Data labellers are the lifeblood of the AI industry. Yet they are often paid very low wages, work in unsafe environments and lack basic workplace protections.
We have been evaluating a trial of AI in South Australian schools. Teachers acknowledge the risks but say it can reduce time pressures and help students learn.
Most of the potential uses of AI are already covered by existing rules and regulations. It’s better to make them work than set up new regulations alongside them.
Even OpenAI is worried about people developing intimate relationships with the new human-like version of its language model-cum-chatbot. But it should have known the risks.
The federal government is encouraging more people to use artificial intelligence. But this blind hype dismisses the harms caused by the new technology.
Between AI and bingeing TV shows, we’re using more data than ever – and data centres are power hungry. Thankfully, there are some ways to optimise their electricity use.