Editors launch 'Don't ask AI, ask a peer' series ^{CEFR B1}

Editors at three organisations co-wrote an editorial to confront the growing use of large learning models known as AI. The editorial was written by Ameya Nagarajan, Débora Prado and Hija Kamran and was only copy-edited for punctuation and spelling to preserve their distinct voices. APC and GenderIT.org developed an AI policy last year with inspiration from Global Voices; they discussed human voice, agency, creativity and labour while considering how to respond.

From those discussions came a collaborative series, Don’t ask AI, ask a peer, which aims to re-emphasise people-to-people knowledge sharing. The editors say generative AI has reduced such exchanges as people turn to automated tools instead of asking family, elders, coworkers and community members.

The series began with two questions posed like prompts to AI: why value human creativity and how to create a human-rights approach to AI. Authors and illustrators from different countries will answer. Content will be edited and translated by people, include human emotions and contradictions, be remunerated, and list clear acknowledgments. The editors invite peer exchange, feedback and debate; the series is published throughout April on APC.org, GenderIT.org and globalvoices.org.