Ethical Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Atlas of AI: Examining the human and environmental costs of artificial intelligence
Tags Share According to author and scholar Kate Crawford, the term “artificial intelligence” is a misnomer. “AI is neither artificial nor intelligent,” Crawford said. “[There is an] enormous environmental footprint – the minerals, the energy, the water – that drives AI. This is the opposite of artificiality. It’s profound materiality.” During Robert F. Kennedy Human…
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Book Club: Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence
Tags Share This month’s selection, Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence by Kate Crawford highlights the political, ethical and environmental costs of using artificial intelligence and the power of algorithmic bias. A leading international scholar of the social implications of artificial intelligence, Crawford showcases the power of AI to…
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Access to Information Day: A gift from Africa to the world
Tags Share Today, September 28, we celebrate the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) thanks to the commitment, determination and persistence of African civil society organizations. This year’s International Day focuses on the challenges and opportunities of accessing information in a digital world. Tomorrow, we will be hosting the panel “Protection of Digital…
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Socos Labs co-founder Vivienne Ming: A.I. is a ‘tool with which we can understand ourselves’
Tags Share Vivienne Ming, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ newest board member, says she’s grateful to be at a place in her career where she gets to solve some of the world’s biggest problems. For fun, that is – and for free. The Socos Labs co-founder realized that, over years of work and sweat, artificial…
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