The Dual Nature of AI: New Paradigm for Our Common Future
How can AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) be more inclusive and equitable? How can we rethink data authenticity, provenance, representation, and inclusion in AI? With AI's growing presence, and a proliferation of synthetic content, misinformation and disinformation continues to be one of the world’s greatest global risks. At the same time, global threats are calling for urgent solutions and an AI approach that postulate “imperatives for social co-operation, communication and cognition on a planetary scale” is more important now than ever. Explore how AI can be a tool, not only to help avert threats, but to empower us to create, connect, and thrive in a more interconnected and equitable world.
Identity in the Digital Age
Identity is a shifting construct. For centuries it had been associated with our physical appearances, captured through portraiture paintings and photography as a way to preserve the ephemerality of our mortal existence. With the emergence of digital media, we have shifted from the predominant third-person narrative to a first-person one—where everyone has become a “curator” in shaping their ideal self on online social platforms.
In times of the pandemic, our efforts in the reproduction of our material existence has also been amplified as we lose our physical presence and connections with the real world. Are we losing ourselves behind the mirage of digital alternatives? Or, is technology enhancing our sense of self in the digital realm?