logo
episode-header-image
Apr 2025
50m 7s

Through to Thriving: Building Community ...

Tech Policy Press
About this episode

For a special series of episodes that will air throughout the year, Tech Policy Press fellow Anika Collier Navaroli is hosting a series of discussions intended to help us imagine possible futures—for tech and tech policy, for democracy, and society—beyond the moment we are in. Dubbed Through to Thriving, the first episode in the series features a discussion on how to build community and solidarity with Ellen Pao, currently the co-founder of a nonprofit called Project Include, which focuses on advancing diversity and inclusion in the tech sector. Previously, Pao was the interim CEO of Reddit and a venture capitalist.


Up next
Jul 20
Through to Thriving: Finding Balance and Resilience in the Trust & Safety Field
Tech Policy Press fellow Anika Collier Navaroli is the host of Through to Thriving, a special podcast series where she talks with technology policy practitioners to explore futures beyond our current moment. For this episode, Anika spoke with two experts on Trust & Safety about b ... Show More
54m 45s
Jul 13
How the EU's Voluntary AI Code is Testing Industry and Regulators Alike
Last week, following months of negotiation and just weeks before the first legal deadlines under the EU AI Act take effect, the European Commission published the final Code of Practice on General-Purpose AI. The Code is voluntary and intended to help companies demonstrate complia ... Show More
21m 39s
Jul 13
How US States Are Shaping AI Policy Amid Federal Debate and Industry Pushback
In the United States, state legislatures are key players in shaping artificial intelligence policy, as lawmakers attempt to navigate a thicket of politics surrounding complex issues ranging from AI safety, deepfakes, and algorithmic discrimination to workplace automation and gove ... Show More
30m 17s
Recommended Episodes
Jul 2024
BCG Presents: In Her Ellement
In this special episode, we’re taking you back to Season 1 for Andrea Gallego’s conversation with Alaina Percival, co-founder and then CEO of Women Who Code—the largest and most active community for technical women worldwide. Alaina shares her career path; she’s run niche product ... Show More
21m 15s
Jan 2025
With OpenAI seeking profits, activist seeks payback to the public
A battle is brewing over the restructuring of OpenAI, the creator of pioneering artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT. It was founded as a nonprofit in 2015 with the goal of developing AI to benefit humanity, not investors. But advanced AI requires massive processing power, whi ... Show More
15m 21s
Sep 2024
AI's tween years, who's taking over climate tech, and the latest for Fearless Fund
What could be more frightening than Friday the 13th? How about a realization that AI is in its awkward tween stage? At least, it was for the TC Equity pod crew, which this week included hosts Devin Coldewey and Kirsten Korosec along with TC reporters Tim de Chant and Dominic Mado ... Show More
34m 10s
Nov 2024
How startups can get a foot in the door of government contracts, according to Dcode Capital
Today on Equity, we’re taking you backstage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Rebecca Bellan caught up with  Rebecca Gevalt, Managing Partner at Dcode Capital following their onstage discussion about the boom in national interest startups. Also on the panel was Topher Haddad, CEO of satelli ... Show More
21m 6s
Dec 2024
Engineering at Discord with Justin Beckwith
Discord is a popular communication and streaming platform that was originally launched in 2015. It was first popularized in the gaming space, but its user base has grown to include a broad array of communities, businesses, and social groups. Justin Beckwith is the Director of Eng ... Show More
41m 35s
Jan 2025
'Social media should be built on protocols, not platforms,' according to Mastodon's CEO
Last week, Meta announced changes to its content moderation policy, including the removal of third-party fact-checking across its apps in favor of a crowdsourced community notes feature, similar to X.Today on Equity, Rebecca Bellan caught up with Eugen Rochko, CEO of Mastodon, to ... Show More
28m 2s
May 27
Does the Tech Industry Need a Reboot?
Although we’ve seen great successes come out of the technology sector in recent decades, many critics — and even some insiders — say it’s due for an overhaul. As a longtime Silicon Valley engineer and executive and cofounder of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing c ... Show More
27m 53s
Jan 2025
Mistral Plans IPO, CIA Chatbot Emulates World Leaders, and The Stargate Initiative
We're experimenting and would love to hear from you!In this episode of Discover Daily, we begin with a look at Mistral AI's bold move toward an IPO. The French AI startup, valued at $6 billion, announces plans to expand globally while maintaining its independence, markin ... Show More
7m 9s