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Key Objectives
The hosts outline three key objectives guiding their inquiry into AI narratives:
Exploring AI Polarization
They observe a clear divide between technoptimists who believe technology will save the world and technopessimists who criticise its environmental impact. This polarisation pressures individuals to choose sides, which they argue is an oversimplification of a complex issue.
Broader Impacts Beyond Technology
The conversation around AI often focuses narrowly on technical aspects, neglecting economic, social, and environmental implications. They emphasise the need for a more holistic view considering these broader impacts.
Historical Context
We question whether current developments in AI represent an unprecedented revolution or if there are historical precedents from which lessons can be learned. This perspective encourages critical thinking about past technological shifts and their societal implications.
In conclusion, we invite you to engage with the complexities of AI narratives beyond binary thinking. They advocate for recognizing the multifaceted impacts of technology on society while acknowledging the roles played by various stakeholders. By sharing their journey through this podcast series, they hope to foster deeper conversations about the future of AI and its integration into our lives, moving beyond simplistic narratives toward a more nuanced understanding of technology's role in shaping our world.
FAQs
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Kasia Kaminska comes from a background in startup culture and tech innovation, having transitioned from law to technology. Initially enthusiastic about the collaborative spirit in tech, she later grew disillusioned with the prevalent mindset that technology could solve all problems without considering broader societal contexts. Her earlier academic work on the rights of robots, inspired by science fiction, laid the groundwork for her interest in how narratives influence AI development.
Kasia Zaniewska's background is in social sciences, particularly anthropology. She notes that language is a vital component of culture and that stories shape our understanding of the world. Her experience in market research and UX research has made her acutely aware of how soft skills are often sidelined in favour of more quantitative approaches. This observation has fuelled her desire to integrate social science perspectives into technology discussions.
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YES. The prompt engineering included: lowering the temperature of the model, asking to include knowledge on community involved in AI development, discourse on AI development: biases introduced via human identities, interactions and perceptions. Furthermore, it was iterated and reviewed by human co-authors.
Narratives
This is a collaborative project on AI narratives, which emerged from our shared interests in technology and storytelling. We aim to explore the complexities of AI narratives and intersubjectivity, emphasising that we do not aim to define AI but rather use the term as a core for our research.
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1. Why AI Narratives Matter
In this podcast, we will walk you through a project that surfaces AI Narratives. We believe humans use stories as a frame of reference that is then reproduced in the developments they make. First, we dream of landing on the moon or flying - then we realise it.
In this podcast, we will walk you through a project that surfaces AI Narratives. We believe humans use stories as a frame of reference that is then reproduced in the developments they make. First, we dream of landing on the moon or flying - then we realise it.
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2. Researching AI narratives: How to?
In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of getting from intuitions to distilled narratives.
In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of getting from intuitions to distilled narratives.
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3. Narratives on AI - part one
This time, we promise to take you to the meadow of prosperity; you just need to join the Silicon Rat Race first. Just kidding, or are we? This is the premiere of the AI narratives we've surfaced. To make it even more interesting, we'll give it a helicopter view to see what bigger stories are there.
This episode insightfully explores how various narratives about AI shape public perception and understanding of technology's role in society.
This time, we promise to take you to the meadow of prosperity; you just need to join the Silicon Rat Race first. Just kidding, or are we? This is the premiere of the AI narratives we've surfaced. To make it even more interesting, we'll give it a helicopter view to see what bigger stories are there.
This episode insightfully explores how various narratives about AI shape public perception and understanding of technology's role in society.
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4. Narratives on AI
This chapter insightfully explores how various narratives about AI shape public perception and understanding of technology's role in society. The hosts aim to provide listeners with a comprehensive view of these narratives while encouraging critical thinking about the implications of AI development.
This chapter insightfully explores how various narratives about AI shape public perception and understanding of technology's role in society. The hosts aim to provide listeners with a comprehensive view of these narratives while encouraging critical thinking about the implications of AI development.
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