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Karen Hao, Chao Tayiana and Carissa Véliz in conversation with Luhan Gabel

The hidden side of artificial intelligence

Cartagena 2026, 

All that glitters in the world of artificial intelligence is not gold. The friendly side of the tools that in principle make our lives easier have an unknown dark side, as explained by Karen Hao ((USA), Chao Tayiana (Kenya) and Carissa Véliz (UK). It is not a matter of sounding the alarm, more a matter of bringing to light what we do not know about these new technologies: a massive and unprecedented consumption of energy resources, exploited workers in the global South, algorithmic manipulation, loss of privacy when we give over our data, and other problems that we, as users, are rarely aware of. They talk to Luhan Gabel.

Simultaneous interpretation from English to Spanish available

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Karen Hao, Chao Tayiana and Carissa Véliz in conversation with Luhan Gabel