The Hidden Exploitation (and Trauma) Behind AI Ft. Dr. Adio-Adet Dinika w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful Empathy

Episode #4 of Empathy in the Age of AI, a special 25-part series: https://tinyurl.com/exyw2nua AI is impacting every part of our lives—and we need to start paying more attention.Watch this counter-hegemonic conversation with Dr. Adio-Adet Dinika, whose work exposes the hidden trauma and labour exploitation behind today’s AI systems.We discuss:How the AI industry offloads human suffering onto the Global SouthHow large language models (like ChatGPT) are built on the backs of exploited workersHow AI is creating a new class of digitally disposable workersWhy AI slop and porn is not “innocent” or “immaterial”—but involves real traumaAnd what all of this means for empathy and human dignityIf you care about justice and want to understand the human consequences of AI — you don’t want to miss this conversation.00:00 Preview02:57 Episode Introduction 06:08 About Dr. Adio-Adet Dinika09:06 The emotional toll of building AI systems13:07 Why AI cannot moderate content without human help21:51 How is AI development the new form of colonialism?27:34 How weak labour laws are being exploited to power the AI industry29:20 The new digital divide: Who builds AI and who benefits from it?37:45 The database secret behind every AI-generated image42:17 Why should AI not be trusted to support a child's mental health?52:50 Can AI be trusted to make moral decisions for human beings?58:03 How AI is already affecting our capacity to empathize01:01:07 Adio-Adet Dinika’s Purposeful Empathy storyCONNECT WITH ADIO✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/adiodinika/ ✩ Website https://www.adiodinika.com/CONNECT WITH ANITA✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast✩ Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.socialSHOW NOTES✩ How Europe Underdeveloped Africa https://tinyurl.com/296cxbvx ✩ The Anxious Generation https://www.amazon.com/Anxious-Generation-Rewiring-Childhood-Epidemic/dp/0593655036Video edited by Jad Misri, Green Horizon Studio