Episode 18: This AI Is Built for Liberation, Not Just for Profit

We are constantly told that artificial intelligence is neutral.

That data is objective.

That algorithms simply optimise.

That harm is an unfortunate side effect of progress.

But what if the real question isn’t what AI can do but who it is built to serve?

In this episode of Builders of the Broken Bazaar, Dr Tabish Zaman is joined by Said and Hani Chihabi, brothers and founders of Thaura AI, to explore what it means to build technology from the margins rather than for the market alone.

This is not a conversation about AI hype or technical superiority.

It is not about disruption for disruption’s sake.

It is a conver ...