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In light of the growing body of work looking at how we in the Global North can 'decolonize', our curriculums, workspaces, and much more, it's important to point out the problems we see with AI.   In today's world, the exponential growth and universal adoption of artificial intelligence are transforming not only local and global society but what it means to be human. Are you considered civilized if you disagree with the policies or culture of tech companies? How do Black and Brown people fit into these notions when decisions are made largely in the Global North, and the South is mainly used for natural resources and labour? Have we entered a new phase of colonialism?    In the wake of this digital divide and digital colonialism, the concept of 'digital natives' has evolved into the notion that those born with Internet access and socialized by it are therefore most likely to thrive online. While individuals across the African continent have been subservient to the colonial nature of cyberspace and the ways digital technologies have been spread.   For this episode, We interviewed two West African researchers both living in the West who are doing their best to change this very situation. Gilles Hacheme is currently in the third year of his PhD in quantitative economics and Uffa Modey cofounder of digital roots and is the coordinator of the Nigerian Youth Internet Governance Forum. We spoke about the information revolution, whether technology is accelerating the demise of local languages and the work that needs to happen to decolonise AI.  We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with the Mozilla Foundation, to bring together an incredible podcast series on AI. This is our LAST episode of the Mozilla Festival series and in this episode, we will be hearing from guests from two different spaces 'Decoloninsing AI' and 'Digitizing Lanaguages & Cultures. This year, the Mozilla Festival took place virtually from March 7-10. Visit mozillafestival.org to catch up on sessions, workshops, discussions, art and media pieces, films and more!

In this episode we spoke two Mozilla Festival 2022 wranglers from the Digital ID & Privacy space: Cybelle Oliveria a board member of Casa Hacker and community member of Mozilla and Lewis Munyi a passionate software developer who builds developer communities fostering the growth of the African developer ecosystem. The critical problem in cyberspace is knowing with whom one is interacting with we’ve even seen how relevant this issue is with documentaries like the Tinder Swindler.Using static identifiers such as password and email there are no ways to precisely determine the identity of a person in digital space, because this information can be stolen or used by many individuals acting as one. We are also witnessing the collapse of trust in institutions. The old model of trust flowing upwards through hierarchical institutions is increasingly outdated. In the meantime, the rise of new technologies such as smartphones are helping to reorganise the trust flows. And, In a world where 15 percent of the world population, or 1.1 billion people, still lack a valid form of identification, it is critical that we start leveraging digital technologies to provide a solution. Do we need a digital identity? Will this help us protect refugees? And what happens to our identities when we pass? We partnered we have partnered with the Mozilla Foundation, to bring together an incredible podcast series on AI.The annual Mozilla festival is for anyone interested in technology, human rights, and the future of the internet. It is the premiere gathering for diverse global movements who are fighting for a more humane digital world. This year, it is taking place virtually from March 7-10. Visit mozillafestival.org to grab your ticket and join from anywhere in the world - you will have access to sessions, workshops, discussions, art and media pieces, films and more, all exploring the social, political, and personal aspects of Trustworthy AI. [Find out more at www.Mozillafestival.org]

We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with the Mozilla Foundation, to bring together an incredible podcast series on AI. This is our third episode of the Mozilla Festival series and in this episode, we will be discussing rethinking power and ethics with two Wranglers at this Space at MozFest 2022. In this episode we speak to Borhane Blili-Hamelin an academic researcher and Umut Pajaro Velasquez a Black Latinx Caribbean queer researcher on how we can expand, shift, and rethink power and how we engage with the intersection of power, and harms, values, rights and democracy in tech. Despite a general agreement that AI should be ethical, we cannot always say it is. AI, algorithms, big data, and tech often evoke technological utopias, but the lived experiences of people affected by these technologies indicate that they can cause harm, inequity, and injustice. Technology is used in every part of our lives and so how does this impact things such as incarceration and surveillance? The environment? Job security? And what are the hidden and unaccountable ways in which they discriminate and disempower people? The annual Mozilla Festival is for anyone interested in #technology, human rights, and the future of the internet. It is the premiere gathering for diverse global movements that are fighting for a more humane digital world. This year, it is taking place virtually from March 7-10. Visit mozillafestival.org to grab your ticket and join from anywhere in the world - you will have access to sessions, workshops, discussions, art and media pieces, films and more, all exploring the social, political, and personal aspects of Trustworthy AI. [Find out more at www.Mozillafestival.org]

