53 episodes

How does artificial intelligence change when people — not profit — truly come first? Join IRL’s host Bridget Todd, as she meets people around the world building responsible alternatives to the tech that’s changing how we work, communicate, and even listen to music.

IRL: Online Life is Real Life Mozilla

    • Technology
    • 4.6 • 428 Ratings

How does artificial intelligence change when people — not profit — truly come first? Join IRL’s host Bridget Todd, as she meets people around the world building responsible alternatives to the tech that’s changing how we work, communicate, and even listen to music.

    With AIs Wide Open

    With AIs Wide Open

    Are today’s large language models too hot to handle? Bridget Todd digs into the risks and rewards of opening up the tech that makes ChatGPT talk.

    • 22 min
    The Humans in the Machine

    The Humans in the Machine

    They’re the essential workers of AI — yet mostly invisible and exploited. Does it have to be this way? Bridget Todd talks to data workers and entrepreneurs calling for change.

    • 21 min
    Crash Test Dummies

    Crash Test Dummies

    Why does it so often feel like we’re part of a mass AI experiment? What is the responsible way to test new technologies? Bridget Todd explores what it means to live with unproven AI systems that impact millions of people as they roll out across public life.

    • 22 min
    Lend Me Your Voice

    Lend Me Your Voice

    Big tech’s power over language, means power over people. Bridget Todd talks to language community leaders paving the way for voice AI in their own languages and dialects.

    • 22 min
    The Art of AI

    The Art of AI

    From Hollywood to Hip Hop, artists are negotiating consent for use of AI in the creative industries. Bridget Todd speaks to artists who are pushing the boundaries.

    • 24 min
    We’re Back! IRL Season 7: People Over Profit

    We’re Back! IRL Season 7: People Over Profit

    This season, IRL host Bridget Todd meets people who are balancing the upsides of artificial intelligence with the downsides that are coming into view worldwide.

    Stay tuned for the first of five biweekly episodes on October 10! IRL is an original podcast from the non-profit Mozilla.

    • 1 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
428 Ratings

428 Ratings

Jupiternames ,

IRL is back?!

I’ve been missing this podcast and all the good privacy advice it offers. Now I hear that they have a new season coming out with Bridget Todd hosting. This is excellent news and they could not have found a better host to keep this podcast going!

カーミットの神 ,

Need more

Essential listening for the privacy wonks, of the sort who use Firefox as their browser. It’s a good fit for a tech-skeptic like me, and a complement to shows like Reset, and Your Undivided Attention.

I just wish they produced episodes more often.

Fabian.Cloud ,

The very best in tech/life

Unique and compelling information that will leave you craving for more. It balances so well the relationship between technology and everyday life, how it affect us and how the future is developing. It is one of my favorite podcasts of all time.

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