Category: AI Policy
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Harnessing Foundation Models: Bridging the Data Divide with Insights from the Global South
In the age of artificial intelligence (AI), foundation models stand as towering pillars, built upon vast seas of data to empower a myriad of applications. However, these models often reflect biases and perspectives that are predominantly Western-centric, neglecting the rich and diverse knowledge originating from the Global South. In this post, we explore the potential…
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Meaningful public participation and AI
Lessons and visions for the way forward by Anna Colom New uses of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are rapidly making their way into our everyday lives – from deciding whether we are approved for a loan or hired for a job, to making healthcare diagnoses. It’s becoming increasingly clear that AI is not just about…
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AI and Free Speech in South Asia
There is a saying in Silicon Valley that “Big Data is the New Oil.” What do people mean by this? Big Data is crucial to the use and development of algorithms and artificial intelligence (“AI”). Algorithms and AI are the machines; Big Data is the fuel that makes the machines run. Just as oil made…
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Human Rights Based Approach to AI
It is well recognised that development of AI has been largely market-driven to date. However, government policy will have a crucial role to provide a direction for industry and to deliver on the ambitions. How AI will unfold in the future remains unknown. There seems to be consensus that in the long term, the impacts…