The hidden worlds of the tech elite, and the sci-fi future they’re building for all of us.
From the data laborers in Kenya’s slums training algorithms, via the fraught questions of who owns your digital brain, to Silicon Valley’s techno-religious visions of the future—this project explores how this new technology is not just intended to redefine the way we work, but what it means to be human.
How will Silicon Valley’s AI revolution remake the future of work—and who really stands to benefit.
Big Tech is capturing…
…our destiny…
A handful of tech elites are deciding our future for us — without our consent
Tech evangelists talk of AI as God, an all-powerful deity. But the Vatican has mounted a sophisticated counter argument, a defense of of our shared humanity
Georgia’s first female bishop had an unsettling encounter with AI. It prompted her to ask if tech evangelists have misunderstood what it means to be human
Isobel Cockerell
…our jobs…
In a world without work, what will we do all day? And how will we find fulfilment?
The healthcare landscape is changing fast thanks to the introduction of artificial intelligence. These technologies have shifted decision-making power away from nurses and on to the robots. Michael Kennedy, who works as a neuro-intensive care nurse in San Diego and is a member of California Nurses Association and National Nurses United, believes AI could destroy
The ultimate goal for AI evangelists is to merge human and artificial intelligence. But scientists and human rights advocates are fighting for a future where we get to control our own thoughts.
Soon technology will enable us to read and manipulate thoughts. A neurobiologist and an international lawyer joined forces to propose ways to protect ourselves
…and their vision is built on the backs of the least powerful people in the world.
Silicon Valley positions itself as the pinnacle of innovation. But they hide a brute force process where armies of click workers in the global south train their models — and are left feeling used and traumatized.
Mercy Mutemi has made headlines all over the world for standing up for Kenya’s data annotators and content moderators, arguing the work they are subjected to is a new form of colonialism
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