In the first episode in the series, Business Disability Forum Chief Executive Diane Lightfoot discusses whether disabled people risk being further excluded from jobs by the increasing use of AI, or if new technology always creates new opportunities.
Conversation also covers the opportunities and threats that AI presents for disabled people, offering live examples and the steps that need to be taken to ensure that we, as a global society develop AI for good.
Our guests for this episode are:
• Christopher Patnoe, Head of EMEA Accessibility and Disability Inclusion at Google
• Claire Cookson, CEO of Pathways Education Ltd.
This episode is accompanied by a discussion paper that delves more deeply into the topics discussed, and can be accessed in the links below. Read the podcast transcript.
Business Disability Forum’s new podcast series will discuss the issues that affect us now, and will be part of our reality tomorrow. All too often, disabled people are overlooked and forgotten when considering what the future holds, and the challenges the world faces today. Leading experts will join Business Disability Forum CEO Diane Lightfoot to discuss how disabled people and business are or will be affected.
These debates will explore the challenges, and the solutions to creating a more inclusive world.
Each episode will be accompanied by a discussion paper that delves more deeply into the themes discussed.
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