Monday before tutorial, we had a MEETING and shared notes from the previous week when we each visited community centers, I visited three community centers, Somers Town Community Sports Center, Somers Town Community Association and Saints Pancras Community Association. The first one is near a high school so most of the people there were students. They just booked a place online then brought their own facilities and walked in, even without a receptionist, just a vending machine. The second and the third one are quite similar, a main hall with cafe, kitchen, classrooms and outdoor areas, only open on weekdays, from 10am to 5pm. Some of the activities were free, others need to pay. Most of the activities are about wellbeing, fitness and health.
Speaking of the future, we often think about the technology and AI. In this week’s reading group, I read about an article called Open AI used Kenyan workers on less toxic on the Time magazine.
The article is mainly about the workers who made ChatGPT possible offers a glimpse into the conditions in the little-known part of the AI industry, which nevertheless plays an essential role in the effort to make AI systems safe for public consumption. It reveals the precarious working conditions these workers face, and also reveals the dark side of the AI and ChatGPT, as we usually more concerned about how they facilitate our lives.
During the workshop on Wednesday, we were asked to make a list of questions about our project, we first wrote down 61 questions then try to narrow down the biggest three questions.