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Writer and environmentalist Wendell Berry wrote that, ‘the next great division of the world will be between people who wish to live as creatures and people who wish to live as machines.’ (Unsplash)

Are you a creature or a machine? How to live in ecological community in a time of AI

As we are bombarded with apocalyptic headlines about the future of artificial intelligence, the writer, farmer and environmentalist Wendell Berry can help bring us back to our earthly community.
If AI systems have been humming along nicely for weeks or months at a stretch, will the human overseeing them be able to take over when things go wrong? Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images

As AI takes on more tasks, what happens when people have to jump in to clean up after it?

Having a human “in the loop” overseeing when an AI makes a decision is important, but what happens to that responsible human over time when the AI gets it right over and over again?
People across the U.S., England and Australia agree that teachers are most like coaches when considering comparable professions. Drazen Zigic/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Do you think teachers are similar to coaches, pastors or something else? It depends on where you live

Across three countries, people agree that teaching is centered on the teacher-student relationship. But they don’t agree on which profession teaching most resembles.
The promise of early detection raises a critical question: what happens to a person’s agency when the healthcare system can detect IPV before they choose to disclose it? (Unsplash+)

AI can predict intimate partner violence before survivors disclose. But should it?

Technology that predicts when someone might experience intimate partner violence can undermine a survivor’s control over whether, when and how they share their abuse,
Zankore/ZanKore is a technology company—a consortium of Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Ooredoo Group, Nokia, and NVIDIA—focused on AI development. (Zankore.com/Diolah Rino Putama,The Conversation Indonesia)

Zankore’s AI Factory: Can Central Java afford the water cost?

Java’s northern coast faces severe water-catchment degradation, yet an AI center requiring massive amounts of water is planned there.
A well-designed AI system could help newcomers find English or French classes, employment workshops, food banks, legal clinics, housing information or community events. (Unsplash/John Lockwood)

Canada’s settlement services are going digital. AI should support workers, not replace them

AI can improve access to settlement services in Canada, but human expertise must remain central to complex, legal and sensitive newcomer needs.

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