Episode 147
The Black History GPT: Fighting AI Bias with a Revolutionary New Model | Imagine AI Live 25 | E147
August 13, 202513m 23s
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Show Notes
In this Imagine AI Live 25 pop-up podcast, recorded at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas, host Chris Madden speaks with Theresa Kennedy and Michael Evans of the Black History Foundation. They introduce their work on Black History GPT, an AI model designed to provide de-biased historical information, using a unique decentralized process for data vetting through researchers and community voting. The discussion covers the crisis in preserving Black history, the challenges museums face securing long-term funding, and the problem of inaccurate or omitted historical records. Kennedy, a veteran in AI and blockchain, and Evans, an expert in data verification, describe how they use immutable blockchain technology to create a permanent, globally accessible archive of Black history.
(0:16) Introducing Theresa Kennedy and her background
(0:51) Introducing Michael Evans
(1:05) What the Black History Foundation does
(2:33) How the Black History GPT is being built
(3:21) The challenge of getting the right volunteers
(4:14) The process for validating Black historical facts
(4:57) The origins and timeline of the Black History Foundation
(5:45) The ultimate goal and vision for the project
(7:39) The challenge of bad data and its impact
(10:09) The experience of working on de-biasing an OpenAI model
(12:37) How to find and support the Black History Foundation