Goethe-Institut Kenya

In our ongoing series Decolonize the Internet we conduct a series of interviews with experts in different professions in Kenya to find out the effects of Artificial Intelligence (A.I) on their respective fields.

In this episode, we feature Nanjira Sambuli, a researcher, writer, policy analyst, and advocacy strategist. She works to understand the relationship between information, communication technology, governance, media, entrepreneurship, and culture. Here, she speaks about how organisations and governments are using A.I. on the continent and where power and gender intersect in the debate about this new technology.

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In our ongoing series Decolonize the Internet we conduct a series of interviews with experts in different professions in Kenya to find out the effects of Artificial Intelligence (A.I) on their respective fields.

In this episode, we feature Harry Misiko, a digital journalist who is also the Growth Editor at the Nation Media Group, a leading media house in the East African region. He tells us how the media business has fundamentally shifted with the onset of A.I. and how the organisation he works for has responded. He also talks about the danger of the Global South narratives being decided by people from the Global North.

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In our ongoing series Decolonize the Internet we conduct a series of interviews with experts in different professions in Kenya to find out the effects of Artificial Intelligence (A.I) on their respective fields.

In this episode, our guest is Philip Ogola, an expert in the use of digital technologies in the humanitarian space. He talks about the use of A.I. by organisations in the East African region, the death of privacy and potential dangers created by making A.I. universal.

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In our ongoing series Decolonize the Internet we conduct a series of interviews with experts in different professions in Kenya to find out the effects of Artificial Intelligence (A.I) on their fields. 

In this episode, we feature Faith Oneya, a columnist and editor with a leading media house in the East African region. She talks about the current effects of A.I. on the media, how it could be used to improve lives of Kenyans and position it as a leader within the region. 

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Welcome to the Goethe-Institut Kenya Podcast series Decolonize the Internet hosted by James Murua. On this podcast, we are conducting a series of interviews with experts in various professions in Kenya to find out how they and their fields are affected by Artificial Intelligence or (A.I).

On this episode, we interview John Walubengo, a lecturer at the Multimedia University of Kenya and a member of the Kenyan government taskforce on A.I. and Blockchain. Walubengo expounds on how those in the Global South can ensure that they are in the A.I. value chain, and whether the machines are likely to rise up like in The Terminator movies.

This will be the first of 15 Episodes in this series. 

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Karibuni / Welcome / Herzlich willkommen.