A recent WACC Europe discussion featured a presentation by journalist Ingo Dachwitz on the largely invisible workforce, concentrated in the Global South, enabling artificial intelligence and social media feeds. The myth of artificial intelligenceWhen Mark Zuckerberg appeared before the US Congress in 2018, facing questions...
WACC project partners from across Latin America and the Caribbean joined hundreds of communication practitioners, community media organizations, universities, and civil society actors from more than 20 countries at the 3rd Festival JUNTANZA for Communication from Our America in Quito, Ecuador. [caption id="attachment_66957" align="alignleft" width="300"] Alma...
The symposium “Our Common Future: Advocating for Digital Rights and AI Accountability” drew to a close with a shared commitment to advocacy, education, and networking among faith-based, ecumenical organizations, and civil society actors. The symposium brought together 25 invited participants representing key ecumenical networks and partners...
WACC’s Latin America region gathered for a member’s meeting on 20 March in the context of the 3rd Juntanza Festival for Communication from Our America. Lea en español The aim of the meeting was to rethink the regional association’s path and renew its leadership, who take on...
The race to develop ever-more advanced artificial intelligence applications is dominated by tech companies in the United States and China. Are human rights and benefits for all being ignored for gains in wealth and power for a few?In the run-up to the symposium “Our Common...
Digital tech's rapid development calls for a justice-oriented response benefiting all members of society, the WACC General Secretary stressed at the start of the symposium “Our Common Future” today....
How can faith-based actors, civil society, and secular AI ethics organizations work together for a digitally just future in an age marked by the rush towards ever more powerful digital technology and artificial intelligence across all sectors of life? The upcoming international symposium “Our Common Future:...
Gender violence is pervasive in both digital and offline media, calling for a new, radical path forward to ensure justice for women and girls, participants concluded at a WACC joint event held this week during the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status...
WACC project partners from across Latin America and the Caribbean aim to further knowledge of how a rights-based approach to communication can respond to urgent challenges like digital power concentration and Big Tech alignment with populism, when they gather on 19–22 March in Quito, Ecuador. The...
Actionable steps to stop violence against women and girls in and through the media, informed by the 7th Global Media Monitoring Project - GMMP, is the aim of the WACC session on 17 March at 18:30–20:00 EDT (UTC-4) during the 70th session of the UN...