ll learn:- Why using AI can actually reduce brain engagement - and how to prevent it- How to apply ethical reasoning in everyday AI use- The “Chef Approach” to AI - a framework that keeps hum...
2025-11-0453 min
Pondering AIReframing Responsible AI with Ravit DotanRavit Dotan, PhD asserts that beneficial AI adoption requires clarity of purpose, good judgment, ethical leadership, and making responsibility integral to innovation. Ravit and Kimberly discuss the philosophy of science; why all algorithms incorporate values; how technical judgements centralize power; not exempting AI from established norms; when lists of risks lead us astray; wasting water, eating meat, and using AI responsibly; corporate ethics washing; patterns of ethical decoupling; reframing the relationship between responsibility and innovation; measuring what matters; and the next phase of ethical innovation in practice.  Ravit Dotan, PhD is an AI et...
2025-05-2859 min
The Buzz with ACT-IACOpening the Artificial Information Floodgates with Ravit DotanThis episode of The Buzz is best experienced with headphones.With the generative AI hype cycle reaching a fever pitch, now may be a good time to step back and consider some of the potential downsides and risks of creating terabytes of text, image, sound and video at the click of a button. What will it mean to exist in an online world where the source and veracity of information is even more inscrutable than it is today?This week, the Buzz is joined by AI ethicist and researcher Ravit Dotan, PhD. to...
2023-06-0745 minThe Buzz with ACT-IACOpening the Artificial Information Floodgates with Ravit DotanWith the generative AI hype cycle reaching a fever pitch, now may be a good time to step back and consider some of the potential downsides and risks of creating terabytes of text, image, sound and video at the click of a button. What will it mean to exist in an online world where the source and veracity of information is even more inscrutable than it is today? This week, the Buzz is joined by AI ethicist and researcher Ravit Dotan, PhD. to give us some ideas on how to avoid a future rife with...
2023-06-0742 min