Reflections from the Global AI Summit + News about Indigenous Data
Boozhoo News River readers,
This week’s stories include:
- Opportunity: Postdoctoral Fellow in Indigenous Data Sovereignty
AI Action Now Summit Illustrated the Need for Focus on Indigenous Rights
“After each day in Paris at the AI Action Now Summit this week I found myself repeatedly returning to a fundamental truth: all of this technology exists on someone's ancestral lands, how are these technologies going to be held accountable? As tech leaders and policymakers discussed the impact of AI I also couldn't help but notice the absence of Indigenous voices in many of these crucial conversations. This is about recognizing fundamental human rights and Indigenous sovereignty as outlined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), which affirms Indigenous peoples' right to self-determination including control over their data…”
Read the full summit recap from Jeff Ward at the link below.
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