AI – at what cost?
Written by Vincent Bryce The last four years have seen remarkable advances in artificial intelligence, especially in the development and availability of ‘foundation models’. In particular, generative large language models…
Techno-feudal empire, re-incorporated
Written by Muhammad Adamu Insight: X-feudalism tendencies are here to stay, look no further than the “family, field and factory”. Techno-feudal empire, re-incorporated In the book "Empire, Incorporated: The Corporations…
Hidden layers – exploring the values shaping our digital future
Written by Vincent Bryce Diagram of a goalline technology system. Licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0 (attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Maxxl2) The idea that there should be a “human in the loop” for important decisions…
RAISE: Working with SMEs in the UK and Africa to implement and use generative AI responsibly
Written by Ben Howkins, Trilateral Research RAISE: A new Responsible AI UK-funded project that will co-create guidance for SMEs in the UK and Africa on how generative AI systems can…
What Would Responsible AI Ecosystems Look Like?
Written by Bernd Stahl, Professor of Critical Research in Technology, School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham. In my recently published paper entitled “Embedding responsibility in intelligent systems: from AI…
Thinking about ethical issues of AI before they happen – AI impact assessments
Written by Bernd Stahl, Professor of Critical Research in Technology, School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham. In light of the rapidly growing discussion of ethical and social concerns of…
People get tired of fighting; but do “machines”? How AI (Autonomous Weapons Systems) escalates wars.
Written by Gabriel Udoh, PhD candidate in Autonomous Weapons Systems and International Humanitarian Law, Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder) By now, most of the insinuations concerning the capacity of AI to…
Am I Responsible for the (Digital) Future?
Written by Bernd Carsten STAHL, Professor of Critical Research in Technology, School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham One reason why I am interested in the concept of responsible digital…
What Do Experts Think about the Ethics of AI?
Written by Bernd Stahl, Professor of Critical Research in Technology, School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham The ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to be a hot topic of…
Building democratically sustainable digital futures
Written by Lise Bitsch, senior project manager at the Danish Board of Technology Foundation In Denmark, 20-25 percent of the population qualify as digitally challenged[1]. So, while Denmark is widely…