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Over the last few years, a growing number of scholars have argued that the impact of AI is repeating the patterns of colonial history. If European colonialism was characterized by the violent capture of land, extraction of resources, and exploitation of people for the economic enrichment of the conquering country, the AI industry is now using more insidious means to capture our behaviors, extract our data, and exploit our labor for enriching the wealthy and powerful at the great expense of the poor.
Award-winning journalist Karen Hao looks in-depth at just one dimension of this AI colonialism: the labor exploitation. The AI industry has long thrived off of a model of building billion-dollar products off of a vast economically precarious workforce. Now it is refining its playbook, seeking out workers in countries of crisis to drive down their labor costs even more.
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Join us for a captivating virtual event, “Adversarial Attacks on Large Language Models,” featuring distinguished speaker Zico Kolter, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Chief Scientist of AI Research for the Bosch Center for AI at Carnegie Mellon University. Professor Kolter will delve into the intriguing world of adversarial attacks, exploring vulnerabilities and defenses in large language models. Gain valuable insights into the challenges of securing AI systems against malicious manipulation and deception. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of the complex dynamics at play in the realm of AI security with a leading expert in the field.***

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In our third event, we will be joined by Margaret Pfeil, Ph.D., Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Theology and Center for Social Concerns at the University of Notre Dame. Reflecting on the words and witness of ancient figures of Saints Ireneaus and Basil of Caesaria, and modern figures such as Oscar Romero and Dorothy Day, Dr. Pfiel explores the many facets of (to quote the title of her lecture) “Eucharistic Abundance and Social Regeneration.”
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