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Wired for Bias: How AI is Keeping the Patriarchy Alive
Welcome to the overwhelming world of technology! Where everything seems shiny, smart and oh-so-predictably biased! As we are witnesses to the ever-growing evolution of tech, that seems to take over all aspects of our lives (social, personal, professional and lately even creative), we’re faced with a curious paradox: while all of this is expected to…
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Tronto: “AI solutions don’t substitute care”
Can AI really help fix the healthcare and caregiving crisis? Is AI revolutionising child care? Questions like these are making headlines and sparking debates worldwide, as the care crisis and AI solutions emerge as one of today’s most pressing topics. Amid a moment of both techno-optimism and uncertainty, I have delved into care by interviewing…
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Data activism against feminicide
Every 10 minutes, a woman is killed. Violence against women and girls remains one of the most widespread human rights violations, impacting half of the global population. No country is safe, although in some places, “it is more dangerous to be a woman than a soldier”, as NATO Colonel Dr. J.A. Olsen noted in an…
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All is fair in AI Development(?)
Who is marginalized in this new AI (Artificial Intelligence) era? Why are their voices so often unheard? To what extent do the economy and politics shape our very existence? At first, these questions might seem distant, mere abstractions—until you move closer to the realities they uncover. In the post-pandemic era, I heavily rely…
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Reflections on qualitative interviews about digital technologies in social projects
For these two semi-structured interviews with professionals involved in social projects, I was interested in how they use, view, and feel the impact of digital technology in their work. I kept the scope broad enough to include any digital technology that they use as a tool, that they develop/create/implement, or that they communicate with, educate…
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Interviews That Matter:Local Voices on Global Development.
Here I am again with a new blog that incorporates my reflection on the recent interviews I conducted. What pops into your mind when you think of ‘Interviews’? Probably job interviews, interviews of your most loved movie stars and celebrities on TV, or intense political interviews on news channels. However, do interviews have any impact…
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How does AI impact your field?
JT and SP are seasoned professionals with consolidated careers in academia and photojournalism, respectively. Their work deeply engages with themes related to ComDev, particularly in the areas of feminism and climate activism — both fields that I find inspiring and impactful. I have recently interviewed them to get to know their work better, and to…
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Just how long a leash should tech policing have?
There is this phrase I like using in my native Hungarian: even a broken clock is right twice a day. It is very expressive in my opinion – reflecting how even those we do not agree with, make good decisions – whether they are genuine or just a gimmick is always the big question. As…
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Your cloud dries up my river
Writing a post as long as this one requires four bottles of water for ChatGPT. The popular generative AI chatbot consumes 519 millilitres per every 100 words, according to a recent collaborative research by the Washington Post and the University of California. As thousands of people enter prompts into ChatGPT and other similar AI chatbots,…
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Navigating the digital economy – Leading the way with your voice.
Imagine yourself as a woman working in the IT sector in the US, hailing from Nairobi. You have worked very hard to reach where you are. Being a woman from an underdeveloped neighbourhood has presented more difficulties than your fair share. But you persisted. You worked, studied, and at last found employment with a rising…