The Material Cloud Film Festival: Humans in the Loop

Humans in the Loop (India, 72') tells the story of a woman working as human annotator of AI models and questioning the biases behind them. Inspired by a 2022 article by journalist Karishma Mehrotra, the film sheds light on AI bias and its disproportionate impact on women in technology. It highlights the contributions of women in the field of data annotation and algorithmic development while questioning the growing intersection of AI and marginalised communities.

The film’s producer, Mathivanan Rajendran, will be present online to give a brief introduction before the screening. Afterwards, there will be a panel discussion with Paola Torres Núñez del Prado, head of the Critical AI Working Group at SKH, together with Parth MN, author of the feature story “Death of an Indian tech worker”, moderated by Francesca Larosa from KTH.

About the festival

The Material Cloud Film Festival is a three-night film festival exploring the often unseen material realities behind artificial intelligence, including labour conditions, extractive supply chains, and power concentration. It is organised by The Marie Skłodowska-Curie project LIBRA, supported by the KTH Environmental Humanities Laboratory, the Swedish Red Cross, ForumCiv, Digital Futures and the Centre for Anthropocene History.

Read more about the festival on the KTH webiste