Part One of this podcast: Developed by Humans, for Humans: Understanding This Moment in AI's Evolution

Mila Gascó-Hernandez, Professor, Department of Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy; Research Director, Center for Technology in Government (CTG); Associate Director, AI & Society College

Hany Elgala, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering (CNSE); and Associate Director, AI & Society College

AI & Society College at UAlbany

Center for Technology in Government (CTG)

From the UAlbany News Center: UAlbany Launches New AI & Society College, Research Center

Definition of AI from the OECD:

“An AI system is a machine-based system that, for explicit or implicit objectives, infers, from the input it receives, how to generate outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions that can influence physical or virtual environments. Different AI systems vary in their levels of autonomy and adaptiveness after deployment.”

OECD stands for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. It is an international organization through which governments cooperate, study public-policy challenges and develop shared standards and recommendations.

It currently has 38 member countries, including the United States. Its work covers areas such as education, economics, employment, taxation, technology and artificial intelligence.

Special thanks to our recording engineer Scott Freedman of the University at Albany Digital Media Services team.

Dr. Mila Gascó-Hernández, Professor, Department of Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy; Research Director, Center for Technology in Government (CTG); Associate Director, AI & Society College

Hany Elgala, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering (CNSE); and Associate Director, AI & Society College

AI & Society College at UAlbany

Center for Technology in Government (CTG)

From the UAlbany News Center: UAlbany Launches New AI & Society College, Research Center

Definition of AI from the OECD:

“An AI system is a machine-based system that, for explicit or implicit objectives, infers, from the input it receives, how to generate outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions that can influence physical or virtual environments. Different AI systems vary in their levels of autonomy and adaptiveness after deployment.”

OECD stands for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. It is an international organization through which governments cooperate, study public-policy challenges and develop shared standards and recommendations.

It currently has 38 member countries, including the United States. Its work covers areas such as education, economics, employment, taxation, technology and artificial intelligence.

Kelly Morrone, Head Coach, UAlbany Women's Basketball

Jada Pierce, General Manager, UAlbany Women's Basketball

UAlbany Women's Basketball

Coach Kelly Morrone's Little Ballers Free Fall Clinics (for girls 8th grade and below)
September 28, 2026, 6-7:15 p.m. at the Broadview Center, UAlbany Uptown Campus
October 6, 2026, 6-7:15 p.m. at the Broadview Center, UAlbany Uptown Campus

From UAlbany Athletics, UAlbany Names Kelly Morrone Head Women's Basketball Coach, April 4, 2026

America East Women's Basketball

Special thanks to Scott Freedman of UAlbany Digital Media Services for engineering this podcast.