Software engineer and reluctant activist Radhika talks about epistemic violence, identity, immutability, the Enlightenment, common law, and many other things besides to illustrate just one of the ways in which trans people's lives are under attack. We discuss how AI affects trans people, and what it would take to be able to deploy machine learning technologies to improve their lives rather than oppress them, then end on a call to action for technologists.

Mentioned in this episode:

  1. The Racial Contract - book by Charles Mills
  2. The Sexual Contract - book by Carol Pateman
  3. Absurd Trolley Problems - a set of increasingly ridiculous trolley problems

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Cover art by Anya K. Jordan @anyakjordan.bsky.social

Theme music by Xylia

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