The Indigenous Protocol and Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) Working Group develops new conceptual and practical approaches to building the next generation of A.I. systems.
The working group is interested the following questions:
From an Indigenous perspective, what should our relationship with A.I. be?
How can Indigenous epistemologies and ontologies contribute to the global conversation regarding society and A.I.?
How do we broaden discussions regarding the role of technology in society beyond the largely culturally homogeneous research labs and Silicon Valley startup culture?
How do we imagine a future with A.I. that contributes to the flourishing of all humans and non-humans?
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In the spirit of attribution, I found this link from a blog post by Christina Hendricks, Professor of Teaching in Philosophy at the University of British Columbia-Vancouver. Christina wrote about AI and relationships: Indigenous Protocol and AI paper that contained a fascination perspective on AI that we do not hear from the tech enthusiasts:
The authors also emphasize that Indigenous protocols of kinship can help conceptualize the idea of how we may relate to AI systems. For example, “Such protocols would reinforce the notion that, while the developers might assume they are building a product or a tool, they are actually building a relationship to which they should attend” (8).