Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In the last couple of years, generative AI has rapidly transformed society as well as the academic world. It fuels our ever growing demand for more efficiency but what are the costs? Who pays them? Can genAI be used responsibly? On 4 December 2025, Scientist Rebellion Finland hosted a critical panel discussion on what generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) means for politics, civil society and the climate.

Speakers & panelists:
- Denise Utochkin, Post-Doctoral Researcher in 'AI' abolition, radical novelty, and algorithmic fairness at the University of Copenhagen
- Sophie Song, Research Associate at the Distributed AI Research Institute focused on the intersection of AI and workers

​Panelists:
- Saroosh Shabir, AI Scientist — Co-founder Good AI Lab
- Patrik Floreen, Senior University Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at University of Helsinki