AI Testing and Evaluation: Learnings from Science and Industry
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For our introductory episode, I’m pleased to welcome Amanda Craig Deckard from Microsoft to discuss the company’s efforts to learn about testing in other sectors.
Amanda is senior director of public policy in the Office of Responsible AI, where she leads a team that works closely with engineers, researchers, and policy experts to help ensure AI is being developed and used responsibly. Their insights shape Microsoft’s contribution to public policy discussions on laws, norms, and standards for AI.
Amanda, welcome to the podcast.
AMANDA CRAIG DECKARD: Thank you.
SULLIVAN: Amanda, let’s give the listeners a little bit of your background. What’s your origin story? Can you talk to us a little bit about maybe how you started in tech? And I would