Show Notes
Finale Doshi-Velez is a Professor at the Harvard Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. This off-the-cuff interview was recorded at UMass Amherst during the workshop day of RL Conference on August 9th 2024. Host notes: I've been a fan of some of Prof Doshi-Velez' past work on clinical RL and hoped to feature her for some time now, so I jumped at the chance to get a few minutes of her thoughts -- even though you can tell I was not prepared and a bit flustered tbh. Thanks to Prof Doshi-Velez for taking a moment for this, and I hope to cross paths in future for a more in depth interview. References Finale Doshi-Velez Homepage @ Harvard Finale Doshi-Velez on Google Scholar
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