on the dangers of AI

Examining the potential problematics of Artificial Intelligence in the Global South

“People will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.” – Aldous Huxley Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a disruptive technology that is rapidly transforming our world, impacting everything from healthcare and transportation to communication, education and entertainment. AI refers to programs that have the ability to autonomously identify…

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Zao image

Mass downloads of Deepfake’s Zao

A Chinese app download has exploded over the past 24 hours. The app — developed by Momo, has become an overnight sensation after it began circulating. Hashtags related to the app quickly became some of the hottest on microblogging sites. One Chinese tweep tweeted that he downloaded it and created himself as Leonardo diCaprio: The…

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Empathic Technology

IEEE’s ethically aligned design

There have been many organizations recently that have taken upon themselves the task of writing principles for ethically aligned artificial intelligence design. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers [IEEE] is the most recent, forming a working group on Empathic Technologies, whose members include engineers and organizations as well as academics, policy-makers, and individuals interested…

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