Heather Smith is a data scientist and AI engineer who has led AI and machine learning initiatives at major companies including T-Mobile, Porsche, and Moody’s. This episode dives deeper into AI ethics and using AI to build a better future.

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Heather Smith is a data scientist and strategist with diverse industry experience in engineering artificial intelligence (AI) and building and leading AI teams. She’s spearheaded and scaled data science and AI/machine learning (ML) teams for T-Mobile, Porsche Cars North America, Moody’s Ratings, and several Fortune 500 companies, and currently advises on AI adoption and AI/ML product management at the portfolio level. She helps organizations make tactical investments in AI, data, and engineering talent. She’s passionate about AI ethics and using AI to build a better future.

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Erika Nesvold is a PhD astrophysicist, science communicator, and game developer. Her limited podcast series, Making New Worlds, and two books, Ethical Questions and Quandaries for Living in Outer Space and Reclaiming Space: Progressive and Multicultural Visions of Space Exploration, explore the ethics of human settlement in space. She’s also a co-founder of the nonprofit organization The JustSpace Alliance. You can read/subscribe to her free newsletter here.

Based in Sweden, Fredrik is an engineer and co-founder of Drupps, Direct Carbon, Sally-R, and Airwatergreen. These sustainable tech companies are focused on improving indoor air quality and harvesting carbon dioxide and water from the air to mitigate climate change and water scarcity. Find out more: https://drupps.com, https://direct-carbon.com, https://sally-r.com, and https://airwatergreen.com/en

Thép is a retired colonel who served for 42 years in the People’s Army of Vietnam. Personally affected by Agent Orange, a potent herbicide sprayed during the Vietnam War, he now helps victims in his community in Hanoi. The interview is conducted in a mixture of Vietnamese and English.