Embedded
The Rundown Studio presents Embedded. This is a podcast series that explores the impact of AI on all aspects of communications. Communications practitioners, journalists and public relations executives are facing new challenges, and are navigating them in real time, at high speed. This podcast seeks to hold insightful and informative conversations with thought leaders in their fields.
How are they thinking about the new communications terrain? What are the challenges and opportunities ahead? This timely original series ensures issues around inclusivity, ethics and responsible AI are at the heart of the conversation. Host, Zain Verjee, a former CNN anchor and current communications specialist, will invite guests to take part in a compelling conversation focused on the mindsets, skillsets and professional tools needed to excel in fast changing industries.
Season 1
Reshaping Work: AI's Revolution in Skills & Opportunity
On this episode of Embedded, Zain is joined by Aneesh Raman, LinkedIn's Chief Economic Opportunity Officer, for a discussion about the future of work in the AI era.
Ethics by Design: Building Equitable AI Systems
For this episode of Embedded Zain is joined by Rashida Richardson, a law and technology policy expert and Senior Counsel at MasterCard, where they discuss some of the ways AI systems reflect racial and cultural biases we see in society.
Ubuntu AI: African Philosophy Meets Artificial Intelligence
Zain Verjee sits down with Wakanyi Hoffman, Storyteller and Indigenous Knowledge Scholar, to explore a much needed crossover: Ubuntu ethics and Artificial Intelligence.
TechCabal Crossover: Building African AI From The Ground Up
An Embedded x TechCabal crossover. Our host, Zain spoke to two African entrepreneurs whose startups are doing incredible things with AI on the continent.
Lost in Translation: Building AI for Africa's Languages
Embedded host Zain Verjee speaks with Asme Teka Hadgu, co-founder and CTO of Lesan AI, about the critical challenge of language accessibility in artificial intelligence.
Democratizing AI: A Recipe for AI-Powered Growth & Entrepreneurship
Rembrand Koning shares insights from his groundbreaking work at Harvard's Tech for All Lab, where they're studying how entrepreneurs can harness AI to benefit humanity.
Africa's AI Roadmap: Sovereignty, Strategy & Building Local Solutions
Dr. Chinasa T. Okolo, a Governance Studies Fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for Technology Innovation, discusses her experience consulting with the African Union on their Artificial Intelligence Continental Strategy.
Compassionate Storytelling & Using AI to Preserve Cultural Narratives
Director Michaela Ternasky-Holland shares her journey from Disney performer to Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, and how she uses emerging technologies to preserve cultural narratives while avoiding exploitation.
Season 2
Beyond The Classroom: How AI Is Reshaping African Education
On the first episode of Season 2, Zain speaks with Tonee Ndungu, a pioneering EdTech entrepreneur who is transforming education across Africa through AI-powered learning tools.
Language AI as Critical Infrastructure for Africa's Digital Sovereignty
Featuring Prof. Vukosi Marivate, Professor of Computer Science & Co-founder of Lelapa AI
Inside Rwanda's AI Blueprint
As the Minister of ICT and Innovation, Hon. Paula Ingabire shares insights on how Rwanda is positioning itself as a leader in Africa's AI landscape, focusing on talent development, investment attraction, and ethical frameworks.
Data Sovereignty & Building Up Africa's AI Ecosystem
As the founder and CEO of Amini AI, Kallot shares her views on AI as a pivotal technology that can either perpetuate colonial patterns of dependence or become a mechanism for sovereignty and inclusive prosperity in the Global South.
Nigeria's Strategy For The AI Age
Dr. 'Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Federal Republic of Nigeria speaks to Zain about about Nigeria's approach to artificial intelligence and digital transformation.
How AI Can Unlock Opportunities For Africa's Informal Economies
Maxwell Gomera, Executive Director of UNDP Africa Sustainable Finance Hub & UNDP South Africa Resident Representative, explores how AI can unlock financial access for the informal sector, create jobs for Africa's growing youth population, and help communities address problems that have persisted for generations.