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• Washington DC

  How Foreign Assistance Priorities Will Be Different Under Trump 2.0

  Recent research found surprisingly little change in foreign assistance processes over the last 25 years, regardless of the Administration or its political affiliation.  That history is poised to change. This was the basis for our Technology Salon that Envisioned USAID under Trump 2.0. The incoming Trump administration, Republican leadership of the Presidency, House, Senate, and…

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• New York

  Are We Aware How GBV and VAC Research Spaces are Changing?

  Our November 14th Tech Salon asked whether it’s safe to use AI to conduct research on Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Violence against Children (VAC). Tesmer Atsbeha, Senior Program Officer, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund; and Diane Chang, Safety Product Manager, Cohere were our lead discussants, and we also heard from a lively group of participants from…

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• New York

  Global Citizen Deliberation Achieves Better Artificial Intelligence Governance

  The governance of artificial intelligence—covering its design, deployment, and use—is rapidly emerging as one of the most critical social and political issues of our time. Our political landscape is marked by a polycrisis of rising violence, threats to democracy, escalating inequality, and climate collapse. Profit-driven AI solutions often worsen these issues, forcing communities to confront…

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