Tech For Good Live

Welcome to a new episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. Another space rover has landed safely on Mars. But we're still stuck on Earth trying to figure out how to use the mute button on Zoom. On this week’s episode we’re talking about the big existential questions in tech today. Should Artificial Intelligence be used to read our emotions? Can the law keep up with the ever-growing gig economy? Are we all destined to end up as space dust on a barren, rocky planet someday? Ankur Asthana is on hosting duties this week, and he’s joined by Greg Ashton and Marium Navid. This week’s topics: Stat of the week Can AI tell a person's emotions through their expression? Not likely, as people make the expected facial expression to match their emotional state only 20% to 30% of the time - OneZero/Medium Charity news of the week Ocasio-Cortez raises $5 million in under a week for Texas relief - CNN Tech news of the week A clash of culture? UK law says no to the "gig economy" And finally…  Pichu charges yo