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Spotlight on AI, Innovation & Ethics: National Visions and Digital Labour
Rohita Biswas,
Cinthya Souza Simas,
Sara Tóth Martínez,
Gerhard G. Steinmann,
Roland Mertelsmann,
María Belén Moyano
Affiliation: Journal of Science, Humanities and Arts (JOSHA), Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Keywords: Mental Health; Manipulation; State Partnership; Ecosystem; Infrastructure Strain; Community Backlash; Specialization; Democratization
Categories: News and Views
DOI: 10.17160/josha.13.1.1118
Languages: English
The rapid ascent of artificial intelligence reveals a fragmented map of ambition, risk, and hidden labour. While Switzerland cultivates a thriving ecosystem through strategic state–industry partnership, the costs surface elsewhere: chatbots that over-validate vulnerable users can deepen delusional spirals, with real consequences for mental health. At the same time, the race for AI supremacy carries a material footprint. From Mexico to Ireland, communities push back against data centers powering AI that strain electricity and water supplies. Yet within this tension lies promise: personalized AI “experts,” shaped through careful system instructions, can assist with editing, translation, finance, and creative work. Curated by JOSHA through a cross-disciplinary editorial lens, this Spotlight places these accounts in dialogue, so readers can see both what AI enables and what it exacts.