It took the telephone 75 years to reach 100 million users.
The mobile phone took 16 years to reach that number. Facebook about four and a half years and ChatGPT around two months.
As new technolo...
Molly vs. the Machines tells the story of Molly Russell, who died by suicide aged 14 after being exposed to a relentless stream of harmful content by social media algorithms.
Director Marc Silver...
For years – long before some of today’s crises – movements for rights and justice have been shaping the digital space, pushing for accountability, and standing up for marginalised communities.
T...
Luminate is proud be seed-funding the groundbreaking AI Accountability Lab with overall grant funding of nearly $1.5 million, together with the AI Collaborative and MacArthur Foundation.
Housed at...
On 24 September 2024, more than 20 experts from Latin America, Europe, and the U.S. gathered at the DemocracIA Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and spoke to an audience of more than 200 people fr...
What is it like to be South Africa’s first-ever Black, young, female Leader of the Opposition in Parliament? Lindiwe Mazibuko recounts her experiences.
In episode 7, Lindiwe talks about the doubl...
What is it like to be South Africa’s first-ever Black, young, female Leader of the Opposition in Parliament? Lindiwe Mazibuko recounts her experiences.
In episode 7, Lindiwe talks about the doubl...
Host Natasha Kimani and Pollicy Executive Director Irene Mwendwa discuss the crucial role of research and gender-specific data in developing digital tools aimed at protecting women in politics. Mwe...
African civil society organisations must urgently prepare for elections in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).
In episode five, Dr 'Bosun Tijani, Nigerian Minister of Communications, Innovati...
“A story well told can change our personal relationships with a social issue.”
In this episode, host Natasha Kimani talks with Judy Kibinge, a Kenyan filmmaker, writer, and founder of Docubox, abo...
As Nigerian lawyer and nation builder Chinenye Uwanaka teaches us in episode 3 of Talk To Me Direct, young people can and must act strategically to shape policy and harness tech for impact at the g...
Where do civic-minded changemakers in Kenya’s rural communities go to find support and to amplify their messages? In her discussion with Natasha Kimani, Polly Wachira explains why community-based o...
How can civil society organisations do their part in holding Big Tech accountable? How can more African academics and young people participate in democratic processes and be heard in policy convers...
In #TalkToMeDirect's final episode, Luminate Vice President for Africa Toyin Akinniyi emphasises the transformative power of collaboration and community between civil society organisations. She dep...
In #TalkToMeDirect's final episode, Luminate Vice President for Africa Toyin Akinniyi emphasises the transformative power of collaboration and community between civil society organisations. She dep...
In #TalkToMeDirect's final episode, Luminate Vice President for Africa Toyin Akinniyi emphasises the transformative power of collaboration and community between civil society organisations. She dep...
In #TalkToMeDirect's final episode, Luminate Vice President for Africa Toyin Akinniyi emphasises the transformative power of collaboration and community between civil society organisations. She dep...