IMFD presents its new podcast and radio program Let's Talk About Data, the Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence – Millennium Institute Foundational Research on Data

Disseminating science-based content created at the institute to locations across the country: that is one of the objectives of the new podcast and radio program Let's Talk About Data, the fundamentals of artificial intelligence, which the Millennium Institute Foundational Research on Data (IMFD) has just launched, with funding from the Public Science program of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation.

For IMC-DCC UC academic Jocelyn Dunstan Escudero, academic director of the project, "Hablemos de Datos seeks to democratize knowledge in an enjoyable and accessible way. We aim to be on all listening platforms, but also on local radio stations from Arica to Porvenir. For me, it is common to learn from podcasts in English, or by discussing topics in class with my students in the artificial intelligence course, but I deeply believe in the value of making knowledge available to the general public," she emphasizes.

Davor Mimica, Jocelyn Dunstan Escudero, Paula Monica Silva, Hernan Sarmiento, and Claudia Lopez

"At IMFD, we decided that the media crisis could be an opportunity. And that's how we started working with podcasts, a format that allows us to share knowledge with our audiences. In this project, the momentum provided by the Ciencia Pública program is allowing us to reach much further, thanks to a series of agreements with local radio stations,"explained Paula Mónica Silva, project director, at the forum held at the launch.

During the discussion, participants shared their thoughts on the challenges that data science and artificial intelligence pose for our country. The event was attended by Jocelyn Dunstan Escudero, podcast host and academic director of the project; Davor Mimica, program host and director of Democracia en LSD; Claudia López, academic at the Federico Santa María Technical University; and Hernán Sarmiento, director of the Innovation area at IMFD.

The podcast will consist of 10 episodes that will address how data science and artificial intelligence are changing sectors and areas of work in our country, such as health, education, art, communications, sustainability, among others. "We start by defining what data science and artificial intelligence are, and then talk to Federico Santa María University professor Claudia López about People artificial intelligence People the level of trust the population has in it. Like every episode, it ends with a reflection on what has been discussed."

The podcast's first episode is now available at hablemosdedatos.cl, and starting next week, it will be broadcast on local radio stations:

Vilas Radio – Iquique and the interior of the Tarapacá region

Radio Seven – Antofagasta and Calama

Antofagasta University Radio

Radio Estrella del Norte – Vallenar and Huasco Province

Radio America – La Serena and Coquimbo

Catholic University Radio Station of Valparaíso

Radio Super Andina – San Felipe, Los Andes, and the province of Los Andes

Radio Integration – San Antonio and the Central Coast

Radio Trigal – Santa Cruz and the province of Cachapoal

Radio Ritmo – Rancagua and the province of Colchagua

Radio Frecuencia Uno – Talca, Linares, and Chanco