Challenging AI’s Future: A Brazilian Researcher’s Crusade Against Digital Colonialism and the Pursuit of Inclusive Technology
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – As Horrara Moreira, a lawyer and researcher based in Rio de Janeiro, discusses the complexities and misconceptions surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), she brings a critical perspective to its widespread imagery and expectations. Speaking after Carnival season in a local coffee shop, she humorously critiques the portrayal of AI in popular media as futuristic, shiny robots and highlights the tangible infrastructural demands such as significant energy and water consumption required by data centers. Moreira expresses concern over several issues tied to the advancement of AI technology, including the substantial control exercised … Read more