AI in Africa Edition- Reflections from the 2nd Conference on the State of AI in Africa (COSAA 2025)
Episode Description In this episode, CIPIT’s Josephine Kaaniru and Florence Ogonjo share reflections from the 2nd Conference on the State of AI in Africa (COSAA 2025), themed “Shaping Responsible and Ethical AI Governance, Policy, and Regulation in Africa.” They unpack key highlights from the event from transformative discussions on AI policy and ethical frameworks to […]
S2 E3: Thought Leaders or Bot Leaders? Astroturfing in the time of Covid-19
This episode is a foray into astroturfing – promoting ideas through bots intending to mislead the public – and what this means in the time of Covid -19 Links from the show Make Me Smart – Who’s organizing those anti-quarantine protests? https://www.marketplace.org/shows/make-me-smart-with-kai-and-molly/whos organizing-those-anti-quarantine-protests/ The Digital Forensic Research Lab – the 12 ways to […]
S2 E2: Student Ventilators: Innovation during a global pandemic
This week’s episode tackles the question of Intellectual Property Rights for Ventilators developed by a group of students in Kenya, answering the question of how their rights, if any, can be secured. Links from the show MIT’s E-Vent program: https://e-vent.mit.edu/ Editing done on Audacity Music credits: Prelude in C (BWV 846) by Kevin MacLeod […]
S2 E1: The Friendly Troll in 2020
Today’s episode tackled the question of student innovations in the time of the corona virus and the implications on Intellectual Property Rights. We answer the questions- what rights, if any, do students have to their works? And how can we protect their innovations even in times of uncertainty such as the current pandemic You can […]
S1 E3: Big Tech in the Global South
This week’s episode was a foray into the emerging superpowers in tech, the US and China, and the effect that they have on developing countries. The US remains the dominant technological force on the global stage due to multiple factors of political, economic and military influence and a pervasive identity in the digital space. With […]