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phatcontroller

Don't Use AI in International Development or Humanitarian work until these ten social justice issues have been fixed. My new blog for @IDS_UK #globaldev #humanitarianaid
#ict4d #digitalrights #ResponsibleAI #aiforgood #AI4D ids.ac.uk/opinions/ten-reasons

Institute of Development Studies · Ten reasons not to use AI for development and ten routes to more responsible use - Institute of Development StudiesThe UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer says we should be mainlining AI directly into every part of government and the economy. The Foreign Secretary says he is planning to bring ‘AI into the heart of our work’.  However, there is a great deal of evidence about the harms that AI can cause. Here I outline […]
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Prof Prachi Srivastava

My hill to die on: The World Bank is a bank not a development agency.

I learned: (a) The Bank paid for advertising on Twitter; (b) for the Bank, Twitter's value was in marketing more than comms; (c) threats to brand reputation were the catalyst for action.

The Bank is a brilliant case study in marketing: how to rebrand an organisation as something else despite its name saying what it is.

It should be taught in all marketing and MBA programs.

cbsnews.com/news/world-bank-ad

CBS News · World Bank halts paid advertising on X after CBS News finds its promoted ad under racist contentBy Emmet Lyons
#GlobalDev#Economics
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Sarah Newey

Would be very keen to hear more from the #malaria research community about which vaccines you’re most excited by - #R21? #RTSS? #BioNTech’s potential shot?
And are vax really the missing piece to drive down cases worldwide, especially in Africa, or are there other elements we’re ignoring? Will the logistics of a vax rollout - especially one with multiple doses & boosters - undermine efficacy? What other considerations should we all be thinking about? #globalhealth #globaldev #malariaeradication

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Sarah Newey

A bit about me as I attempt to get my head around mastodon – I’m a global health security correspondent at the Telegraph, & cover everything from infectious diseases to pandemic prep & development

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Is the team behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on the brink of defeating malaria?

telegraph.co.uk/global-health/

The TelegraphIs the team behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on the brink of defeating malaria?After decades of work and countless setbacks, researchers believe this shot is the best yet to fight the disease – critics aren't convinced
#globalhealth#globaldev#development
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