A talk with Warren Lodge, owner of a small media enterprise in Cape Town, South Africa and an activist. Warren uses social media to support impoverished communities and generate funding. Furthermore, he is a cyclist and values the cycle not only as …
Empathy in the Machine-led World – AI and Ethics Nick Bostrom’s book Superintelligence serves as a prelude to the warning of the dangers that can be caused by AI. A potential threat to the humankind, Bostrom strongly affirms that overindulgence in AI and …
Talk with Hussein Alwaday on Big Data for Development For many years Hussein has been working with UNICEF in the Yemen. He is also a ComDev student. On a Saturday morning, he spoke about his work and how UNICEF uses Big Data …
Children are already interacting with AI technologies in many different ways: toys, video games, tick tok, YouTube, Instagram and adaptive learning software. All the time, algorithms provide recommendations to children on what videos to watch next, what news to read, what music …
Serious issues with social media have been discussed and in particular during the COVID pandemic that is still keeping the world in its grip. On this blog specifically, my colleagues have addressed for example the challenges with AI, algorithms and data manipulation, …
Hands-on examples how big data can help innovation in development.
Was I the only one who said “good” when they learned about the ‘Facebook blackout’ that occurred last week? I’ve never been a fan of the site and I have very cynical views regarding social media in general. I believe social media …
“When your technology changes the world, your bear a responsibility to help address the world you have helped create.” Brad Smith, Microsoft former CEO. This introductory phrase summarizes Brad Smith and Carol Ann Browne 2019 book’s position and arguments regarding to the …
When Twitter and Facebook blocked the accounts of former US President Donald Trump no one felt alarmed. One reason for this is the widespread satisfaction, globally, of blocking the racist rhetoric of a power-obsessed dictator. But the incident also exposed the growing …
04.10.2021 Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised via its social media account after millions of users faced 6 hours of disruption in using Facebook and its family of apps. Within minutes Facebook and Co were inaccessible for hours, taking out vital communications platforms …
