Like so many small organisations and businesses, we have been able to streamline some of our work due to the assistance of Artificial Reality (AI).
We have also been learning from our partners and leaders in creative use of IA, AwhiWorld, who have been providing training to many organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond.
As an educator, I have worked closely with design students, outlining the benefits and risks of the use of AI. Racial bias is one area which is already gathering traction as an issue for AI. This recent article published on the Conversation demonstrates some of the racial bias existing in AI – ‘Australiana’ images made by AI are racist and full of tired cliches, new study shows
Another serious concern is the impact of AI on water and energy consumption. For this reason, as part of Treecreate Studios annual reporting we will share the calculation of our impact and then will offset this environmental cost by investing in Greenfleet.
Last financial year, I was not surprised by the water consumption, but did not realise that energy usage was like running my refrigerator for over a week!
Anyway, this is an area we will be tracking over time and we hope to contribute meaningfully to the conversations about environmental impacts of AI.
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