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A leading Māori data scientist says rapid advances in artificial intelligence technology are raising tough questions about data sovereignty, especially indigenous data.
A leading Māori data scientist says rapid advances in artificial intelligence technology are raising tough questions about data sovereignty, especially indigenous data.
Te Taka Keegan, associate professor of computer science at the University of Waikato, says AI can be viewed as a thinking computer.
At this time, the AI program cannot think for itself, but responds with what appears to be an answer-based interpretation of the large input dataset.
Questions about Maori data sovereignty arise when people try to ask questions in Maori with Maori prompts.
“The first question is where do we get the information from and how do we ensure that it is not misused, and how do we build systems based on our own information, the information we approve of? It’s about how it can be built,” says Dr. Keegan.
Instead of fearing AI will take over the world, he says we should try programs like Chat GPT to see what benefits it can bring.
