Karen Hao in conversation with José Carlos Cueto

After listening to Karen Hao (USA), our view of artificial intelligence will never be the same. AI has come to stay, and nobody doubts that it can make certain tasks easier. Even this text could be generated by ChatGPT and few would notice. But nothing ever comes for free. First, because of the huge quantities of energy that this process consumes; and second, because the dark side of AI’s creators and the technological race is being revealed by researchers such as Hao, author of Empire of AI. In it, she examines the companies that act like empires, the exploitation of resources, the underpaid workers from the global South who compile and filter data... In conversation with José Carlos Cueto.

Simultaneous interpretation from English to Spanish available

All events on Saturday, January 31st will be free for people with ID from the department of Bolívar. Complimentary tickets can be requested —up to capacity— at the box office of the Hay Festival (Centro de Convenciones) showing your identification on the same day the event is taking place.