Artificial Intelligence

A collection of 25 posts

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SKY IS BLACK - Episode #65

BC and Anton discuss the new Disney+ animated series, Iwaju, the popular Apple+ series, Foundation, and enjoy Hot & Spicy Teff Puffs from the London-based, Ethiopian-owned company, LOVEGRASS.

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SKY IS BLACK - Episode #63

In this episode, BC and Anton discuss Pan-African books and movies, the African Cup of Nations, and announce their third SKY IS BLACK Person of the Year. Drum roll, please...

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The SKY IS BLACK Conversation Menu: Artificial Intelligence

The rapid evolution of AI is quickly changing the world, literally as we speak. In Season 2 of SKY IS BLACK, we’ll explore and discuss the implications of these developments, both for people of African descent, and communities around the world. Here are a few of the resources that

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SKY IS BLACK - Episode #61

In this extended edition, Anton and BC return to discuss their recent conversation with wellness coach, Michelle Emmanuelle, the bold new film, The Creator, and all the things they missed during their unplanned hiatus. Blessed are the peacemakers. AI’s Present Matters More Than Its Imagined FutureLet’s not spend

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SKY IS BLACK - Episode #59

Anton and BC enjoy “Ujamaa snacks” as they discuss BRICS, the new Netflix series, Supa Team 4, and what they’ve learned so far this season about artificial intelligence.

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SKY IS BLACK - Episode #58

BC and Anton discuss Pan-African storytelling, Idris Elba's Sherbro Island City, and the upcoming book from author and artivist, Nikkolas Smith. *Comments from Lesly Lokko were made during a lecture at the African Futures Institute. Wanuri Kahiu's comments are from her interview with XamXam, which focuses

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SKY IS BLACK - Episode #56

BC and Anton discuss the new Disney+ series, Kizazi Moto, the epic adventure series once developed for Idris Elba, and the wearable A.I. pin from tech startup company, Humane.

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SKY IS BLACK - Episode #55

Anton and BC discuss the OceanGate sub explosion, the controversial A.I. device, Moxie, and the power of culturally empowering films for Black girls.

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SKY IS BLACK - Episode #51

In this episode, Anton and BC discuss Elon Musk’s “truth” GPT, Black-owned AI companies, and the African Union’s 40-year roadmap to a new African renaissance. *Remarks are from MarketForce CEO and co-founder, Tesh Mbaabu, in conversation with NALA founder, Benjamin Fernandes, and LELAPA co-founders, Jade Abbott and Pelonomi

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SKY IS BLACK - Episode #50

In this portion of the conversation, BC and Anton discuss the future of public education, the new school they’re developing in Ethiopia, and a few financial tools designed by people of African descent…. In the second half of the discussion, Anton and BC grapple with DAIR’s response to

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The SKY IS BLACK Conversation Menu: Agenda 2063.

In Season 2 of SKY IS BLACK, we fix our minds and hearts on the aspriations animating the African Union's Agenda 2063. All things considered, the Africa we want is the Africa we need. We've got this... |

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SKY IS BLACK - Episode #48

Anton and BC discuss the Apple TV+ film, The Banker, the Black-owned company, ⁠Happy Hues⁠, and the possibility of a more promising AI-enabled future.

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SKY IS BLACK - Episode #47

BC and Anton discuss Mutale Nkonde, the prophetic accuracy of Stochastic Parrots, and the evolving battle to address toxicity in artificial intelligence.

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SKY IS BLACK - Episode #46

Anton and BC discuss their conversation with Timnit Gebru, the Black Pot Supper Club, and the presence and impact of pareidolia in AI.

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SKY IS BLACK - Episode #45

They're back! BC and Anton launch Season 2 by welcoming Timnit Gebru, founder of the Distributed AI Research Institute, for a discussion about chatGPT, her childhood in Addis Ababa, and a growing evil lurking within some corners of the A.I. ecosystem.

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Fashion Forward. And Backwards.

An A.I. generated fashion show from Malik Afegbua celebrates both elders and artistry. We're here for it - wherever here may be - and for everything else this artineer is doing. | From Ebony Flake via ESSENCE / "Last month, Malik Afegbua staged his first runway show—a

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SKY IS BLACK - Season 1 Finale

In the finale of Season One, Anton and BC discuss Wakanda Forever, a bevy of movies and A.I. books, and formally announce the official 2022 SKY IS BLACK Person of the Year. About artivist NIKKOLAS SMITH / Nikkolas Smith, a native of Houston, Texas, is a Master of Architecture recipient

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Black Technopoetics. Word.

Event: October 24, 2022 | Louis Chude-Sokei teaches at Boston University and directs the African American and Black Diaspora Studies Program.   - Register HERE. His books include The Last Darky: Bert Williams, Black on Black Minstrelsy and the African Diaspora (Duke University Press, 2006, finalist for both the Hurston/Wright Legacy

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DAIR to Understand

Correct your misconceptions about artifical intelligence (AI) with truths shared by DAIR fellows Adrienne Williams, Milagros Miceli, and the Founder and Executive Director of the Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, Timnit Gebru. "The public’s understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) is largely shaped by pop culture — by blockbuster movies

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SKY IS BLACK - Episode #38

Anton and BC welcome Asmelash Teka Hadgu, the Co-Founder and CTO of Lesan.ai, a translation platform bringing vernacular digital content to Ethiopian and Eritrean language speakers. THIS brings us closer to Wakanda… ሰማይ ጸሊም = "SKY IS BLACK" in Tigrinya ስካይ ኢዝ ብላክ = A transliteration of SKY IS

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An A.I. Bill of Rights

This is where we are. This is where the U.S. stands. | Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights - The White HouseAmong the great challenges posed to democracy today is the use of technology, data, and automated systems in ways that threaten the rights of the American public. Too

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Uh Oh. Here We Go

Elon Musk unveils plans to build a population of personal robots. Don't worry - we have Timnit! | Elon Musk showcased his humanoid robot 'Optimus' at Tesla’s AI Day https://t.co/OQomTuwupY pic.twitter.com/iDrw47iLVV — Reuters (@Reuters) October 2, 2022 This robot, nicknamed Cassie,

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Black Women in Data Summit

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Is the A.I. war already over?

Has A.I. already dealt the "inevitable" death blow? Needless to say, we shall discuss what Timnit and others have to say about this. The conversation continues... Really appreciate that this story is highlighting the disparate treatment towards @timnitGebru. Sorta fascinating to watch Alphabet PR scrambling in so

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SKY IS BLACK - Episode #37

BC and Anton discuss the Black millionaire mindset, the Pan-Africon AI Conference in Addis Ababa, and the glorious rebirth of AfricaTown, the historic city of refuge located in the southern United States. The conversation continues…