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  • Is AI Creating Its Own Westernised, Global Knowledge System?

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    By Maisie Jeffreys Key Takeaways What is AI? Before we dive into the weeds of ethics, philosophy and systems, it’s worth understanding what we mean by Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is the filed of computer science focussed on creating systems that can perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence. For example: natural language processing, learning, problem-solving, decision-making.…

  • Fictions of Sincerity: Race, Gender and Sexuality

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    By Maisie Jeffreys Racism without racists …Is the title of Eduardo Bonilla-Silva’s renowned book on color-blind racism in contemporary America. It captures the idea that many white Americans today claim that “race is no longer an issue,” professing to be “color blind” whilst simultaneously denouncing those of colour for “playing the race card” or not…