In November 2023, former United Kingdom prime minister Rishi Sunak gathered the world’s leading minds at Bletchley Park, U.K., for the 2023 Global AI Safety Summit. The timing of this meeting proved crucial as countries compete for dominance in the … Continue reading
Tag: Artificial Intelligence
Silicon Valley’s Win or America’s Loss? Understanding The Overturn of California’s Controversial AI Bill
The terms “innovation” and “public protection” often find themselves head-to-head in national politics. On September 29th, Governor Gavin Newsom prioritized the former when he vetoed a highly contentious AI bill. The bill, otherwise known as the Safe and Secure Innovation … Continue reading
Digital Colonialism: How the AI Revolution Will Widen Development Gaps
In 2022, only 25% of people in low-income countries were connected to the Internet, compared to over 90% of people in high-income countries. Yet, a 2023 Time Magazine article boldly claimed that artificial intelligence (AI) will enable “the greatest redistribution … Continue reading
Artificial Intelligence: Child Pornography, Deepfakes, and Sexually Exploited Children
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a leap in technology influencing how individuals understand digitalization as it rapidly flows into every facet of everyday life. The 2023 Global AI Safety Summit has drawn attention to how consumers can communicate with these domains … Continue reading
UNICEF is Using AI to Detect Malnourishment in Children
Excerpt: Analyzing the reverberations of METRON; an artificial-intelligence-powered software developed by UNICEF backed startup KIMETRICA; which claims to be able to detect malnutrition in children in developing countries.
2023 has been dubbed the ‘year of AI’, thanks to numerous advancements … Continue reading
Smart Home Technologies: Reinforcing Dated, Repressive Gender Roles
Despite women’s growing presence in the workforce, many continue to encounter difficulties balancing work inside and outside the home. Yet, in light of the widespread implementation of smart home technologies used in households today, marketed as “Digital Housekeepers,” … Continue reading
Technological Disparities: Exploiting the Global South and AI’s Hidden Human Labour
Due to the explosive growth of the tech industry, disparities between the Global North and the Global South are becoming increasingly apparent. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are revealing hidden inequalities that have been concealed behind the conceptual framework of … Continue reading
Automation and Post-Scarcity: ‘Utopia’ for the Global North, But What About the Global South?
Automation could lead to an era where the necessity of labour would be minimal. While this situation could alleviate the needs of many, the path to getting there could create issues in the relationship between the Global North and the Global South by radically altering the face of foreign direct investment.