AI — A Global South perspective
Entering the conversation from where I stand
The last couple of weeks have been mostly contained to “in real life,” things, with a diminished interest in any form of online engagement — especially writing. I honestly did not know if I wanted to post this because some days, there is a part of me that feels like I am pouring words into a void that will take ownership of my expressions and remix into infinity. And so, I’ve been taking in, saturating myself with, and immersing in real-life experiences, in part, as an afront to the tech-times of feeding the machine. But, I expect this is our new normal.
Shortly, again in real life, I will prepare for an oral defense on AI, Identity and Characterization. And to be honest, I am not sure what new valuation that brings in the context of our times. But what has been abundantly clear to me is that the conversation around AI, however prevalent it may seem, is happening in a Global North vacuum, with Global North values and with little representation of most of the world’s populations, the Global South, of which comprises much of the world’s black and brown populations.
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend one of the most transformational conferences of my life — The Caribbean Studies Association (CSA) conference — now in its 50th year but the 48th in-person meet up…
