Will artificial intelligence (AI) help or hinder the survival of minority languages into the next century? According to Ethnologue, a database of the world’s 7,168 living languages, almost half are endangered. Over 88 million people speak a language that may not survive this century except in...
Artificial intelligence is not only a technical revolution, “[i]t is also a crisis of rhythm, meaning, truth, and human formation,” stated Stiven Naatus, director of advocacy at the Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF), a WACC member, in his presentation at...
The plot could easily have been from a Netflix dystopian thriller. “The Russian Guy” approaches ordinary women and girls leading ordinary lives, one walking her child to school, another stocking supermarket shelves, and a young girl walking by. “Hello. What’s your name? You look beautiful. Come with...
With “Artificial intelligence: Friend or foe?” WACC’s quarterly journal takes a communication rights lens to the digital technology that is re-shaping our world.Artificial intelligence is here to stay, notes Media Development editor Philip Lee in the 2025/3 issue. Technology continues to advance, and its effects...
AI is here to stay, and the imperative is to engage with it, and engage responsibly, participants concluded at the online discussion “Responsible AI for Faith-Based Organizations” hosted by WACC’s European regional association (WACC Europe) on December 17. The event featured presentations from Diakonie Deutschland and...
Each year, political and economic leaders gather in Davos, Switzerland, in meetings organized by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Issues discussed at Davos are typically at the top of national and international agendas, and many see the gathering as one of the key spaces from...
How should civil society engage with the challenges and opportunities created by Artificial Intelligence (AI)?WACC Global’s No-Nonsense Guide to Communication Rights, Civil Society and Artificial Intelligence identifies several ways in which citizen groups, NGOs, charities, foundations, media, labour unions and faith-based groups who make up civil society...