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Season 8 Episode 2: The Information Environment, Philosophy, and AI
Season 8 Episode 2. In this episode Elizabeth chats with Étienne Brown who is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Ottawa. From recommending algorithms to AI chatbots, Étienne has spent the last ten years exploring how the fight over attention is reshaping democratic discourse and why he thinks AI products should face safety review before release.
12 hours ago


Season 8 Episode 1: Provincial, National and International AI Approaches
Season 8 Episode 1. In this episode Elizabeth chats with Christelle Tessono who is a doctoral student at the University of Toronto and a researcher at The Dais, to unpack what AI governance really means. They chat about AI as a socio-technical system which includes the technology but also the labor, land, water and infrastructure behind it.
6 days ago


Season 8 Trailer: AI Beyond Tech!
Season 8 Trailer: Get ready for Season 8 of Wonks & War Rooms! This season, we’re looking at AI Beyond Tech. Chatting with experts...
Sep 22


Canadian Election Laws with Mike Pal
Season 7 Episode 6 - In this episode, Elizabeth talks to Mike Pal, a law professor at the University of Ottawa, about election laws in Canad
Nov 27, 2024


Newsletters in a High-Choice Media Environment with Nick Taylor-Vaisey
Season 7 Episode 5: In this episode Elizabeth talks to Nick Taylor-Vaisey, a journalist for Politico who works on the Ottawa Playbook, a fre
Nov 13, 2024


Foreign Interference at the Nomination Level with Conner Coles
Season 7 Episode 4: In this episode, Elizabeth is joined by Conner Coles, a former lobbyist with experience working in and around politics,
Oct 30, 2024


Astroturfing with Patrícia Campos Mello
Season 7 Episode 3: In this episode, Elizabeth interviews Brazilian journalist and columnist Patrícia Campos Mello, who first exposed the il
Oct 30, 2024


Theory of Planned Behaviour with Melanie Paradis
Season 7 Episode 2 - Elizabeth Dubois chats with Melanie Paradis, President of Texture Communications, about the theory of planned behaviour
Oct 23, 2024


Elections and Our Digital Media Ecosystem
Season 7 Episode 1 - Wonks and War Rooms is kicking off season 7 with all things elections! With 73 elections worldwide, 2024 is being ...
Oct 17, 2024


AI and Democracy with Seher Shafiq
Season 6 Episode 10 - This week Elizabeth talks with Seher Shafiq, a program manager at Mozilla and expert in civic engagement.
Apr 10, 2024


