Collin Bjork

7.30 pm, Tuesday, 15 July, Palmerston North Central Library, George Street, Palmerston North

Generative AI is throwing up many profound questions about work, education, and power. Through a series of case studies, I will reveal the values underlying many Silicon Valley generative AI systems. Then I will look at the consequences of continuing to invest in AI systems that prioritise those particular ideologies. However, there are other generative AI systems—created right here in Aotearoa New Zealand—that operate according to radically different values.

Collin Bjork is a Senior Lecturer at Massey University. Trained in rhetoric, Collin researches podcasting, AI, and science communication. He has won a Marsden Fund Fast-Start Grant as well as Fulbright grants to Slovenia and Montenegro. Collin also produces a podcast called Pod Uni.