exploitation
Who is exploited under the development of AI?
May 30, 2023By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief Content warning: mentions of sexual exploitation of women and children, revenge pornography, racism What infuriates me about conversations revolving around artificial intelligence (AI) is how content we are with how much it costs us. The ethical risks associated with AI are treated far too casually. There are plenty of cases where artificial intelligence can expedite research, and overall improve our society. Sure. For example, The Peak previously reported on AI projects which help protect wildlife habitats. However, this technology’s lack of legislation and regulation makes it incredibly easy for bad actors to exploit, and there are…
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We need to talk about parents who exploit their kids for clicks
January 19, 2023By: C Icart, Staff Writer Another day, another TikTok prank trend. Prank videos do great online, with countless people joining in on the trend for laughs and likes. But how do we know when we’ve gone too far? Case in…
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SFU researcher publishes paper on combating online child exploitation
October 26, 2022By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer Richard Frank, SFU researcher and associate professor for the School of Criminology, recently conducted a study to identify strategies to combat online child exploitation. The Peak sat down with Frank to learn more about his…
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The exploitation of Research Assistants (RAs) by SFU
November 28, 2020By Serena Bains, Staff Writer Research is one of SFU’s three pillars in its strategic vision, resulting in $161 million in income. Research assistants (RAs), a group that primarily consists of graduate students at SFU, conduct much of the day-to-day…
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Political Corner: Heralding frontline nurses for working while pregnant hides systemic labour abuses in China
April 4, 2020By: Tianyi Wang, Graduate Student The World Health Organization declared that coronavirus was a global pandemic as of March 11. In addition to the increasing number of cases of viral infection, many social issues have been exposed during this extraordinary time that…
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