Helping humanity prepare for the future of human experiences amid technology and other changes at scale is not only a more relevant discussion every day, but also a more mainstream discussion every day. Kate O’Neill has provided expert commentary about the impact of technology on humanity on live, in-studio national and international news broadcasts such as BBC World News and NBC News, offered subject matter expertise for major newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, written editorials for outlets such as WIRED, been interviewed by journalists from dozens of countries around the world, and appeared as a warm, mediagenic expert presence with relatable, positive energy on a wide variety of program types from TV news to panel discussions to podcasts to webinars.
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Kate O’Neill major media expert commentary appearance highlights:
- BBC World Service: The Real Story: “The pandemic brings more robots” (July 9, 2021)
- Marketplace with Kai Rhyssdal: “Could a meme be helping facial recognition software?” (January 17, 2019)
- NPR Weekend Edition with Lulu Garcia-Navarro: “Could The 10-Year Challenge Be Putting Your Data At Risk?” (January 20, 2019)
- CBS News: “Viral ’10-Year-Challenge’ Could Put Your Data At Risk, Experts Say” (January 16, 2019)
Also not available online: NBC News, BBC Radio, various other TV and radio programs
Kate O’Neill is quoted or featured in the following news story highlights:
- The Wall Street Journal: “Minimalist Phones Try to Give Users What They Need—Not Always What They Want” (August 19, 2021)
- BBC World Service: The Real Story: “The pandemic brings more robots” (July 9, 2021)
- Retail TouchPoints: “How Adore Me is Driving Awareness Around Social Algorithm Bias” (May 6, 2021)
- Vancouver Island Free Daily: “O’Neill keynote speaker at upcoming Island economic summit” (October 5, 2020)
- Exame. (Brazil): “As redes sociais querem que você sinta raiva. Mas isso pode prejudicá-las” (“Social media platforms want you to be angry. But it can harm them”) (June 23, 2020)
- Thrive Global: “How to travel and still be present (in your professional role and responsibilities)” (March 4, 2020)
- Government Technology: “Facial Recognition Experts to Testify to House Committee” (February 6, 2020)
- The Washington Post: “FaceApp went viral with age-defying photos. Now Democratic leaders are warning campaigns to delete the Russian-created app ‘immediately’” (July 17, 2019)
- MarTech Advisor: “The Principled Company: How Taking a Stand Can Make you Stand Out” (May 24, 2019)
- ANJ – Associação Nacional de Jornais (Brazil): “Algoritmos de empresas como Google e Facebook devem ser supervisionados, diz especialista” (“Algorithms from companies like Google and Facebook must be monitored, says expert”) (April 15, 2019)
- Folha de S. Paulo (Brazil): “É necessário fiscalizar algoritmos e regular empresas de tecnologia, diz especialista” (“It is necessary to inspect algorithms and regulate technology companies, says expert”) (April 15, 2019)
- The Media Online (South Africa): “Why the #10yearchallenge is more than a simple social media meme” (February 12, 2019)
- WIRED: “All This Newfound Cynicism Is Going to Hamper Big Tech” (January 29, 2019)
- Daily Monitor (Uganda): “Downside of 10-year challenge” (January 25, 2019)
- People: “Is the Viral 10-Year-Challenge Meme a Ploy to Train Facebook Facial Recognition Technology?” (January 22, 2019)
- The New York Times: “Are ‘10-Year Challenge’ Photos a Boon to Facebook’s Facial Recognition Technology?” (January 19, 2019)
- Slate: “Could the #10YearChallenge Really Improve Facial Recognition Tech?” (January 17, 2019)
- Marketplace: “New tech doorbells can record video, and that’s an ethics problem” (January 17, 2019)
- The Atlantic: “Go Ahead, Post the Stupid Photo of Yourself From 10 Years Ago” (January 16, 2019)
- TNW – The Next Web: “Why reducing customer friction is the new customer loyalty” (July 19, 2018)
- Quartz: “The Venn diagram between libertarians and crypto bros is so close it’s basically a circle” (May 23, 2018)
