AI, Politics and Society
AI became a large part of our modern world, and it’s hard to overestimate its influence on our daily life. Whether you google, ask for directions, scroll social media, watch Netflix - machine learning algorithms are behind every daily task.
US presidential elections in 2016 brought malicious use of harvesting data and privacy issues to the public. This resulted in Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, testifying before Congress, and in general more scrutiny towards the whole tech community. Silicon Valley ten years ago still seemed like a promised land. Ten years later, books like “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism” of Shoshana Zuboff point towards imperfections and inherent flaws in the California startup ecosystem.
That’s why when introducing AI to organisations, communities, or societies as a whole, we need to clearly state our goals and explain what AI can and can’t do. People should not worry about their jobs, or...
