AI Algorithms and their Impact on Society - Celestine Mendler-Dünner // Cyber Valley Podcast #3

Dr. Celestine Dünner is a Principal Investigator at the ELLIS Institute Tübingen, co-affiliated with the MPI-IS and the Tübingen AI Center. She develops theoretical and practical tools to understand the interaction between algorithmic systems and society.

Dünner discusses how machine learning models influence how we stream music, receive recommendations, or use Google Maps. She also highlights the discrepancies between theoretical predictions and practical outcomes, emphasizing where AI can fall short. She emphasizes the broader impact of AI systems on society, questioning whether AI predictions simply describe outcomes or if they actively shape them.