AURORA INSIGHTS
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Where Heritage Meets Tech: Cultural AI in Action
Languages, traditions, rituals, culinary practices, and art forms refined over generations risk disappearing amid rapid globalization and urbanization.
In response to this challenge, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a promising, if unexpected, tool.
The Ethics of Affective Computing in Behavioral Health
Artificial intelligence promises to be a game changer in this field of mental and behavioral health.
Yet, rapid development alongside current deregulation efforts creates risk of unforeseen implications.
Never Neutral: How Anthropology Can Shape the Future of AI
AI is a cultural force, deeply intertwined with the human experience. Despite decades of technological advancements, one constant remains—humans and the cultures they bring.
Drawing on the groundbreaking research of Dr. Diana E. Forsythe1, an anthropologist who studied AI labs in the 1980s and 1990s, this article explores how cultural and social dynamics shape AI development and why anthropology is essential for creating better, more inclusive systems.