5 things you need to know about Big Computing
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Contributor(s): Dr Seeta Peña Gangadharan | Who owns, controls and benefits from these systems? What might advances in AI and computing mean for marginalised communities who already face discrimination in both the material and virtual worlds? Big computing is the new big term that you need to know. Seeta Peña Gangadharan explores the impact of Big Computing ambitions on freedom and control. 🔴 Find out more about this research in #LSEResearchForTheWorld: https://www.lse.ac.uk/research/research-for-the-world/race-equity/an-equitable-society-depends-on-holding-big-computing-firms-to-account-1
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