Episode 17

full
Published on:

23rd Jul 2025

Shaping the AI we want: A conversation with Gabriela Ramos

🎙️ Shaping the AI we want: A conversation with Gabriela Ramos

In this episode of the Oxford Policy Pod, MPP students Melissa Muñoz (Dominican Republic) and Gloria Almeida (Brazil) sit down with Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences at UNESCO and one of the world’s foremost voices in ethical artificial intelligence

Together, they explore what it means to govern AI not just as a technological issue, but as a societal one—one that touches education, science, culture, communication, and human rights. Drawing from her leadership in creating UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of AI, Gabriela shares why inclusion must be at the center of the digital transition, and how Latin America is stepping forward in shaping a more just technological future.

As a candidate to lead UNESCO, Gabriela reflects on institutional leadership in a time of rapid change, and makes a powerful case for compassionate governance and global cooperation. This conversation is as much about algorithms as it is about agency, equity, and imagination.

Tune in for an honest, hopeful conversation on the future of AI, multilateralism, and public purpose.

All Episodes Previous Episode

Listen for free

Show artwork for Oxford Policy Pod

About the Podcast

Oxford Policy Pod
A policy podcast from students at the Blavatnik School of Government
A bi-weekly policy podcast based out of the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. The Oxford Policy Pod explores pressing policy issues around the globe and is produced by students reading for a Master of Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government.

The podcast explores contemporary policy challenges that policymakers face all over the world, and taps into the rich diversity of policy experience and insights of the student body and faculty.

The podcast is supported by the staff of the Blavatnik School of Government.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the students, speakers and featured guests only. They do not represent the views or position of featured organisations, or the Blavatnik School of Government and the University of Oxford.

To keep up with the latest on our episodes, follow us on Instagram @OxfordPolicyPod_ and Twitter @OxfordPolicyPod.