The Human in the Machine

We have heard Artificial Intelligence defined as something like this: for decades we have been developing using code to program computers. The difference is now that instead of really specific instructions from humans, we’ve built software that teaches itself how to do stuff. This definition, and similar, hide a crucial necessary aspect of AI - it heavily relies on human labour.

What is most concerning, this labour is not skilled and it is in the global south. Societies and environment are impacted by AI and there is a real risk that AI can entrench privilege and bias, that data centres deplete resources. But there is also a real risk to society insured by not paying attention to where people are used and how to develop and integrate AI not only use it. In this talk we focus on that risk.

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