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Empowering communities through bottom-up AI: The example of ThutoHealth
26 May 2025
In Botswana, a silent epidemic claims nearly half of all lives. Hypertension, diabetes, cancer, and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for 46% of deaths nationwide—a staggering statistic that ref...
AI-generated content and IP rights: Challenges and policy considerations
07 February 2025
Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual property rights, Internet governance and digital policy, Legal and regulatory
The artificial intelligence (AI) industry represents a massive economic sector that had reached USD 200 billion as of 2023 estimates. Projections by Statista indicate that the AI market could exceed USD 1.8 trillion b...
What is the Malabo convention?
29 January 2025
Internet governance and digital policy, Legal and regulatory
By Diplo alumni Andrew Gakiria and Tevin Mwenda Gitonga The African Union (AU) Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection, commonly known as the Malabo Convention, was adopted on 27 June 2014, in Mal...
 Is AI taking over communications roles?
17 January 2025
Is AI taking over communications roles? This question has been lingering in my mind for the longest time because, I mean, I am a communications professional, and, anyway, who wants to end up in an ‘extinct role’? ...
Part 8: ‘Maths doesn’t hallucinate: Harnessing AI for governance and diplomacy’
12 December 2024
This post is part of the AI Apprenticeship series: Part 1: AI Apprenticeship 2024 @ DiploFoundation Part 2: Getting introduced to the invisible apprentice – AI Part 2.5: AI reinforcement lea...
Part 7: ‘Interpretability: From human language to DroidSpeak’
28 November 2024
This post is part of the AI Apprenticeship series: Part 1: AI Apprenticeship 2024 @ DiploFoundation Part 2: Getting introduced to the invisible apprentice – AI Part 2.5: AI reinforcement learning...
Part 6: What string theory reveals about AI chat models
19 November 2024
Part 6: What string theory reveals about AI chat models This post is part of the AI Apprenticeship series: Part 1: AI Apprenticeship 2024 @ DiploFoundation Part 2: Getting introduced to the invisib...
Part 5: Is AI really that simple?
06 November 2024
This post is part of the AI Apprenticeship series: Part 1: AI Apprenticeship 2024 @ DiploFoundation Part 2: Getting introduced to the invisible apprentice – AI Part 2.5: AI reinforcement learning...
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