At the beginning of 2024, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is still trending. We observe new tools, upgrades, and public discourse focusing on the hyped generative AI. As most of the focus is being placed on the technological level, the ethical and societal contexts of AI use need more attention from the perspective of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).   

During the talk with our expert, Kamil Śliwowski, we dive into digital awareness and literacy as well as the consequences of using AI.  

 The podcast episode focuses on different layers of AI, such as:  

• The role of the digital trainers,  


• the influence of the (offline and online) community,  


• open-source models,  


• and the ethical side of AI.   

Kamil Śliwowski, Digital Skills Trainer and Online Course Author. He loves to learn by teaching others, researching, and experimenting with digital tools to write his blog and newsletter (⁠otwartezasoby.pl⁠). He has been involved in the Creative Commons movement and organization in Poland and internationally for over a decade. Currently working with NGOs like INCO, Panoptykon, School with Class, and Sektor 3.0. 

🎚️ The podcast was recorded and mixed at "Podcastownia Ciekawość" (Warsaw, Poland) 

🎙 Podcast host: Joanna Krukowska (TechSoup Europe)

🎵 Music by Zykovich Yauheni aka JJ 

📆 Podcast recorded on December 1, 2023 

💡 Article mentioned in the podcast: “Hype cycle, meet harm cycle”, by Alix Dunn, available here.

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