TechTank

TechTank is a biweekly podcast from The Brookings Institution exploring the most consequential technology issues of our time. From artificial intelligence and racial bias in algorithms, to Big Tech, the future of work, and the digital divide, TechTank takes abstract ideas and makes them accessible. Moderators Dr. Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West speak with leading technology experts and policymakers to share new data, ideas, and policy solutions to address the challenges of our new digital world.

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Update frequency: every 14 days
Average duration: 38 minutes
Episodes: 120
Years Active: 2020 - 2025

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What do Vance and Walz have to say about tech policy ?

This week on The TechTank Podcast, Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West explore how the Vice President candidate's tech policy stances might influence the campaigns and the election, and whether they wi…

00:29:36 | Mon 16 Sep 2024

A Citizen's Guide to Disinformation

This week on the TechTank podcast, co-host Nicol Turner Lee is joined by her colleagues, co-host Darrell West, and Elaine Kamarck, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and Founding Director o…

00:40:07 | Tue 03 Sep 2024

Will VP Harris close the gaps for the digitally invisible if elected?

In this episode of the TechTank podcast, co-host, Darrell West speaks to Nicol Turner Lee, co-host and author of Digitally Invisible, to discuss what can be done by policymakers, industry, and civil …

00:42:54 | Mon 19 Aug 2024

What Project 2025 says about AI, antitrust, and public radio

This week on the TechTank Podcast, co-host Darrell West is joined by Roxana Mika Muenster, COMPASS fellow at Brookings’ Center for Technology and a doctoral student at Cornell University. Together, t…

00:31:31 | Mon 05 Aug 2024

Where was tech policy in the presidential race before Biden dropped out?

This week on the TechTank Podcast, co-host Dr. Nicol Turner Lee is joined by Steven Overly, the host of POLITICO Tech at POLITICO, and Darrell West, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and Tec…

00:35:00 | Mon 22 Jul 2024

Creating Queer Inclusive Research and Experiences in AI

This week on the TechTank Podcast, co-host Nicol Turner Lee welcomes two distinguished guests: Arjun Subramonian, a Computer Science PhD candidate at the University of California, and Raj Korpan, an …

00:42:15 | Mon 17 Jun 2024

What to make of the new AI Roadmap from the Senate’s Bipartisan Commission

Join us on the latest episode of the TechTank Podcast, where co-hosts Darrell West and Nicol Turner Lee dive into the opportunities and challenges of the AI roadmap developed by Senator Schumer (D-NY…

00:40:56 | Tue 28 May 2024

Embracing AI in Legal Practice: Opportunities and Challenges

This week on the TechTank Podcast, co-host Nicol Turner Lee talks about the state of artificial intelligence in the law with Mark Brennan, a tech and telecoms lawyer, and John Villasenor, a nonreside…

00:39:45 | Mon 06 May 2024

A Conversation with the U.S. Chief Data Scientist: Dominique Duval-Diop

In this week's episode of the TechTank Podcast, co-host Nicol Turner Lee speaks with Dr. Dominique Duval-Diop, the Chief Data Scientist for the United States, who reports directly to the Biden-Harris…

00:33:43 | Mon 22 Apr 2024

From The TechTank Archives: Civil rights and artificial intelligence

This week on the TechTank Podcast, we revisit a crucial discussion from 2022 on civil rights and artificial intelligence. On this previous episode Co-host Nicol Turner Lee was joined by Renee Cumming…

00:44:31 | Mon 08 Apr 2024

The road back to the moon

On this week's episode of the TechTank Podcast, Co-host Darrell West will delve into the significance of the mission to the Moon and its implications for future US space exploration policy. Joining D…

00:33:40 | Mon 25 Mar 2024

Navigating the Future of AI Governance

In this week's episode of the TechTank podcast, co-host Darrell delves into the intricacies of AI governance and provides insights into what to anticipate in the future of AI. To help address these c…

00:30:08 | Mon 11 Mar 2024

Will Ending the Affordable Broadband Connectivity Program (ACP) Halt Digital Equity?

Currently benefiting over 23 million households, the ACP has provided affordable broadband to those in need. But in recent weeks, it may be abruptly eliminated, and questions arise on whether it will…

00:33:08 | Mon 26 Feb 2024

The Future of Quantum Computing

In this week's episode of the TechTank Podcast, co-host Darrell West delves into the future and capabilities of powerful quantum computers. To aid in comprehending these revolutionary machines, Darre…

00:24:15 | Mon 12 Feb 2024

What is the future of children’s online data privacy in the U.S.?

In the latest episode of the TechTank Podcast, cohost Nicol Turner Lee speaks with Jennifer Huddleston, a Technology Policy Research Fellow at the CATO Institute, and Christopher Wood, the Executive …

00:50:37 | Mon 29 Jan 2024

The State of State Technology Policy

In this week's episode of the TechTank podcast, co-hosts Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West kick

off 2024 with an insightful conversation on the state of tech policy with returning guests, Matt

Perault,…

00:28:22 | Mon 15 Jan 2024

Tech Outlook for 2024

In this episode of the TechTank Podcast Co-host Darrell West and Nicol Turner Lee discuss what lies ahead for tech policy in 2024 and what people should watch for from Congress, the Biden Administrat…

00:39:21 | Mon 04 Dec 2023

Generative AI, parents, and teens

In this week's episode of the TechTank podcast, co-host Nicol Turner Lee is joined by Stephen

Balkam, founder and CEO of FOSI, and Kara Sundby, Senior Director at KANTAR, to delve into

the findings of …

00:40:57 | Mon 20 Nov 2023

How AI Will Affect the 2024 Elections

In this episode of The TechTank Podcast, co-host Darrell West engages in a conversation with

Elaine Kamarck, the Founding Director of the Center for Effective Public Management, and a

Senior Fellow in …

00:32:46 | Mon 06 Nov 2023

A conversation with Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) on AI accountability and election integrity

In this episode of the #TechTank podcast, co-host Nicol Turner Lee talks with Congresswoman

Yvette D. Clarke about her prior and current legislative directives focused on AI regulation, and

the urgency…

00:33:04 | Mon 23 Oct 2023

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