Ep62. Data Justice, A.I., & Reimagining Our Future Part 3 with Data 4 Public Good Speakers: Dr. Catherine Squires, Dr. Michael Dando, Shreya Sampath, Sophie Wang, & Heather Willems #D4PG

Is Black Mirror already in our classrooms? Discover the surprising reach of school surveillance, how youth are shaping the conversation, and what questions to ask to understand tech’s impact on your local community. From uplifting youth voices to embracing compassionate leadership, explore the algorithmic landscape and potential future of our institutions. For our 62nd episode, Creativity Squared has partnered with the Twin Cities Innovation Alliance (TCIA) for a special three-part data justice series. The intention of these conversations is to invite the audience to reimagine our relationship with the future. TCIA is a coalition of cross sector stakeholders building and developing problem-solving ecosystems in collaboration with communities. These interviews feature the distinguished speakers from TCIA’s 2024 conference Data 4 Public Good (D4PG). D4PG taps into the collective power of community-based changemaking through technology, democracy, and justice. The timely and important themes from these interviews include co-powering, digital justice, data privacy, A.I. in education, Afrofuturism, and the power of narrative for social change. Today’s episode guests include: ⭐️Dr. Catherine Squires - Writer, Editor, & Yoga Practitioner ⭐️Dr. Michael Dando - Author, Artist, Educator, & Scholar, St. Cloud State University ⭐️Shreya Sampath - Sophomore International Affairs and Economics Major, The George Washington University ⭐️Sophie Wang - Agent for Algorithmic Justice, Zine Maker, and Artist ⭐️Heather Willems - CEO & Visual Strategist, Twoline Studios For more information on these speakers and the topics they discuss and to support their organizations, visit the episode show notes link.  Also, mark your calendars for July 15-20, 2025 when the D4PG conference will return to Macalester College in the Twin Cities. How can we reimagine our relationship with the future? Listen in to find out! EPISODE SHOW NOTES: https://creativitysquared.com/podcast/ep62-data-justice-a-i-reimagining-our-future-part-3/ JOIN CREATIVITY SQUARED Sign up for our free weekly newsletter: https://creativitysquared.com/newsletter  Become a premium member: https://creativitysquared.com/supporters  SUBSCRIBE Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform: https://creativitysquared.com Subscribe for more videos: https://youtube.com/@creativity_squared/?sub_confirmation=1 CONNECT with C^2 https://instagram.com/creativitysquaredpodcast https://facebook.com/CreativitySquaredPodcast https://giphy.com/channel/CreativitySquared https://tumblr.com/blog/creativitysquared https://tiktok.com/@creativitysquaredpodcast #CreativitySquared CONNECT with Helen Todd, the human behind C^2 https://instagram.com/helenstravels https://twitter.com/helenstravels https://linkedin.com/in/helentodd https://pinterest.com/helentodd Creativity Squared explores how creatives are collaborating with artificial intelligence in your inbox, on YouTube, and on your preferred podcast platform.  Because it’s important to support artists, 10% of all revenue Creativity Squared generates will go to ArtsWave, a nationally recognized non-profit that supports over 100 arts organizations. This show is produced and made possible by the team at PLAY Audio Agency: https://playaudioagency.com. Creativity Squared is brought to you by Sociality Squared, a social media agency who understands the magic of bringing people together around what they value and love: http://socialitysquared.com.  #D4PG #TCIA #DataJustice #FutureTech #Tech #AI #Ethics #Algorithms #Data #FutureTechnology #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ArtificialIntelligenceAI #BigData #ArtificialIntelligenceNow #ArtificialIntelligenceTechnology #MachineLearning #TheFutureIsNow #DeepLearning #GenerativeModels #PodcastCommunity #TechPodcast #AIPodcast #DeepLearning #AITech