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Using AI Responsibly: An Interview with Ross Monaghan

Airs at: Thu, 12/14/2023 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  The Imaginary Possible
In this episode of The Imaginary Possible host Suzanne LaGrande speaks with communications professor and former CEO of Australia's mobile phone industry association, Ross Monaghan about how to formulate policies for AI usage in organizations Among other topics, Suzanne and... Read more

Human Resources and Artificial Intelligence

Airs at: Thu, 12/07/2023 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  The Imaginary Possible
In this episode of The Imaginary Possible host Suzanne LaGrande speaks with Theresa Fesinstine,  founder of People-Power AI a company that helps businesses harness the power of artificial intelligence. With experience working in the field of human resources for over 25 year... Read more

The Purple Squirrel: How People Actually Get Jobs: An Interview with Abby Engers and Corbin C

Airs at: Thu, 11/30/2023 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  The Imaginary Possible
In this episode of The Imaginary Possible host Suzanne LaGrande speaks with Abby Engers and and Corbin C about how people actually get jobs. Abby is the HR manager at Boly:Welch, an employment agency in Portland Oregon. She helps with internal recruiting and does HR consult... Read more

The impact of AI on job searches: Ben Forstag

Airs at: Thu, 11/23/2023 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  The Imaginary Possible
In this episode of The Imaginary Possible, host Suzanne LaGrande speaks with Ben Forstag, the owner of Bend Oregon Jobs and Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at the Portland Metro Chamber of Commerce.   Topics discussed include: The impact of AI on job applicatio... Read more

Chat GPT for Writers: An interview with E. S. O. Martin

Airs at: Thu, 11/16/2023 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  The Imaginary Possible
  In this episode of "The Imaginary Possible," host Suzanne LaGrande looks at how Chat GPT works, the pros and the cons of information personalization. She then speaks with Emanuella Martin (E.S.O. Martin), a writer with extensive experience as a journalist, editor, and pu... Read more

Understanding How AI works: An Interview with Leila Kaneda

Airs at: Thu, 11/09/2023 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  The Imaginary Possible
In this episode of "The Imaginary Possible," host Suzanne LaGrande speaks with Machine Learning Engineer Leila Kaneda. Among other things Suzanne and Leila discuss: What Machine Learning Is Some common misconceptions people have about AI Data Bias and how to m... Read more

Disruptive Technology: An Interview with Edward James

Airs at: Thu, 11/02/2023 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  The Imaginary Possible
  What is AI? How will it change our lives? How is it already changing our world for the better and for the worse?   Everyone is taking about AI.  Some people argue it will save us, others it will lead to human extinction. In this episode of The Imaginary Possible, I fir... Read more

Restoring Riparian Areas with ONDA

Airs at: Wed, 10/04/2023 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Host Reed Johnson takes a trip to Beatty's Butte in Southeastern Oregon with the Oregon Natural Desert Association. He documents volunteers as they build streambed structures out of organic materials to build up the water table and counteract destruction done by cattle g... Read more

The Imaginary Possible

Produced for:  The Imaginary Possible
"From customer service chatbots, to job applications processed through applicant tracking systems (ATS. ), and facial recognition technology used in airport security checkpoints, AI is rapidly changing our world. New AI-powered technologies have the potential to make our... Read more

The Tao of Intuitive Luck

Airs at: Sun, 10/01/2023 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Pathways
To help understand the role of luck in our lives is Randall Fitzgerald, author of the new book The Tao of Intuitive Luck: Winning at Games of Chance and the Game of Life. As a journalist his pathbreaking investigative articles have been featured in The Washington Post, The ... Read more