- Business Insider: “The 30 most fashionable women in the US, according to ThredUp” (March 6, 2018) — note from Kate: I know how utterly shocking it is to see this headline here, but they really did include me on this list, and what’s more, they included me on this list with Gina Rodriguez :)
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Kate O’Neill’s podcast appearance highlights:
- (Video) Back @ IT Podcast: Scaling Technology to Address Human Scale Problems with Kate O’Neill (August 17, 2021)
- (Audio) Artificiality: “Kate O’Neill: Humanizing Tech” (June 21, 2021)
- (Video) Joseph Jaffe’s live show: “Kate O’Neill: The Economy is People” (May 5, 2021)
- (Audio) Humanly Possible Podcast with Bryan Kramer: “Showing Up for Humanity with Kate O’Neill @kateo” (April 21, 2021)
- voicebot.ai: “3 More Clubhouse Power Users Offer Social Audio Insights with Mitch Joel, Kate O’Neill, and Teri Fisher” (March 14, 2021)
- (Audio) Thom Singer’s Making Waves at C-Level: “The Intersection of Technology and Humanity” (March 11, 2021)
- (Video) You Shoulda Been There: Origin Stories from the Birth of the Web: “Kate O’Neill” (March 5, 2021)
- (Audio) Get Sh!t Done: “How Startups Scale Unintended Consequences (Kate O’Neill, Founder of KO Insights)“
- (Video) Just One Question with Dr. Nick Morgan: on the state of virtual programs and technology amid the pandemic (August 25, 2020)
- (Video) The Content Marketing Institute podcast with Robert Rose: on content technology and humanity (August 20, 2020)
- (Audio) Dr. Diane Hamilton: on creating meaningful experiences between tech and humanity (August 17, 2020)
- (Audio) The Speaking Show with David Newman: Tech Humanist (August 11, 2020)
- (Audio) Subscription Maker Podcast with Zachary Alexander: the value of creating a meaningful experience (August 3, 2020)
- (Audio) The Strategy Inside Everything with Adam Pierno: on progress and empathy (July 29, 2020)
- (Video) “Words With Friends” podcast with Phil M. Jones: on the word “humanity” (July 1, 2020)
- (Audio) The Only One Business Show with James Nathan: on the impact of tech on customer experience (May 25, 2020)
- (Video) Engati CX: chatbots and human-centric technology (May 7, 2020)
- (Audio) IBM thinkLeaders podcast: “Leveraging AI to tackle large problems & being an Optimistic Futurist” (April 30, 2020)
- (Audio) Changing Minds with Owen Fitzpatrick: technology’s influence on human behavior (April 23, 2020)
- (Audio) Business Builders Show with Marty Wolff (April 21, 2020)
- (Audio) HubSpot‘s Growth Show podcast: on finding humanity in technology (January 3, 2020)
- (Audio) Sweathead with Mark Pollard: on strategy and meaning (December 17, 2019)
- (Audio) Beetle Moment Podcast with Emily Binder: why technology must be human-centric (November 4, 2019)
- (Audio) Creative Warriors with Jeffrey Shaw: merging technology and humanity (October 16, 2019)
- (Audio) FUTUREPROOF with Jeremy Goldman: “Is technology good for humanity?” (September 25, 2019)
- (Audio) Thrive LOUD with Lou Diamond (September 19, 2019)
- (Audio) Leading Learning Podcast: a human-centered approach to technology and learning (September 17, 2019)
- (Audio) On the Schmooze with Robbie Samuels: humanity and tech (September 3, 2019)
- (Audio) Outside In with Charles Trevail podcast from C Space / Interbrand: on digital transformation and meaning (May 1, 2019)
- (Audio) #causeascene podcast with Kim Crayton: on tech inclusion, social justice, and experience at scale as culture (April 17, 2019)
- (Audio) IBM thinkLeaders podcast: on ethics and human-centric digital transformation (April 9, 2019)
- (Audio) Six Pixels of Separation podcast with Mitch Joel: on Tech Humanist (December 9, 2018)
- (Video) TWiT (This Week in Tech) Network – Tech News Weekly: managing our own privacy (January 24, 2019)
- (Video) Authentic Entrepreneurs podcast with Stu Saunders and Nick Foley (November 18, 2018)
- (Audio) The Big Web Show with Jeffrey Zeldman: “The Internet of Things is People” (September 8, 2016)