Todd asks, “When it comes to audio quality, what’s more important, software or hardware?” There is no cut and dried answer to the question of whether software or hardware is more important for audio quality. It depends on the relative quality of the stuff you’ve already got, and what you’re using it for. If you…
Summary In today's episode, I break down whether software or hardware matters more for audio quality and explain why the answer depends on what you already own. Here's what this means for you. You'll discover that your microphone provides the raw materials while your editing software acts as the appliance, so no software can engineer…
The proposed AI Bill of Rights is a good start, but there is still a long way to go. Machines should not have the presumption of innocence and should be presumed guilty until humans can prove that they are right. Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to the audio here: Download the…
Summary In today's episode, I break down the fifth and final principle of the AI Bill of Rights covering human alternatives, consideration, and fallback in automated systems. Here's what this means for you. You gain a clear framework for ensuring humans always retain the final say and the ability to override any AI system you…
The AI Bill of Rights published by the United States White House proposes that people should have the right to know if an automated system is being used and to understand how and why it contributes to outcomes that impact them. Designers, developers, and deployers of automated systems should provide generally accessible plain language documentation,…
Summary In today's episode, I cover part four of the AI Bill of Rights, focusing on the notice and explanation principle and why automated systems must reveal how they reach decisions that affect you. Here's what this means for you. You gain a practical way to evaluate whether your marketing and AI tools create hidden…
The AI Bill of Rights contains a section on data privacy, which outlines the rights of individuals with regard to their data. This includes the right to know if their data is being used by machines for decisioning, the right to opt out of such use, and the right to access and delete their data.…
Summary In today's episode, I read through the data privacy section of the AI Bill of Rights and unpack what it means for marketers facing a tightening regulatory landscape. Here's what this means for you. You gain a clear-eyed view of how laws like GDPR, CCPA, and CPRA are already reshaping consent, data collection, and…
