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**TechTank**

TechTank is a biweekly podcast from The Brookings Institution exploring the most consequential technology issues of our time. From artificial intelligence and racial bias in algorithms, to Big Tech, the future of work, and the digital divide, TechTank takes abstract ideas and makes them accessible. Moderators Dr. Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West speak with leading technology experts and policymakers to share new data, ideas, and policy solutions to address the challenges of our new digital world.

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Latest Episodes:

Ways to Protect Children Online Jul 17, 2023

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In this episode of the TechTank podcast, co-host Darrell M. West explores potential paths forward in the

safety of kids online with Matt Perault, a professor at UNC's School of Information and Library Science,

and Scott Brennen, the head of online expression policy at UNC's Center on Technology Policy. As co-

authors of the report "Keeping Kids Safe Online: How Should Policymakers Approach Age Verification",

both scholars will discuss current methods for age verification, consider the key trade-offs for each, and

share informed recommendations for policymakers.

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How to Address Issues of Racial Equity and Justice Jul 03, 2023

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On this episode of the TechTank podcast, co-host Darrell M. West engages in an enlightening

conversation with Dr. Camille Busette, the interim Vice President of Governance Studies at the

Brookings Institution, and Dr. Andre Perry, a senior fellow in the Metro program and Director of

the Valuing Black Assets Initiative. As project co-leads, these esteemed researchers will share

their plans for the new Center and why they believe it will help us address issues of racial equity

and justice.

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Social media and teens: How do they think it impacts them? Jun 19, 2023

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In this week’s episode of the TechTank Podcast, co-host Nicol Turner Lee will be joined by Monica Anderson, director of internet and technology research at the Pew Research Center, Camisha Covington Parker, Dean at Northern Virginia Community College, and Girl Scout leader for Chloe Lee and Camdyn Parker, both high school students, who will share what policymakers and parents should consider when addressing the increasing use and impacts of social media on teens. Together, the guests will delve into a thought-provoking conversation around what policymakers, parents, and communities can do to ensure protections around teens and social media use, and the blind spots of current debates.

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How AI Disrupts Elections and Influences Voter Choices Jun 05, 2023

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With the 2024 elections around the corner, political tensions are running high, and there is

considerable concern about how generative AI will affect campaigns and election turnout. This

week, on the TechTank Podcast, co-host Darrell West will engage in a conversation on these

crucial matters with Sarah M.L. Bender, an accomplished JD candidate from the University of

Michigan and the author of the article titled "Algorithmic Elections" in the Michigan Law

Review.

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From The TechTank Archives: Twitter, Trump, and Online Speech May 22, 2023

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From November 28, 2022: In this episode of the podcast, co-host Darrell West speaks to Nicol Turner Lee, senior fellow in Governance Studies and director of the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings and Tom Wheeler, a visiting fellow in Governance Studies and the author of a forthcoming Brookings book, “Techlash” about Twitter's future, and the consequences of recent tumultuous changes at the company.

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Bank failures and the tech sector: For better or for worse? May 08, 2023

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In the last year, bank failures have dominated the news cycle. On this episode of the TechTank podcast,

co-host Nicol Turner Lee will discuss why the technology sector has been particularly sensitive to recent

bank failures, and what the future of banking looks like in the digital age. Joining the TechTank podcast

to help discuss the future of banking is Aaron Klein, who is the Miriam K. Carliner Chair in Economic

Studies and Senior Fellow at the Center on Regulation and Markets at the Brookings Institution.

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Will the U.S. attain a competitive global spectrum strategy? Apr 24, 2023

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Consumer demand for wireless services continue to increase in the U.S., prioritizing the need for more licensed and unlicensed spectrum as more services migrate to mobile platforms. On this week's episode of the TechTank Podcast, co-host Nicol Turner Lee sits down with Scott Blake Harris, Senior Spectrum Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary, National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) about the forthcoming National Spectrum Strategy.

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Will Generative AI Kill Jobs? Apr 10, 2023

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There has been considerable interest in recent months in generative AI that can answer questions, develop videos, write code, and perform many other tasks. On this week's episode of the TechTank Podcast, co-host, Darrell West, is joined by a distinguished expert, John Villasenor, professor of engineering, law, public policy, and management at UCLA and co-director of its Institute for Technology, Law, and Policy to discuss if generative AI will take jobs. Will it be possible for organizations to use these new tools to automate job tasks and reduce dependence on human labor?

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How Wikipedia Works Mar 27, 2023

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On this week's episode of the TechTank Podcast, co-host, Darrell West, dives into how

Wikipedia handles content moderation, disinformation, and bias. The site is a trusted source of

information for many people, but little is known about how it makes decisions and handles

controversies surrounding its material. Guests are Isabelle Langrock, a PhD candidate at the

Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, who is writing a

dissertation on Open Knowledge Production and Digital Access; and Kent Campbell, a

Strategist at Reputation X, a firm that researches Wikipedia references, talk pages, and historical

editing patterns.

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How social media is changing politics Mar 13, 2023

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In this week's episode of the TechTank Podcast, guest host Mishaela Robison, research assistant in Brookings Center for Technology Innovation, talks with Annie Wu Henry, former social media producer and strategist for U.S. Senator John Fetterman’s campaign. Described as Fetterman’s “TikTok Whisperer” by the New York Times, Henry discusses how social media and technology are changing the way voters, and society more generally engage with politics.

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