Weapons of Mass Disruption

We live in a VUCA world – volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous – where the only constant is change, complexity is growing, and all the ambiguity this creates is making us feel anxious and uncertain. The world is being disrupted over and over again, and the risks previously categorized as “unknown unknowns” have become commonplace. Everywhere we turn, Mount VUCA is in various stages of volcanic eruption. Join IQ4U’s Dr. Tamara Schwartz and her invited guests in this new podcast exploring the intersection of globalization, technology, business, ethics, and social change as we learn to live with Weapons of Mass Disruption.

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Weapons of Mass Disruption

Disrupting the Black Box of AI

March 25, 2026 • Dr. Tamara Schwartz • Season 5 • Episode 3

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In the final episode of this three-part AI series, Dr. Tamara Schwartz and Jena Jordahl explore the language beneath artificial intelligence: mathematics itself. Moving beyond data provenance and intellectual lineage, they examine how math is not merely numbers, but a language of verbs and adverbs — a language of process, transformation, and production. When we understand mathematics as describing movement, relationships, and change, AI becomes less mysterious and more traceable. This reframing lays the groundwork for building “white box” AI systems that are transparent, explainable, and structurally understood rather than opaque black boxes. In an era of algorithmic decision-making and increasing VUCA, the ability to see and interpret the processes inside AI systems is foundational to trust, cognitive security, and responsible innovation.