AI doesn’t just have to happen to us. As a community we can shape the AI rather than just inherit it.
A big congrats to WeAreInIt who brought together community leaders, tech professionals, artists, and concerned citizens to question the promise of AI.
A panel featuring San Diego government personnel and tech professionals questioned the current AI narrative as told by Silicon Valley and asked how we can preserve human agency as these systems scale.
Attendees weren’t just listening to experts, they helped drives the conversation. We broke into three tracts: civic, professional, and community and were lead through some design thinking activities to focus on our greatest problems and offer a call the action.
Some interesting insights:
How much is too much AI and who gets to decide?
How do we preserve human agency as these systems scale?
How does AI change your perception of what you can do?
And for God’s sake, don’t accept all cookies.
The final call-to-action: educate yourself and get involved before permits are granted to data centers.