BOOKTALK || THIS IS AI

Artificial intelligence is not smart, not understanding, and certainly not all-powerful. In his book This is AI, computer scientist and Trouw columnist Ilyaz Nasrullah exposes the technological revolution as an advanced form of deception, driven by financial speculation, flawed science, and naïve government policy. Nasrullah reveals how the true cost of this myth is not paid in Silicon Valley, but shifted to the Global South and to citizens who become entangled in automated government mistrust. Global South Lens and the OBA once again join forces for a sharp, revealing, and much-needed evening about the dark side of technology. Discover the shocking reality behind ChatGPT and the IT giants and see how technology and policy do not solve existing racial and social inequalities but rather automate and exacerbate them. That these systems are not an abstract theoretical problem, Nasrullah makes personally palpable this evening: he shares how his own family directly encountered the ruthless logic of government algorithms. Under the leadership of moderator Oumaima Hajri, AI ethicist and senior advisor at the Data Protection Authority, this will be an evening of sharp reflection and a challenge to reconsider the foundations of our digital society.