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How Will You Respond to the Unacceptable Costs of GenAI?

We must remember that those who profit the most from our growing reliance of GenAI are the tech companies themselves. Meanwhile, the people who are the most excited about AI are the ones who understand it the least. While machine learning can be useful, I argue that GenAI comes at an unacceptable cost. Taking in to consideration GenAI’s role in the spread of disinformation, the complex damages caused to people and the planet along with the proven negative effect to cognitive skills among users, this text advocates for critical perspectives, and ideally, critical refusal of GenAI.

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Exploring the Future of Human–AI Collaboration: Insights from “Human–AI Interaction and Collaboration”

How should people and AI work together in ways that are useful, ethical, and trustworthy? Edited by Dan Wu and Shaobo Liang (Wuhan University), “Human–AI Interaction and Collaboration” maps the fast-moving terrain where users, systems, and information meet—treating human strengths and machine strengths as complements, not substitutes. The introduction frames collaboration as a user-centered endeavor that must balance capability with ethics, transparency, and trust.

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AI in a Tribal Context: Diverse Perspectives Matter in a Changing Landscape

With Artificial Intelligence’s (AI) seemingly increasing integration into various aspects of society, nations worldwide—including Tribal Nations—are assessing its impact on the changing landscape. AI is a revolutionary technology that poses potential opportunities and risks for federally recognized Indian Tribes (Tribal Nations or Tribes) and their citizens. This article provides an overview of the literature related to AI in a tribal context.

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The AI-Powered Third-Party Risk Manager: Continuously Monitoring Vendor Security Posture

Modern enterprises are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks through their third-party vendors, with over half of all data breaches now originating in the supply chain. Traditional third-party risk management (TPRM), reliant on manual, point-in-time assessments like annual questionnaires, is ill-equipped to address the dynamic nature of cyber threats. This paper proposes an AI-powered TPRM framework as a transformative solution. By enabling continuous, real-time monitoring of vendor security posture – AI streamlines risk assessments using intelligent questionnaires and provides dynamic, multi-factor risk scoring to prioritize critical vendors. The integration of AI into TPRM represents a paradigm shift from a static, reactive process to a dynamic, intelligent, and continuous safeguard, essential for security in an interconnected digital ecosystem.

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AI-Powered Peer Review: How Review Reveal Can Detect Bias, Improve Fairness, and Transform Scholarly Publishing

When a harsh peer review exposed systemic bias, the author drew on established and emerging research to envision AI‑powered Review Reveal: a tool that flags exclusionary reviewer language, maps critiques to manuscript sections, audits equity‑related phrasing, and suggests inclusive rewrites — protecting intellectual freedom and making global digital knowledge culture more accessible to under‑represented and all participating scholars.

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When the Algorithm is Blind: AI, Data Bias, and the South African Patient

This article explores how bias in artificial intelligence (AI) systems affects healthcare outcomes for South African patients. It highlights real-world examples, including the inaccuracy of pulse oximeters on darker skin and the disproportionate targeting of Black healthcare providers by fraud detection algorithms. Drawing on case studies and policy developments, including South Africa’s National AI Policy Framework, the article examines how biased data can reinforce inequality in medical decision-making. It calls for inclusive data practices, transparent algorithm design, and ethical oversight to ensure AI technologies serve all South Africans fairly and effectively.

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