Africa's AI Lag: Infrastructure, Data, and Talent Shortages Hamper Growth
Experts at the Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi highlighted Africa's minimal contribution (less than 2.5 percent) to the global AI market due to infrastructure limitations, data access issues, and talent shortages, urging collaborative solutions and supportive policies for economic growth.
Africa's AI Lag: Infrastructure, Data, and Talent Shortages Hamper Growth
Experts at the Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi highlighted Africa's minimal contribution (less than 2.5 percent) to the global AI market due to infrastructure limitations, data access issues, and talent shortages, urging collaborative solutions and supportive policies for economic growth.
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28% Bias Score
Trump Administration's EPA and USAID Staffing Actions Spark Concerns
The Trump administration placed at least 50 EPA environmental justice staff on paid administrative leave and issued probation notices to about 1,000 more, while simultaneously attempting to drastically reduce USAID's workforce, prompting lawsuits and concerns about data access for cancer research.
Trump Administration's EPA and USAID Staffing Actions Spark Concerns
The Trump administration placed at least 50 EPA environmental justice staff on paid administrative leave and issued probation notices to about 1,000 more, while simultaneously attempting to drastically reduce USAID's workforce, prompting lawsuits and concerns about data access for cancer research.
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48% Bias Score
Partial Release of WWII Collaboration Suspect Data
The names of over 400,000 Dutch WWII collaboration suspects are now partially accessible online, a decision made after privacy concerns halted the initial plan for full digital access to the National Archives' Central Archive for Special Jurisprudence (CABR).
Partial Release of WWII Collaboration Suspect Data
The names of over 400,000 Dutch WWII collaboration suspects are now partially accessible online, a decision made after privacy concerns halted the initial plan for full digital access to the National Archives' Central Archive for Special Jurisprudence (CABR).
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48% Bias Score
Africa's AI Lag: Infrastructure, Talent Gaps, and Policy Barriers Hinder Growth
Experts at the Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi highlighted Africa's small contribution (less than 2.5 percent) to the global AI market, urging the continent to overcome infrastructure limitations, talent shortages, and policy gaps to leverage AI for economic growth.
Africa's AI Lag: Infrastructure, Talent Gaps, and Policy Barriers Hinder Growth
Experts at the Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi highlighted Africa's small contribution (less than 2.5 percent) to the global AI market, urging the continent to overcome infrastructure limitations, talent shortages, and policy gaps to leverage AI for economic growth.
Progress
36% Bias Score
UK Killer's Deleted Online History Delays Investigation
Eighteen-year-old Axel Rudakubana received a 52-year minimum sentence for murdering three girls and attempting to kill others in a "sadistic" attack on a children's dance class in Southport; police face years-long delays in accessing his deleted online search history from US tech companies, hinderin...
UK Killer's Deleted Online History Delays Investigation
Eighteen-year-old Axel Rudakubana received a 52-year minimum sentence for murdering three girls and attempting to kill others in a "sadistic" attack on a children's dance class in Southport; police face years-long delays in accessing his deleted online search history from US tech companies, hinderin...
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52% Bias Score