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Transhumanism & AI: Utopia or a Nightmare in the Making?

September 27, 2018 by Francois Zammit Leave a Comment

Transhumanism presents itself as a utopia. It promises advancement and progress beyond imagination. However, the question is: Whose utopia would this be?  [Read more…] about Transhumanism & AI: Utopia or a Nightmare in the Making?

Filed Under: #Technology Matters, More Isles of the Left Tagged With: inequality, technology, technopolitics, transhumanism, utopia

Earn Money Online: the Politics of Microwork and Machines

August 7, 2018 by The IotL Magazine 1 Comment

Understanding how the world of work is changing, and in whose interest, is the key political question of the future.  [Read more…] about Earn Money Online: the Politics of Microwork and Machines

Filed Under: #Technology Matters, Economy, More Isles of the Left Tagged With: AI, algorithms, machine learning, microwork, technology, technopolitics

Technology is No Guarantee of Equality

June 25, 2018 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

Jędrzej Niklas of the London School of Economics talks to Bartłomiej Kozek about how algorithms can perpetuate discrimination and argues that they should not be left in the hands of IT people. [Read more…] about Technology is No Guarantee of Equality

Filed Under: #Technology Matters Tagged With: algorithms, democracy, equality, technology

Social Empowerment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

May 17, 2018 by The IotL Magazine 2 Comments

Data collected from users feeds algorithms that are shaping our perceptions about the world and the way we engage with the information by selecting what we can see, read and listen on the web, most of the time with a hidden agenda. [Read more…] about Social Empowerment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Filed Under: #Technology Matters, More Isles of the Left Tagged With: AI, democracy, technology

Robots Aren’t Coming for Our Jobs, Capitalists Are

April 24, 2018 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

It’s politics, not technology, that is pushing us towards dystopia. [Read more…] about Robots Aren’t Coming for Our Jobs, Capitalists Are

Filed Under: #Technology Matters, Economy, More Isles of the Left Tagged With: AI, automation, neoliberalism, worker's rights

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