Overall, while the surveillance, abuses and huge concentrations and imbalances of power that AI and other new technologies enable are very worrying, we found a good deal of encouragement in these case studies.
In the AI race, much of Sub-Saharan Africa faces computer power outages several times a day and internet that costs over a quarter of a monthly salary, hindering AI access.
A technical note by research center Internetlab points out that advances in synthetic image creators increase the risks of gender violence online and talks about platforms’ accountability
This time we take you to El Salvador, examining government claims that an AI-supported transformation of the public healthcare system will make it the most advanced in the world.
Should they manage to settle their differences peacefully, Japarov will be set to consolidate his rule even further and approach presidential elections in 2027 with full confidence.
We have to insist that AI is still unsettled, still open to being shaped otherwise, and that the language and vocabulary it comes with, is not something we just accept.
Known for blending humor, political commentary, and catchy rhythms, this internationally popular band continues its tradition of addressing contemporary issues through satire.
“The Gunditjmara actively and deliberately manipulated local water flows and ecologies to engineer a landscape focused on increasing the availability and reliability of eels.”
Marketed as innovation, AI border control deepens racial discrimination. Black advocates call to decolonize technology and reclaim movement from algorithmic bias and digital colonialism
More than simply a uniform adoption of artificial intelligence, a technological innovation has emerged that is transforming the battlefield, decision-making processes, local narratives, and forms of social control.
"Sportellino," a multilingual chatbot designed for migrants, is currently leading the way at the national level by setting a good example. Recently, the Italian government also launched similar tools.
“War does not need to reach your doorstep to enter your home. It arrives quietly, through a screen, through a headline, through conversations not meant for young ears.”
Empirical knowledge of the territory, refined over centuries and passed down through generations by traditional communities, is summarily discarded as obsolete.
India’s recent AI Impact Summit highlighted the Indian government’s ambitions and economic promise, yet critics warned that surveillance and facial recognition restrict civic space, hamper human rights, and harm marginal communities.
Africa has become one of the global creative economy’s most dynamic environments for growth. However, there is an economic gap between the value of what creators create and their income.
Could there be a version of this technology that allows us, as feminists and human rights advocates, to engage with it without compromising our politics or our commitment to defending intersectional human rights?
“Birds are among the most visible symbols of our natural heritage, inspiring national pride and reminding us that our islands are home to extraordinary biodiversity found nowhere else on earth.”
In a world where criticism is seldom allowed, and journalists and essayists face significant risks in addressing the inner workings of power, fiction offers an alternative solution.
"Human needs, with water being a basic necessity, compete with the demands of data centers."
In an era marked by intense transnational mobility, the uneven distribution of rights and experiences in host communities reflects underlying dynamics of power and privilege that demand further scrutiny.
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