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Towards an AI for Africa

Fainos Mangena argues in Aeon that Western-developed artificial intelligence conflicts with Ubuntu values of connection and community central to African ethical life, calling for AI development that respects African cultural frameworks.

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Western-developed AI rides roughshod over Ubuntu values of connection and community that animate African ethical life

  • by Fainos Mangena Read on Aeon
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