The defense of digital rights is more relevant than ever in a hyperconnected world. To bring this conversation closer to the general public, “the algorithm that knew too much” is born, a new monthly podcast that, through cinema and culture, explores the challenges and opportunities that the digital environment raises to citizens.
This project is an initiative of the Digital Rights Observatorydriven by Hermes Foundation in collaboration with Red.es, an entity attached to the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function. In addition, it has the support of the recovery, transformation and resilience and European funds NextGeneu.
From the Hermes Foundation, its general director, Luisa Alliemphasizes that “knowledge is our best defense in the digital age. With this podcast, we want to use cinema and culture as a bridge to understand how technology affects us and what we can do to defend our digital rights.”
For its part, Jesús HerreroGeneral Director of Red.es, explains that “we work so that citizens know and claim their digital rights. We want, with tools such as this podcast, the Digital Rights Program and its Observatory to be a reference in the public debate on the protection of our digital rights.”
A podcast to understand the present and the digital future
In each episode, experts in technology, ethics and law will analyze the impact of digitalization in our lives, taking as reference iconic examples of cinema and popular culture. From artificial intelligence to privacy in social networks, “the algorithm that knew too much” seeks to make a key debate for citizenship accessible: the defense of our rights in the digital era.
The first episode, entitled “Ready Player One: Are we prepared for such a world?”, It is now available and raises a reflection on the boundaries between the virtual and the real, taking as reference the Steven Spielberg film. Jesús Herrero, General Director of Red.es, Elena Herrero-Beaumont, co-founder of Ethosphere, and Jaime García Cantero, Retina Director in “El País” participate in this chapter.
In the following episodes, Enrique Goñi, founder and president of the Board of Trustees of the Hermes Foundation, and lawyer Paloma Llaneza will discuss the importance of defending our rights to artificial intelligence with the film Her as a backdrop. Other issues that will address the podcast include misinformation, privacy, accessibility and equality in the digital environment.
As of today, March 19, the algorithm that knew too much is available on the main audio platforms, such as Onda Zero Podcast, (available on the web and Anda Zero), Spotify, Ivoox and Apple Podcasts. The program has the direction and presentation of Txema Valenzuela and the production of the propagator team.
This podcast invites citizens to join an essential conversation about the digital future and the protection of our rights in the era of algorithms.