A critic of AI hype, I bring an ethics and human rights perspective to the table. My writing and talks on "AI" promote a return to universal wellbeing as a driver of innovation, not the misguided efficiency of a few, and encourages people to question the truthisms of "AI" that mislead and misconstrue. The unsubstantiated promises of "AI" need to reckon with the many harms happening as a result of its deployment.
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We find ourselves in a situation where the authorities have heaps of information about you as a citizen, and you don't know what this information is, whether it is correct or what it is being used for. Do the authorities themselves know?
Many people are telling me how their companies are running tests of AI tools. This in itself is not strange at all. It's
The concept of "generative" suggests that the tool can produce what it is asked to produce. In a study uncovering how stereotypical global
"Accessibility has failed as a way to make computers usable for disabled users." Thus begins a newsletter by Jakob Nielsen. And had it
An image of ChatGPT solving a captcha was spread far and wide recently. The most beautiful thing about the image is of course that it
There are many checkpoints for the EU AI Act to pass through before it becomes legislation and before the law is applicable for all types
I made this diagram as an explanatory model for showing the relationships between different actors when it comes to AI development and use. It gives
I read the executive order on AI from the White House, wrote a summary and used an AI-powered video generator to create the appearance of
In the one-minute video below I am speaking seven languages. In truth, I can speak two of those. None of the audio is actually me
Understand the stages of machine learning where bias can, and often will, contribute to harm.
Some tasks that are being handed over to automation should arguably never have been tasks in the first place. Or should at least be revised
When we can no longer control where our face appears, what happens to our perception of identity?
Computations will “estimate” your aim, tend to miss the nail and push for a different design. Often unnoticeably.
Let's talk about harm caused by humans implementing AI.
By understanding the challenges and opportunities involved when humans communicate with machines, you can anticipate and prevent undesirable behaviors and create more trustworthy systems.
