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In solidarity: This group of protesters condemning violence against young people in Kenya, do so at a time when illegal and unconstitutional detentions are common and crackdown legislation is consistently used to block peaceful gatherings in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Photo: Ezekiel Aminga
ALGORITHMS

Elections and power in the digital age

These prosecutions mark a rising pattern: as elections approach across Africa, the distance between digital civic space and state power grows

  • House of Seshat
7 min read
On AI itself, Pope Leo calls for technological projects that protect what he describes as the grandeur of humanity. He warns against reducing people to measurable outputs, predictive profiles or behavioural categories.
A HAZARD TO HUMAN RIGHTS

How free is our free will amid the rise of AI, Grok and killer robots?

The trade-off for curiosity and choice is the lack of accountability that we foster with artificial intelligence

  • Luthfia Kalla
9 min read