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AI is shaping our world—but whose world? In collaboration with Oxford University Press, the AI in Society paper collection is now live. This series explores AI’s impact in the Majority World, covering themes like AI in Culture, Conflict, Knowledge and Art. READ🔗academic.oup.com/edited-volume/…

🌍 Building AI in Africa, Asia, or Latin America? We want to hear from YOU! GCG is conducting a global survey to understand how infrastructure is shaping AI in LMICs. Take the survey now 👉docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

At the Global AI Summit on Africa, our CEO Dr Rachel Adams challenged the narrow AI safety narrative that overlooks key socio-economic risks in Africa. If we only focus on technical fixes, we ignore the bigger picture. WATCH 🔗youtu.be/PEbWvUzCvJg?fe…

Are African Countries Ready for AI? A new blog explores the rise of national AI strategies, drawing on insights from Kenya and Zambia. It explores both the promise and pitfalls of current approaches, and asks whether policy is outpacing readiness. READ🔗globalcenter.ai/analysis/artic…

AI is transforming Africa but without safeguards, it could deepen inequalities. @CIPESAUg is hosting a regional training to build rights-based AI knowledge. Our ED @FolaAdeleke & Selam Abdella spoke on data protection + emerging AI policy. 🔗-shorturl.at/8TJHc

📣 Our initiative FAIR Forward is featured as a good practice in the new #report 'AI in Africa: A Landscape Study' by Global Center on AI Governance! Learn how #opensource #AI can drive innovation and #inclusion across Africa: 🔗 landscapestudy.tiiny.site

How can we rebuild trust in elections as AI and tech reshape democratic processes across Africa? Our Executive Director, Dr. fola adeleke, explores solutions for ethical and equitable AI governance in elections in Cambridge University Press’s Data & Policy journal. 🔗 cambridge.org/core/journals/…

This month’s #WomenInFocus features Leo Mutuku, AI Research Director at LDRI - Africa , championing Africa-led AI. She’s pushing for research driven by local needs, not Western agendas. Explore her journey in entrepreneurship & AI for social good 🔗 africanobservatory.ai/women-in-focus…

AI isn't a distant force, it’s human, political, cultural. In “Unscripted or the Familiar Strange,” Our Senior Researcher, Leah Junck dismantles the myths and argues for anthropologists to shape the tech futures we often feel removed from. READ-africanobservatory.ai/ai4d-resources…

Tomorrow Join our discussion on Strengthening Africa’s AI Ecosystem through Open-Source Innovation & Policy Alignment and explore how open, collaborative models can drive inclusive, locally grounded AI. 🗓️ 14 May | 🕑 2–3 PM SAST 🔗-us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

On this week’s Planetary Politics, Our CEO, Dr Rachel Adams talks to Faisal Lalani about her current book, The New Empire of AI. They’ll explore how AI is reinforcing old power structures & what this means for global migration & political instability. 🔗-events.newamerica.org/thenewempireof…

How are China’s socio-technical strategies like the Digital Silk Road transforming the future of AI? Our Legal & Operations Director Mark Richard Gaffley joins the The Digital Economist roundtable to explore the political & economic impacts of China’s AI innovations 🔗 thedigitaleconomist.typeform.com/AI-SilkRoad?ty…

JOIN US FOR PART 2 In this session, we'll discuss practical AI use cases driving Africa's sustainable development in agriculture, health & energy. Our experts provide policy insights on overcoming the barriers to scale. 🗓️ May 28 | 2PM SAST 🔗-us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Can federated learning be an avenue for centralised AI development in Africa? Join us tomorrow as we discuss practical ways AI is addressing health, energy and agriculture. 🗓️ 28 May | 🕑 2–3PM SAST 🔗-us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…