In this week’s episode, Jonah and Smera tackle internet shutdowns, drawing from recent global events to understand the wide-reaching impacts of disconnectivity; Jonah gets philosophical (again) discussing the latest technology being used to analyse art and Smera warns of the dangers of trusting a chatbot with our mental health. This show comes with a trigger warning, as the pair discuss mental health and what treatment could look like in an AI-driven society.

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Episode sources

STORY 1 - Internet Shutdowns 

https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/category/press-releases/article/israel-government-to-shut-down-critical-media-alleged-to-undermine-national-security 

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiJm_fp-8WCAxUMQkEAHfNKAIIQxfQBKAB6BAgPEAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2Fstory%2Fisrael-gaza-internet-blackouts-weapon%2F&usg=AOvVaw1G8PO_rwUgVvGrB86RmxEE&opi=89978449  

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/feb/28/internet-shutdowns-record-number-countries-2022-report  

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiop_HQ-8WCAxWBVUEAHYAHCfkQxfQBKAB6BAgKEAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.article19.org%2Fresources%2Ftechtonic-internet-shutdowns-as-a-tool-of-control%2F&usg=AOvVaw1IO1xc5_ye6PC5Y4cPzdNp&opi=89978449  

https://www.accessnow.org/internet-shutdowns-2022/  

https://chat.openai.com/share/71bd3d50-086c-475c-8818-fb51fcc6f047 

https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/09/09/1035237/internet-shutdowns-censorship-exponential-jigsaw-google/ 

https://www.amnestyusa.org/updates/is-internet-access-a-human-right/ 

https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/international-covenant-civil-and-political-rights 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/18/instagram-palestine-posts-censorship-accusations 

https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/how-israel-is-shutting-down-the-internet-in-gaza/#:~:text=Access%20Now's%20new%20report%2C%20Palestine,to%20information%20is%20most%20vital. 

https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/06/14/no-internet-means-no-work-no-pay-no-food/internet-shutdowns-deny-access-basic 

https://www.techwontsave.us/episode/194_the_information_war_in_gaza_w_marwa_fatafta 

Story 2 ART 

BIMM 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/sagaftra-david-jones-space-writers-guild-of-america-hollywood-b2455985.html 

https://www.bimm.ac.uk/ai-labs/ 

https://www.soundspheremag.com/news/bimm-university-launch-ai_labs-new-course-preparing-students-for-ai-in-the-creative-industries/ 

SCROLL 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/oct/12/researchers-use-ai-to-read-word-on-ancient-scroll-burned-by-vesuvius  

BRUSH STROKES 

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03604-3 

The Book of Trespass 

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/aug/10/the-book-of-trespass-by-nick-hayes-review-a-trespassers-radical-manifesto 

INDUS CIVILIZATION

https://www.worldhistory.org/india/ 

https://restofworld.org/2022/indus-translation-ai-code-script/

https://www.wired.com/2009/04/indusscript/

Story 3 – Health 

Samartians Radar 

https://www.samaritans.org/about-samaritans/research-policy/internet-suicide/samaritans-radar/#:~:text=This%20feedback%20included%20concerns%20about,and%20seeking%20support%20and%20community. 

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-psychiatry/article/artificial-intelligence-and-suicide-prevention-a-systematic-review/4AEF310A4924FCED128DEEBA63E349F9 

BACP warning 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12765337/Fears-drive-replace-mental-health-counsellors-AI-clear-waiting-list-MILLION-patients.html 

https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-features/latest-news/detail/2022/10/10/hidden-waits-force-more-than-three-quarters-of-mental-health-patients-to-seek-help-from-emergency-services 

AI Therapists 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/urban-survival/202301/are-ai-chatbots-the-therapists-of-the-future?amp 

https://theconversation.com/move-over-agony-aunt-study-finds-chatgpt-gives-better-advice-than-professional-columnists-214274  

NHS stats 

https://nhsproviders.org/news-blogs/news/government-urged-to-get-a-grip-on-youngsters-mental-health-crisis 

Positive news  

https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/11/17/1083637/lelapa-ai-african-languages-vulavula/ 

https://beta-vulavula.lelapa.ai/ 

https://lelapa.ai/about/the-team/ 

https://www.iol.co.za/technology/opinion/can-chatgpt-answer-in-african-languages-92f0f75f-eba7-4090-9ffd-40b831b2293e#:~:text=ChatGPT%20is%20able%20to%20somewhat,development%20in%20the%20technology%20space. 

https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/6309035/pelonomi-moiloa/