We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with the Mozilla Foundation, to bring together an incredible podcast series on AI. This is our second episode of the Mozilla Festival series and in this episode, we will be discussing Youth & Futures with two Wranglers from this space at MozFest 2022. We spoke to Joseph Thomas who has been a Mozfest Wrangler since 2018 and is currently a Software Engineer and Soledad Magnone a sociologist Director at JAAKLAC initiative, an organisation that broaden the participation in the governance of the digital ecosystem, particularly for younger generations.  For more information on this subject please check out the links below  Data about gender-based online violence amongst girls and young women from the Web Foundation, The Economist and Plan International.  Short video explaining implications of children's datafication practices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVNHd8ZODio Digital divides in Latin America: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/could-lockdowns-help-close-latin-americas-digital-divide/  Digital surveillance amongst journalists in El Salvador evidenced in the Pegasus project revelations: https://www.accessnow.org/pegasus-el-salvador-spyware-targets-journalists-statement  Youth and Futures is Mozilla Festival’s home for the young, and this year Mozilla is focusing on youth participation for digital futures - and where better for this than Mozfest? The annual Mozilla Festival is for anyone interested in #technology, human rights, and the future of the internet. It is the premiere gathering for diverse global movements that are fighting for a more humane digital world. This year, it is taking place virtually from March 7-10. Visit mozillafestival.org to grab your ticket and join from anywhere in the world - you will have access to sessions, workshops, discussions, art and media pieces, films and more, all exploring the social, political, and personal aspects of Trustworthy AI. [Find out more at www.Mozillafestival.org]

We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with the Mozilla Foundation, to bring together an incredible podcast series on AI. This is our first episode of the Mozilla Festival series and in this episode, we will be discussing gender, tech and intersectionality with two Wranglers of the Gender, Teach and Intersectionality Space at MozFest 2022. In 2022 no country can say their society is equal when it comes to gender equality and intersectionality. The pandemic has only exacerbated these issues women being disproportionately affected when it comes to the loss of livelihood, unpaid childcare and on and offline violence. In tech, statistics are no better with intersectionality and gender missing from the conversations around algorithm and machine learning. For governments and public services, this becomes more damaging given the increased turn to use AI to automate systems. However, Many Black and Brown women are changing this narrative and I spoke to two of them.  Sapni GK a public policy lawyer and researcher from India and Garnett Achieng is a creative technologist in Kenya. From the Indian perspective, Sapni spoke about violence against women and how this behaviour we see offline has started to replicate itself as seen with the Bulli Bai app in women, a site created using Git Hub to ‘auction’ off prominent Muslim Indian women, although the site was taken down we discussed how much responsibility do technology companies like Git Hub have to take and if there is a nonchalant attitude towards non-white women. If this happened in America or the UK would tech organisations be faster to intervene? From the Kenyan perspective, Garnett spoke on many topics such as the lack of representation of women in politics, to the extra costs they have to take into consideration such as security, and also how AI systems such as Google Home and Alexa, have women voices again show tech replicating real-world stereotypes.  The annual Mozilla Festival is for anyone interested in #technology, human rights, and the future of the internet. It is the premiere gathering for diverse global movements that are fighting for a more humane digital world. This year, it is taking place virtually from March 7-10. Visit mozillafestival.org to grab your ticket and join from anywhere in the world - you will have access to sessions, workshops, discussions, art and media pieces, films and more, all exploring the social, political, and personal aspects of Trustworthy AI. [Find out more at www.Mozillafestival.org]

This week we talk to Plastic Jesus, the street artist journalist talking to us about his art on President Trump, the BBC, that downing street Christmas party and how art is consumed. We absolutely loved recording this episode so join us for 40 minutes and take it all in.  Find Plastic Jesus on Instagram: @Plasticjesus Find us on socials @letsgetlitical  Lets get litical!

1.35: ITS LIT The Sewage amendment Whether campaigning actually works Horomode replacement therapy Sterotypes of women in politics in the Muslim world 7.28 DEAD MATE Cuts to universal credit What is universal basic income and what could it be like? Our scarasicty mindset in understanding universal basic income and society 19.46 DEEP DIVE Building something new after 40 years of neoliberalism Reality of social media politics Do we need less or more government intervention for green politics The current great resignation What are bs jobs? Do some countries have more of a responsibility to climate change due to historical industrialisation? 43.19 THINGS WE WONT CARE ABOUT NEXT WEEK

Today we sit down with one of the most engaging guests so far. Monika Užkalnytė also known as @GlobalPonderings on Instagram talks to us about, the NHS, whether using the state to create freedom is 'realistic' and why she believes we should not limit free speech even if it's harmful.  Monika is a  Modern History and Politics BA student, her vision is for a world where young Conservatives can be treated with just as much respect as the left-wing views.