AI for Equity
Episodes
The Founder Who Coded Her Way Out: Inkar Kenzhessarina on Daisy and AI for Mental Health
13 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Inkar Kenzhessarina didn't set out to build a mental health startup. With a background in international relations and law, founding a company was ...
Why the Best AI People Don't Come From Tech: Ideja Bajra on the Power of the Pivot
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ideja Bajra was on track for a PhD in cell biology when ChatGPT landed and rerouted everything.In this episode, Leah Garrett sits down with Ideja, fou...
Who Gets Sold a Fake Friend? The Equity Cost of AI Intimacy.
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI partners are here. Apps that remember your birthday, mirror your moods, and never argue. For a generation already battling record loneliness, the a...
Four Generations of Medicine: One Radical New Tool
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Keshav Malhotra's great-grandfather started practising medicine in India. Four generations later, Keshav is sitting at the intersection of embr...
Turning the Tables: Normalcy Bias and the Case for Context
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Turning the Tables: Normalcy Bias and the Case for Context traces the arc from Youth Parliament at 11, to teaching herself to code on Tumblr, through...
10 Cents a Month Could Change Everything: AI, Access and Education
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does education look like when there are no schools and no teachers?In this episode, we speak to Chandrima, a physicist who earned their PhD at Ca...
Who's Actually Winning? AI, Jobs, and the Rules Nobody's Written Yet
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Season 3 of AI for Equity is here. Leah Garrett and Jenny Garrett OBE are back and diving straight into the deep end.In this episode, they take on the...
If AI Had a Christmas Dinner… Who Would Be Invited?
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Christmas episode of AI for Equity, Jenny Garrett OBE reflects on what it really means to make AI fair, inclusive, and equitable.If t...
The Bias We Wear: Diversity and Design in Tech
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you design technology that truly represents everyone?Maisa Bennati joins AI for Equity to discuss the intersection of diversity, design, and ...
When we met Obama: Moments that shape our mission.
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you meet Barack Obama?In this week’s episode of AI for Equity, Jenny and Leah reflect on their surreal encounter with the former ...
From Algorithms to Empathy: The Future of AI in HR
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this thought-provoking episode, Shayne Halls explores how AI is reshaping the world of talent acquisition and human resources — and why empathy m...
People First: The Human Side of AI in Talent and Business
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of AI for Equity, Jenny and Leah sit down with Christina Chen, founder of First AI Group, to explore how artificial intelligence is ...
Visibility, Voice & Value: How AI Can Empower Us
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of AI for Equity, Leah and Jenny speak with Ekua Cant, a visibility leadership coach, about what it really means to be seen and valued...
AI as a Creative Partner: Rethinking Human Potential
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of AI for Equity, Leah and Jenny sit down with Finbar O’Hanlon, a musician turned tech innovator, to explore how curiosity and cr...
Human-Centred AI: Balancing Ethics, Equity, and Innovation
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of AI for Equity, Leah-Sunshine Garrett speaks with Suvianna, founder of the AI for Change Foundation, about what it really means t...
Empowering Refugees Through AI: Anna Jones on Rebuilding Lives with Dignity
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of AI for Equity, we sit down with Anna Jones, CEO and co-founder of RefuAid and MeritAI, to explore how technology, especially ...
Decolonising AI: The Justice AI Framework
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful episode of AI for Equity, Jenny and Leah speak with Christian Ortiz, a de-colonial technologist and creator of Justice AI, to unpa...
AI Beyond Tech: Empowering Women and Building Inclusive Futures with Sumathi Menon
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Leah and Jenny sit down with Sumathi Menon, a trailblazer at the intersection of AI, digital marketing, and women in technology. Su...
A Re-Introduction: Welcome to Series Two!
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Series 2 of the AI for Equity podcast kicks off with Jenny Garrett OBE and Leah-Sunshine Garrett sharing their excitement for a new chapter of conve...
Series One Round Up
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special series one roundup of the AI for Equity podcast, hosts Jenny Garrett OBE and Leah-Sunshine Garrett reflect on their journey so far, ...
AI’s Role in Empowerment and Collaboration
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of AI for Equity, Jenny Garrett OBE and Leah-Sunshine Garrett sit down with Jazz Rasool to explore how artificial intelligence is res...
Trust in Tech: Human-Centred AI in Coaching
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI is transforming coaching — but can it stay human?In this episode of AI for Equity, Jenny Garrett and Leah Garrett sit down with Sam Sam...
Understanding AI's Impact on Workplace Diversity
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of AI for Equity, Jenny and Leah are joined by Dr. Mona Ashok, an academic and researcher who’s all about making sure AI works&...
AI's Impact on Talent Acquisition
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when AI meets DEI in the workplace? In this episode, we’re joined by Dan Gallagher from Avanade, who breaks down how AI can support inc...
Revolutionising Fitness with AI
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of AI for Equity, Leah and Jenny chat with Varun Bhanot, founder of Magic AI, about how his own health journey sparked the i...
The Transformative Power of AI in Education
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of AI for Equity, Jenny Garrett and Leah Garrett chat with Dr Pauldy Otermans about how AI is helping to close global gaps in educatio...
AI and DEI: A New Era of Inclusion
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this thought-provoking episode of AI for Equity, Jenny Garrett and Leah Garrett chat with Rod Brown about how artificial intelligence and DEI (Div...
The AI Adoption Gap
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Leah and Jenny, along with Erica Farmer dive into the evolving role of AI in the workplace, exploring how it can empower—not replac...
Neurodiversity, AI & Inclusion: Twan Wildeboer on Bridging the Empathy Gap
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when neurodiverse perspectives shape the future of AI? In this episode of AI for Equity, Jenny and Leah sit down with Twan Wildeboer—...
Don't Get Fooled: The Urgent Truth About Deepfakes
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jenny and Leah sit down with Aarti Samani to really dig into deep fake technology. They explore how it's making fraud more comple...
Welcome to AI for Equity
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to AI for Equity, a podcast dedicated to exploring how artificial intelligence can be designed, deployed, and governed to promote justice, in...