The Good Robot

Neema Iyer on Afrofeminist Approaches to AI Governance and Policy

January 04, 2022 University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies
The Good Robot
Neema Iyer on Afrofeminist Approaches to AI Governance and Policy
Show Notes

In this episode, we chat to Neema Iyer, a technologist, artist and founder of Pollicy, a civic technology organisation based in Kampala, Uganda. We discuss feminism and building AI for the world's fastest growing population, what feminism means in African contexts, and the challenges of working with different governments and regional bodies like the African Union.

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