The Pitfalls of Datafication Data or Big Data is increasingly being used for the development cooperation sector to measure and analyze global problems, while simultaneously suggesting that within this data lies the solution. The World Bank specifically refers to it as a ‘data revolution’ where they collect, analyse and use …
Authors: Isabelle, Malin, Charles and Liene Picture credit: Mingwei Lim on Unsplash Although this is not our final post, we would like to bid adieu to our readers. We at HumanitarAI have truly enjoyed diving into the dynamic intersection of datafication, AI, and social media, exploring how these tools are reshaping humanitarian …
As previously mentioned in my past blog posts, deepfakes hold a major threat to women everywhere. But unfortunately, deepfakes are not only found on the darkest parts of the internet. A common misconception may be that deepfakes are only featured on the darkweb, but nowadays deepfakes are manipulating scientific publications …
The era of big data has transformed the Global South. Countries that remained offline for the previous centuries have gained access to digital data. Today, companies, policymakers, and humanitarians use data from the Global South as their competitive advantage (Taylor, 2017, p. 1). However, researchers in scientific communities have limited …
Road transport is currently an area on the doorstep of a couple of groundbreaking technological advancements, unique since the start of mass motorism. Besides the likely switch from fossil fuels to vehicles running solely on electricity, we are now seeing more and more implementations of self-driving technology in our cars …
As I mentioned in my first post, conflict is all around us. When I started this blog, the Western media was talking exclusively about the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine and their ongoing fight on the ground and in the online world (Bond, 2023). However, things have changed. On October …
I recently came across an article on the potential negative impacts of artificial intelligence for the sexual and gender diverse community. One of the most pressing concerns for LGBT individuals in the digital age is the erosion of privacy. Online communities can be important spaces for connecting with others, especially …
The collection of data and consent has been a trending issue for years already. A privileged few, living in countries with laws that attempt to provide awareness and choice around privacy online such as GDPR regulations will know the common pop ups regarding cookies and whether they agree to the …
On October 9, Belarusian oppositional leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visited the University of Copenhagen for an open lecture “Resilience and courage three years on”. Discussion covered topics about why she decided to run for the presidential elections in Belarus 2020, the current laws in the country that targets media and engagement …
I have never feared posting a selfie on FaceBook, or updating my headshot on LinkedIn. However, deepfakes are a new phenomenon creating fear in everyday women just like myself. Deepfakes are a recent development, the term coined on the popular social media platform, Reddit, (van der Nagel, 2020). Unfortunately, the …
