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AI at crossroads: Will tech protect or erase indigenous identity in Northeast
Every year on August 9, the world observes the United Nations’ International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The 2025 theme, “Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures”, takes on particular significance for Northeast India—a region where tribal communities stand at the crossroads of ancient tradition and rapid technological change. According to the Indigenous […] The post AI at crossroads: Will tech protect or erase ind…
UNITED NATIONS – New technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), carry the risk of perpetuating patterns of exclusion of indigenous peoples, but they can also establish and amplify their wisdom, highlighted a panel hosted by the United Nations. AI “can help preserve endangered languages and the [...]
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Indigenous Peoples Day highlights AI’s risks and opportunities
In honour of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August, the UN hosted a virtual commemoration on Friday on the theme AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures.
Technological progress undoubtedly represents an opportunity for the integral development of every society, but we must not lose sight of the fact that this progress coexists with profound and historical inequalities that affect populations in greater conditions of vulnerability, including the Indigenous Peoples. The post Indigenous Peoples and technology, including artificial intelligence: defending rights, deciding the future appeared first on…
Indigenous Peoples - Protectors of Forest Shaping Futures in the Age of AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the world at an unprecedented pace. For Indigenous Peoples, this technology can bring both significant challenges and promising opportunities. While AI can support cultural revitalization, youth empowerment, and even adaptation to climate change, it often reinforces bias, exclusion and misrepresentation towards Indigenous Peoples. Most AI systems are built without Indigenous […]
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