AI and identity

Can an AI be trained on my likeness or voice and use it without my permission? Do I even own how I sound? A look at AI and Identity through the lens of the Talmud and Jewish Law.

Additional Readings: Can You Stop AI From Stealing Your Voice?

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Flames of Debate: Electricity, Tradition & the Menorah

Is an electric menorah kosher for the mitzvah? A look at how electricity is understood in Jewish law.

Originally recorded at Google NYC.

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Additional reading: Why Can't I Use an Electric Menorah?

Jewish in Tech Since October 7th

How have recent events since the atrocities of October 7th affected the experience of Jews in tech? Margarita Lyadova, of Innovid and host of the People Jew Wanna Know Podcast, Avi Bendory of Bloomberg and Courtney Tilchen of Amazon share what it's been like working in tech since that horrific day.

When is it Necessary To Speak Up

When is it Necessary To Speak Up

What It's Like to be a Jew in Big Tech

What It's Like to be a Jew in Big Tech

Margarita Lyadova, Tech Tribe member and host of the People Jew Wanna Know Podcast, shares what it's been like working at a big tech company, while one of her coworkers is a hostage in Gaza.
Part of our Jews in Tech Schmooze exploring Jewish life in tech since October 7th.

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TWELVEX: Actual Reality

Apple's Vision Pro has reignited the excitement around Augmented and Virtual Reality. Will VR and AR, long discussed but only slowly implemented, usher in the era of the Metaverse. And is a future of physical distance and visual recreation the one we want?

Can Lab Grown Meat Make Kosher Bacon?

Can lab grown “clean meat” be used to make kosher cheeseburgers or kosher bacon?

Additional reading: Is Lab-Grown Meat Kosher? The halachic status of "cultured meat" on Chabad.org.


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TWELVEX: From Golems to Robots

From Golems to Robots: An exploration of cultural geekery. Where does history touch the future? Explore how Jewish stories stories, history and iIdentity has expressed itself in science fiction and fantasy.

Can Robots Be Rabbis?

Can Robots Be Rabbis?

Can ChatGPT and other Large Language Models replace rabbis?

Sourced from Rabbi Shraga Dovid Homnick, Kolel L'horaah Ma'asis


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TWELVEX: Can Social Media Still Save Society

Filmed live at the Williamsburg Hotel for TWELVEX with Sofia Gross, former head of civic engagement and policy partnerships at Snap.

TWELVEX: The Soul of Soviet Jewry

Our second TWELVEX talk: The Soul of Soviet Jewry.
Filmed live on location at the Williamsburg Hotel on September 24th, with Miriam. Elder, Rabbi Dovid Margolin and Alex Zeldin