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Peter F. Ebbinghaus Aug 29, 2023

Zecharias Zelalem Aug 24, 2023

THREAD: Hello all, my latest Middle East Eye story was published today, and it's on a story that has caused global shock: a HRW report has revealed that unprovoked massacres of Ethiopian migrants by Saudi border guards near Yemen shooting at them for sport, left hundreds if not thousands dead in the last 15 months. My story includes interviews with two survivors, and the details are gruesome enough to require a CW from this point on.

#SaudiArabia
#Ethiopia
#migrants
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ethiopian-survivors-mass-killings-saudi-yemen-border-recount-horrors-massacre

Peter F. Ebbinghaus Jun 20, 2023

Alex Hanna Jun 20, 2023

We've finally done it. @emilymbender and I have turned Mystery AI Hype Theater into a podcast!

https://buzzsprout.com/2126417

Our amazing producer, Christie Taylor, has helped us turn this into a pod. Now you can listen where ever fine podcasts are sold. Also leave us nice reviews on your favorite podcasting site.

The first three episodes on our inaugural target are up, but more are coming soon.

Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000

Artificial Intelligence has too much hype. In this podcast, linguist Emily M. Bender and sociologist Alex Hanna break down the AI hype, separate fact from fiction, and science from bloviation. They're joined by special guests and talk about everyt...

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Peter F. Ebbinghaus May 23, 2023

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Dare Obasanjo May 23, 2023

Google really fired Timnit Gebru only for its CEO to recycle her warnings as talking points every two weeks a few years later.

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Peter F. Ebbinghaus May 20, 2023

Related: "Each £1,000 donated will send one more student to this year's Deep Learning Indaba.

African #machinelearning is strong and varied. … Africans must be contributors, shapers and owners of the coming advances in machine learning. The #DeepLearningIndaba is our effort to strengthen the foundations of African machine learning, and to increase the participation of African researchers in the field."

https://gofund.me/fac92d6e (h/t @timnitGebru)

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Peter F. Ebbinghaus May 19, 2023

Most definitely worth a subscription:
https://www.thecontinent.org/

The Continent | Africa

The Continent is an award-winning African newspaper, designed to be read and shared on WhatsApp.

The Continent

Peter F. Ebbinghaus May 19, 2023

"Data is the new gold. They will extract the data from us, create programs and then sell those programs back to us. And then all the profits flow out."

- Pelonomi Moiloa in the latest edition of The Continent on the importance of African AI solutions.

#AIethics #chatgpt #bard

Peter F. Ebbinghaus May 17, 2023

Stef Walter May 17, 2023

Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. Together always, united in diversity.
But it's also a sad reminder that the rights of so many people in our community are still not respected in a lot of places. And the lives of many people are still in danger.
#IDAHOBIT

Peter F. Ebbinghaus May 14, 2023

"Conservative outlets, through dumb luck or cunning wisdom, found themselves perfectly counterpositioned, unfairly distributed, and robustly monetized. Liberal digital media startups, like Slate or BuzzFeed, learned these lessons too late."

https://every.to/napkin-math/why-are-republicans-better-at-making-money-on-the-internet