Unblock AI • Lisbon Meetup #07

Intentional AI: What Is Your Problem?

This presentation offers a glimpse into a much bigger conversation about AI that needs to be ongoing: why do we choose to use it, what do we use it for, and what motivates us to bring it into different aspects of our lives? We’ll look at the global landscape, AI’s impact on our individual purposes, motivations and lifestyle trends, and most importantly, what each of us can uniquely bring to the table when it comes to AI.

Romana Siracusa

Can I really make AI sound like me?

From "This Is Garbage" to "Your First Good AI Video"

This presentation offers a glimpse into a much bigger conversation about AI that needs to be ongoing: why do we choose to use it, what do we use it for, and what motivates us to bring it into different aspects of our lives? We’ll look at the global landscape, AI’s impact on our individual purposes, motivations and lifestyle trends, and most importantly, what each of us can uniquely bring to the table when it comes to AI.

Human in the Loop Is Not Enough: Who Is Observing the Loop?

“Human in the loop” has become a central idea in conversations about responsible AI. But having a human somewhere in a workflow does not tell us what that human can actually see, understand, decide, or change. A person may be reviewing AI outputs while understanding very little about the wider system producing them. Someone else may recognize problems across the system but have no authority to change its architecture. And a person with the authority to redesign the system may be far removed from what is actually happening inside it. This lightning talk uses a simple organizational case to explore the difference between participating in a loop, recognizing the architecture of the loop, and having the authority to reconfigure it.