Becoming Data | Episode 3: Data, AI & Automation

Published on June 1, 2021

Arthur Gwagwa, Deb Raji

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Researchers Arthur Gwagwa and Deb Raji join our host, Natalie Kerby, to discuss data, AI, and automation, and the different ways they operate across geopolitical contexts, such as the US and Africa. The episode covers not only the harms that can result from these systems, but also how we might address and prevent those harms.

About the Guests

Arthur Gwagwa (@arthurgwagwa) is a researcher at Utrecht University’s Ethics Institute in the Department of Philosophy.

Deb Raji (@rajiinio) is a fellow at Mozilla and works closely with the Algorithmic Justice League.

Introduction

Arthur Gwagwa, Erika Kraemer-Mbula, Nagla Rizk, Isaac Rutenberg, and Jeremy de Beer. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Deployments in Africa: Benefits, Challenges, and Policy Dimensions. Africa Journals. Volume 2020, Issue 26 | Jan 2020.
Arthur Gwagwa, Patti Kachidza, Kathleen Siminyu & Matthew Smith. Responsible Artificial Intelligence In Sub-saharan Africa: Landscape And General State Of Play. Artificial Intelligence for Development Africa.
Kai-Fu Lee, AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order,2018.
Matthew L. Smith and Sujaya Neupane, Artificial Intelligence and Human Development: Toward a Research Agenda, White Paper, IDRC, 2018.

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