Andrew Jennings

AI-slands Towards an Island-Centred Approach to Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is frequently discussed as though it were a placeless technology whose effects will spread relatively evenly through increasingly connected societies. An Island Studies perspective calls this assumption into question. AI is produced through concentrated in...

Bridging the Water - AI, Distance and the Future of Island Services

Artificial intelligence is often presented as a means of overcoming remoteness. For islands, the claim is attractive. AI-assisted diagnosis may increase the reach of scarce specialists; educational tools may give learners access to subjects that cannot be staffed locally; virtual...