Climate Change AI
Climate Change AI (CCAI) is an organization composed of volunteers from academia and industry who believe that tackling climate change requires concerted societal action and that machine learning can play an impactful role in that ation. An addition to championing legislation and leading conferences, CCAI also organizes a summer school program covering AI in energy, land use, climate science, economics, and policy, as well as questions around AI ethics, regulation, and environmental footprint. CCAI also offers scholarships for Black and Indigenous folks through funding from the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR).
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Dr. Luis Felipe R. Murillo
Dr. Luis Felipe R. Murillo is assistant professor in anthropology at University of Notre Dame. His work examines practices of collaboration in moral economies of computing. Across several research projects within and beyond the Global North, Dr. Murillo's work investigates how social movements and science and technology experts design and implement open technologies as responses to pressing social, political, and environmental issues.
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Strathmore University's Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law runs several projects, including Mapping Policy and Capacity for AI Development in Africa, which investigates the intersections of AI and gender, climate, and development on the African continent.
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Thayù
Thayù is a multi-disciplinary artist who eagerly embraces both existing and emerging technologies and is particularly fascinated by the ever-evolving realm of AI. Thayù is also the founder of Creatives Garage, a multi-disciplinary arts organization that has provided support to more than 14,000 creatives since its inception. Thayù constantly explores new methods and tools to effectively share the rich and diverse African narrative. Creatives Garage is a 2024 Mozilla Africa Innovation Mradi Research Grants awardee.
Africa ActorCecilia Mwende Maundu
Cecilia Mwende Maundu is a journalist, digital rights researcher, and digital security trainer. She works at the intersection of journalism, technology, and human rights, with a focus on online gender-based violence (OGBV) against journalists. She also hosts a podcast called Digital Dada Podcast about online violence against women and digital security.
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