AI: The Cyber Theft of Cultural Identity & Human Value ft Dr Niyana Rasayon (IKG WW - Feb. 2023)

Presenter: Niyana Rasayon
Title: AI: The Cyber Theft of Cultural Identity & Human Value
Description:
This presentation will examine the biases of software designers who receive the most resources to develop programming designed to exploit, marginalize, and engage neuromarketing strategies to undermine human thinking. We will examine the use of algorithms that insidiously replace one’s entry-objective along paths that redirects focus and alters brain chemistry. Special attention will be given to AI algorithms that are employed as digital ‘traffic cops’ to realign your initial quest by discreetly eroding cultural identity/endorsement, and sense of self-worth. Explanations will be shared to illustrate how softly to moderately distracting cyber-highways are particularly difficult to avoid or escape. In addition, how your attention is being stolen and captured in spiral mazes filled with visual and audio vignettes that mimic places/sites where you have spent time. The rationale for their design, Danger and acceptance will be addressed.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Niyana Rasayon (BabaKoko) is a behavioral neuroscientist and professor. He received his Master’s degree at Fisk University & Meharry Medical College joint program in Clinical Psychology. He earned a Doctoral degree in Psychobiology Neuropsychology at Howard University. His current research interests are chronic concussion syndromes, neuroplasticity, micro-nutrients in mental health conditions, ‘brain-fog’ post COVID-SARS-Virus, as well as a secondary tier of interests, which include undiagnosed PTSD (akin to ‘learned Helplessness’), Racism, Domestic terrorism, and the influence of ancient history on perceptions of “death”. He has authored two books that build on social neuroscience, “Reality Check: A Manual for the Hue-man Octahedron & The Mystery of Melanin, and The Awakening: OMG The President is Black”. Niyana will be completing his 3rd book on ‘Ancient Perspectives on Crossing-Over’ during the Summer of 2023. In addition, he is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Mental Health and Social Behavior, and a *Board-Certified Fellow & Diplomate in African Centered-Black Psychology. His collective work experiences focus on clinical interventions and how to navigate the System of White Supremacy.