Redefining AI Labor: A Town Hall Paving the Way for Fairness and Equity for Data workers in the AI industry
On November 15, 2024, Nairobi witnessed a powerful convergence of minds at Aga Khan University. The “Redefining AI Labor” townhall, organized by Ai Kenya and supported by the Pulitzer Center, brought together a vibrant mix of data workers, BPO representatives, legal minds, …
Foundations of Data Engineering and Its Role in AI Projects.
When was the last time you tried to speak to an AI assistant like Google Assistant or Alexa, trying to check the latest news or request a song? Or have you tried applying for a loan on a fintech app and you …
10 Best African Language Datasets for Data Science Projects
Author: Davis David Africa has over 2000 languages however, these languages are not well represented in the existing Natural language processing (NLP) ecosystem. One of the challenges is the lack of useful African language datasets that can be used to solve different social and economical …
Ai Kenya Wins Community of the Year Award – Africa in the 2020 Artificial Intelligence Awards
We are delighted to announce that Ai Kenya has been awarded and received a plaque for its outstanding work as one of the AI communities in Africa. The 2020 Artificial Intelligence Awards organized by Wealth and Finance awarded Ai Kenya as Community …
Using Facial progression AI to find missing children in Kenya
Faces are as unique as fingerprints and can reveal a great deal of information about our health, personalities, age, and feelings. As someone grows, many of their facial features change, as a result of the different environments, activities, and nutrition among other …
Event recap – Voice Cloning for the Media and entertainment industry
We are entering an era where you can’t assume that the video or audio that you watch or listen to is real. If you have watched a deepfake video like the one above that involves a certain personality speaking, then you have …
Ai Kenya Podcast episode 4: Repurposing Artificial Intelligence for problem solving featuring Babusi Nyoni
What connection does a dance app have with Perkinson’s disease? The fourth Ai Kenya Podcast episode features Babusi Nyoni, an AI innovator based in the Netherlands, touching on his journey to becoming an AI innovator. This episode was recorded in June 2019, …
Ai Kenya Ambulance Perambulation Datathon Highlights
Road traffic collisions are the number one killer of children and young adults aged 5-29, and the 8th leading cause of death worldwide. Post-crash care is one of the five pillars of road safety and a critical component for reducing morbidity and …
AMBULANCE PERAMBULATION DATATHON 2020 Terms & Conditions
To Participant: Thank you for registering to participate in the Ambulance Parambulation Datathon, an event brought to you by Ai Kenya (“Organizer”) and Uber(“Title sponsor”) taking place on October 17th – 18th , 2020 (the “Datathon”). The Datathon is a 2 day …
Fastagger among the Top 10 Tech Start-ups Selected for #Africa4Future
Fastagger, a Kenyan start-up providing image annotation services to AI-driven businesses was among the 10 cohorts selected for the third season of #Africa4Future programme among the 212 applicants from 28 African countries. The programme will support the start-ups in developing their ideas …
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