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🏆 Recognition for international research collaboration
Prof. Giulia Barbareschi (RC Trust) receives an Honorable Mention Award at #HRI2026 🎉
Her team developed the RUSH Checklist – improving transparency, reproducibility & quality in human-robot interaction research 🤖
A key step toward more trustworthy & inclusive technologies.
🔗 https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3757279.3785572
#HumanRobotInteraction #InclusiveAI #ResponsibleAI #RCTrust #ResearchExcellence

RC Trustworthy Data Science Mar 23

🌍 New global collaboration: “Enhancing Humanity - Inclusive Future through Human Augmentation”
Researchers worldwide are exploring how AI, VR & human augmentation can enable more inclusive participation 🤖♿
From education to work, the focus is on real-world impact – not sci-fi.
Proud that Prof. Giulia Barbareschi (RC Trust) is part of this initiative.
Key question: Who does technology actually work for?
Learn more here: https://rc-trust.ai/news/news-detail/global-research-shaping-inclusive-human-futures
#InclusiveAI #HumanAugmentation #Accessibility

NewsletterTF Feb 26

AI's Gender Gap Undermines Inclusive Tech, Experts Warn

Experts warn that fewer women in AI development leads to biased technology that may not serve everyone equally. Learn why diversity matters.

#AIbias, #WomenInTech, #InclusiveAI, #TechDiversity, #AIDevelopment

https://newsletter.tf/why-women-are-missing-from-ai-development-and-causing-tech-bias/

NewsletterTF Feb 26

Only 1 in 4 AI experts are women, showing a big gap in tech development. This lack of women can lead to biased AI that doesn't work for everyone.

#AIbias, #WomenInTech, #InclusiveAI, #TechDiversity, #AIDevelopment

https://newsletter.tf/why-women-are-missing-from-ai-development-and-causing-tech-bias/

Women in AI Development Lacking, Causing Bias in Technology

Experts warn that fewer women in AI development leads to biased technology that may not serve everyone equally. Learn why diversity matters.

RC Trustworthy Data Science Feb 24

🚀 Welcome Nancy Bou Kamel to RC Trust!

Nancy joins the Chair of Inclusive Technology and Collective Engagement, led by Prof. Giulia Barbareschi 🤖♿

She builds inclusive AI systems – from low-latency speech recognition 🗣️ to scalable RAG & LLM architectures ☁️

Her goal: AI that is accessible by design and robust in real-world contexts.

How can we embed inclusion into AI from the start?

#InclusiveAI #Accessibility #MachineLearning #WomenInTech #RCTrust

Mide mike Feb 15

Google’s AI speech dataset is being hailed as a turning point for Nigerian languages, boosting voice tech and inclusive AI for local communities. Read more:

#AI #AIBaseng #LanguageTech #Nigeria #InclusiveAI

https://aibase.ng/ai-africa/googles-ai-speech-dataset-a-turning-point-for-nigerian-languages/

Mide mike Feb 14

Google and African universities have launched WAXAL, an open speech dataset covering 21 Sub-Saharan African languages to support voice-enabled AI tools like speech recognition and text-to-speech — a boost for inclusive tech across the continent.

#AI #AIBaseng #AfricaTech #LanguageTech #InclusiveAI

https://aibase.ng/ai-africa/google-and-african-university-partners-launch-waxal-speech-dataset/

RC Trustworthy Data Science Jan 19

🤝 Inclusive Research & AI
Who is included in AI research - and who is overlooked? At the AI Colloquium, Prof. Giulia Barbareschi discusses inclusive research practices and why they are essential for trustworthy, valid AI systems. 🌍🧠

📅 21 Jan 2026 | ⏰ 9:30–10:30
📍 TU Dortmund & 💻 Zoom

💬 How can inclusion improve AI research?

#InclusiveAI #TrustworthyAI #HCI #DataScience #AIColloquium #Research #AccessibilitylMethods #Research #AIColloquium

Mathrubhumi English Jan 14

Discover BHASHINI, India`s AI language platform promoting societal inclusivity through advanced language services for all citizens. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/technology/bhashini-ai-language-societal-inclusivity-kqkzz5hl?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BHASHINI #DigitalIndia #LanguageAI #InclusiveAI #AIInnovationIndia

balthas Jan 7

Masakhane African Languages Hub launched new call to address the underrepresentation of African languages in AI. Its about funding, visibility, and institutional support. Non-profits, social enterprises, tech innovators & research institutions based in or have a presence in Africa can apply. Main themes: Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR); Benchmarking "In the Wild"; and Culturally Relevant Multimodal Datasets. Deadline: Jan 25 #AfricanNLP #MasakhaneHub #InclusiveAI https://www.masakhane.io/masakhane-african-languages-hub/grants

Women in AI Development Lacking, Causing Bias in Technology

Masakhane - Grants