Media
Explore videos and podcasts showcasing AI4D projects and initiatives. Through in-depth discussions and visual highlights, discover stories of responsible AI innovation and its impact.
Videos
How To View AI Through An African Lens
Global Health at a Crossroads
Decoloniality, Feminism & AI
What Policy Makers are not thinking about in Africa
Jacaranda Health
The Future of AI in Africa
The Importance of AI Model Monitoring
De-Biasing The Tech Industry
Discovering Gender Bias in Datasets
Beyond Data Bias
What's Fair in AI
Why AI Inclusion Does Not Translate To AI Autonomy
Creating Tension - Data Bias in AI
Podcasts
AI in Africa – Agriculture
In the fourth “AI in Africa” spotlight episode, we welcome Leonida Mutuku and Godliver Owomugisha, two experts in applying advanced technology in agriculture. We had a great discussion about ending poverty, hunger, and inequality in Africa via AI innovation. The discussion touches on open data, relevant models, ethics, and more.
All About AI4PEP with Dr. Jude Kong, Executive Director
In this episode, the Executive Director of AI4PEP, Dr. Jude Kong, provides an overview of the AI4PEP Global South “Harnessing the Power of AI in One Health”. The show promises to be a vibrant space that explores challenges, lessons learned, and emerging opportunities in the mobilization of Artificial Intelligence as a catalyst towards quality health and well-being in the Global South.
AI in Africa - Makerere AI Lab
This is the first episode in a special series we are calling the “Spotlight on AI in Africa”. To kick things off, Joyce and Mutembesa from Makerere University’s AI Lab join us to talk about their amazing work in computer vision, natural language processing, and data collection. Their lab seeks out problems that matter in African communities, pairs those problems with appropriate data/tools, and works with the end users to ensure that solutions create real value
AI in Africa – Voice & Language Tools
In the third of the “AI in Africa” spotlight episodes, we welcome Kathleen Siminyu, who is building Kiswahili voice tools at Mozilla. We had a great discussion with Kathleen about creating more diverse voice and language datasets, involving local language communities in NLP work, and expanding grassroots ML/AI efforts across Africa.
AI in Africa – Radiant Earth
In the second of the “AI in Africa” spotlight episodes, we welcome guests from Radiant Earth to talk about machine learning for earth observation. They give us a glimpse into their amazing data and tooling for working with satellite imagery, and they talk about use cases including crop identification and tropical storm wind speed estimation.