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The human cost of AI - profit over protection

Rushing AI can cost lives and justice. Experts warn we must slow down and work together.

In the race to lead on AI companies are sacrificing safety and justice.

Philosopher Sarah Moth-Lund Christensen and Digital Humanities scholar Kate Simpson challenge the reckless speed of developments—highlighting fatalities from self-driving cars and faulty facial recognition landing innocent people in prison.

Andy Bell, Head of Research & Innovation at the AMRC, drives this home, as an engineer himself, he implores that engineers and scientists must work with the humanities. Just because we can build it doesn’t mean we should.

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Correct as of content publication - 27/08/2025

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