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Episode Synopsis
Who teaches AI how to see and recognise? Definitely not a techie in a cool office in Silicon Valley. Most likely, it is a homemaker from a marginalised community in rural India who does this tedious work for very low pay.
In his debut feature film "Humans in the Loop," director Aranya Sahay explores this vital detail that got left out of the "AI Revolution" marketing materials. The film follows Nehma, an Adivasi woman from Jharkhand who takes a job labelling data for AI systems. Turns out, teaching machines to recognise the world is a lot like raising a kid; except this kid absorbs prejudices from centuries of Western datasets, with no plan to augment it with context-specific knowledge. Esp. not from the labellers :-).
The film has won major accolades, including Best Film at the Bengaluru International Film Festival and Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. Have fun watching the episode!
Nishtha Manchanda: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishtha-manchanda-3b6b421b?
00:00 Introduction to the Film's Context
01:40 The Paradox of AI and Simple Tasks
02:21 Government and Civil Society's Role in AI
02:55 Future of Technology and AI
03:42 About the film 'Humans in the Loop'
04:32 Exploring Data Labeling and Its Implications
06:12 AI as a Child: A Philosophical Perspective
08:05 Challenges and Realities of Data Labeling
13:00 Bias in AI and Its Consequences
17:51 AI in the Film Industry
23:36 Global Reactions to AI and the Film
26:04 Ethnographic Insights and AI
26:27 Tech Reactions to the Film
27:46 Unexpected Audience Reactions
28:09 Women and the Emotional Impact of the Film
29:57 Community and Cultural Representation in AI
32:45 Government and Civil Society's Role in AI
35:41 Future Projects and Superhero Films
36:05 The Journey of the Film
36:50 Story Culture and Film Funding
39:08 Indigenous Life and Environmentalism in Film
40:46 Superhero Films in India
42:18 Film Screenings and Audience Engagement
43:50 Concluding Remarks and Future Endeavors
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In his debut feature film "Humans in the Loop," director Aranya Sahay explores this vital detail that got left out of the "AI Revolution" marketing materials. The film follows Nehma, an Adivasi woman from Jharkhand who takes a job labelling data for AI systems. Turns out, teaching machines to recognise the world is a lot like raising a kid; except this kid absorbs prejudices from centuries of Western datasets, with no plan to augment it with context-specific knowledge. Esp. not from the labellers :-).
The film has won major accolades, including Best Film at the Bengaluru International Film Festival and Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. Have fun watching the episode!
Nishtha Manchanda: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishtha-manchanda-3b6b421b?
00:00 Introduction to the Film's Context
01:40 The Paradox of AI and Simple Tasks
02:21 Government and Civil Society's Role in AI
02:55 Future of Technology and AI
03:42 About the film 'Humans in the Loop'
04:32 Exploring Data Labeling and Its Implications
06:12 AI as a Child: A Philosophical Perspective
08:05 Challenges and Realities of Data Labeling
13:00 Bias in AI and Its Consequences
17:51 AI in the Film Industry
23:36 Global Reactions to AI and the Film
26:04 Ethnographic Insights and AI
26:27 Tech Reactions to the Film
27:46 Unexpected Audience Reactions
28:09 Women and the Emotional Impact of the Film
29:57 Community and Cultural Representation in AI
32:45 Government and Civil Society's Role in AI
35:41 Future Projects and Superhero Films
36:05 The Journey of the Film
36:50 Story Culture and Film Funding
39:08 Indigenous Life and Environmentalism in Film
40:46 Superhero Films in India
42:18 Film Screenings and Audience Engagement
43:50 Concluding Remarks and Future Endeavors
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