AI is not an inherently autonomous, intelligent, or objective entity but a product of human ingenuity dependent on exploitative labour and data extraction¶

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q1 i? The editorial argues AI is not inherently autonomous, intelligent, or objective, but a product of human ingenuity dependent on vast and often exploitative labour and data extraction practices. → Rudolph 2025

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Rudolph 2025¶

Rudolph, J., Ismail, F., Tan, S., & Seah, P. (2025). Don't believe the hype. AI myths and the need for a critical approach in higher education. Journal of Applied Learning and Teaching, 8(1), 06-27. https://doi.org/10.37074/jalt.2025.8.1.1

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Editorial argument (critical essay, no empirical data reported) dismantling the myth of AI as an autonomous, objective entity. The authors state AI is "a product of human ingenuity" dependent on exploitative labour and data extraction. No effect size is reported.

"We demonstrate that AI is not an inherently autonomous, intelligent, or objective entity but rather a product of human ingenuity, dependent on vast and often exploitative labour and data extraction practices."

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