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In the dynamic landscape of global technology and social work practice, a crucial conversation is emerging across Africa about the need to decolonise artificial intelligence (AI) and ensure it reflects African values, knowledge systems, and practical realities. This post calls for a fundamental reimagining of how AI technologies are developed, implemented, and integrated into social…
The scale below appears in a research article by, and can be cited as: Ayana, G., Dese, K., Daba Nemomssa, H., Habtamu, B., Mellado, B., Badu, K., Yamba, E., Faye, S. L., Ondua, M., Nsagha, D., Nkweteyim, D., & Kong, J. D. (2024). Decolonizing global AI governance: assessment of the state of decolonized AI governance…
The methodology used to create this AI generated article was as follows: The AI application used was MetaAI, an application developed by Meta (formerly Facebook), an American company. The application was accessed through the WhatsApp platform. The first prompt or question that was entered in the MetaAI search box was ‘How do you prompt AI…
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Original contribution by Rugare Mugumbate The Artificial Intelligence Reviews (AIR) methodology was developed by the Africa Social Work and Development Network (ASWDNet) to contribute to ethical and non-colonising usage of AI. This type of review is NOT about using AI to do a literature review, but is about reviewing content generated by AI. The role…
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This policy applies to authors, reviewers, editors, teachers, researchers, practitioners and students. In this policy, AI means computer aided generation of text, images, data or results in ways that mimic human production. AI is a generator of possible meanings, which may be correct or incorrect, rather than a definitive source or reference. It generates responses…
When writing — book chapters, book, blog post, social media message or journal article — it is important to think independently and write originally. This is important because society needs more new instead of recycled knowledge. Further, originality is positively related to indigenising and decolonising. For new writers, they can be forgiven because this skill…
It is true that Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can think for students and make them less critical learners. Ultimately, they become less critical practitioners or graduates. The other challenge with AI is that it can provide valueless information, resulting in students getting low grades or failing or being misled. It has to be used with…
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