Mahault Albarracin: AI broadens the gap between haves and haves-not

Understanding Power Dynamics in AI with Mahault Albarracin.

Join Podcasts 4 Brainport host Iman Mossavat in conversation with Mahault Albarracin, Director of Applied Research. Mahault is also a PhD candidate in the Department of Computing at the Université du Québec à Montréal. The conversation took place following her hybrid talk at the Technical University of Eindhoven (TUE), organized by "HumAIn Dialogues" and "Eindhoven Artificial Intelligence Systems Institute (EAISI)" on April 25, 2024.

Mahault Albarracin shares insights from her unconventional career journey, spanning social sciences to cognitive computing, shaping her perspective on cognition and technology. Mahault highlights how AI's design often prioritizes objectives such as maximizing efficiency, profit generation, or fulfilling predetermined goals set by those in power. These objectives significantly influence the development and societal impact of AI technologies.

AI will change the distribution of power in a new world order. Mahault Albarracin indicates that AI may expand the gap between haves and have-nots.

Explore the intersection of social sciences and technology in this episode of Radio 4 Brainport, recorded April 25, 2024. social sciences, technology, cognitive computing, predictive processing, ethics, algorithm design, power dynamics.