Digital Futures Lab
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Digital Futures Lab is a multidisciplinary research collective that examines the complex interaction between technology and society in the global south.
Goa, India
Joined October 2021
#NewProject | What does #GenAI mean for India's future?. We explore GenAI futures through trend research, expert workshops, public stories & comics co-created w artists. Check it out: Supported by @RNP_Foundation. @helloQS @urvashi_aneja @SashaEmJay
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The finale is here! 🌱 Our last #CodeGreen issue looks at:.- How could AI nudging climate-positive behaviour.- Sector-specific innovation (cement, energy).- Tools for collective action & data justice. Dive in: . @urvashi_aneja.
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"When tools are built for care workers, they work well for the system." - Dr Shrey Desai. And we're live! Join us if you haven't already. Learn more: @urvashi_aneja @RNP_Foundation @helloQS @Harleen_arora @SashaEmJay
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Happening tomorrow! Sign up now: @urvashi_aneja @Harleen_arora @SashaEmJay @naj396 @helloQS @RNP_Foundation.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Panel: Care protocols from the future - Human in the Loop. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Tomorrow! Catch @alpanrav discussing healthcare technology for the next billion w/ @DigiFuturesLab . Sign up now!.
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RT @WadhwaniAI: Tomorrow! Catch @alpanrav discussing healthcare technology for the next billion w/ @DigiFuturesLab . Sign up now!.
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The core question: Can AI support climate goals — without worsening the very crises it seeks to solve?. 🎧 Full reflection episode →
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But we also surface hard tensions:.⚡ Fossil fuels powering chip plants in Taiwan & South Korea.💧 Water-hungry data centres in Texas.🌱 AI experiments by in Indian agriculture.
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In our Code Green bonus episode, we share 5 key lessons:.1️⃣ Data minimisation in conservation.2️⃣ Fit-for-purpose AI models (not just bigger ones).3️⃣ Build slow, with communities.4️⃣ Account for long-term infra impacts.5️⃣ Invest in AI & data literacy.
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🌍 What have we learned from a season of conversations on AI + Climate across Asia? 🧵. [Bonus Code Green episode!]. #AIForClimate #ResponsibleAI #ClimateTech #CodeGreenPodcast.
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Signed up yet?. Join us for the first public panel in our Human in the Loop series: “Care Protocols from the Future” on Sept 4 where we explore how AI could reshape frontline care, patient relationships, and equity in India’s health systems.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Panel: Care protocols from the future - Human in the Loop. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
AI is entering India’s healthcare — but at what cost? Our 1st #HumanInTheLoop panel asks:. - What happens when efficiency comes at the cost of care?.- How do AI tools reshape the invisible labour of community health workers?. 📅 Sep 4, 5 PM IST. Join us →
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@RNP_Foundation @helloQS @urvashi_aneja @alpanrav @SmritiParsheera @amritamahale @naj396 @Harleen_arora @SashaEmJay Human in the Loop is a participatory foresight and storytelling project by @DigiFuturesLabin partnership with @helloQS, and supported by @RNP_Foundation. Learn more: . Read The Wandering Healer here:
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AI is entering India’s healthcare — but at what cost? Our 1st #HumanInTheLoop panel asks:. - What happens when efficiency comes at the cost of care?.- How do AI tools reshape the invisible labour of community health workers?. 📅 Sep 4, 5 PM IST. Join us →
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@RNP_Foundation @helloQS @urvashi_aneja @SashaEmJay @Harleen_arora @naj396 Human in the Loop is a participatory foresight and storytelling project by @DigiFuturesLab in partnership with @helloQS, and supported by @RNP_Foundation. Learn more: Read The Wandering Healer here:
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A community health worker finds that a new Generative AI tool increases her workload and strains patient relationships, so she repurposes a discarded medical robot to offer a more human-centered,...
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🩺 What does care look like in an AI-enabled future? Join our first #HumanInTheLoop panel, Care Protocols from the Future, spotlighting The Wandering Healer, a speculative story about GenAI in healthcare. 🗓 Sept 4 | 5–6 PM IST | Zoom.🔗 Register:
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Learn more about Open Source AI, and be the first one to hear when the brief is out. Subscribe to the DFL newsletter:
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In parallel, our newsletter spotlight — Open Source AI: Between Promise, Power & Public Interest — unpacks why “open” in AI is far from settled. Read the spotlight where we outline some key questions & themes emerging from our work exploring OSAI in India:
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RT @CLPRtrust: To mark the launch, CLPR hosted a panel discussion on the present and future of digital privacy in India, featuring @urvashi….
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RT @iamanushkajain: The Pulitzer Center is offering micro-grants of 4,000 USD for civil society or academia working on AI accountability an….
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Apply by Aug 31. More info here: For further inquiries, please contact ieo@pulitzercenter.org. @iamanushkajain.
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MICROGRANTS The South to South AI Accountability CoLab is a program that aims to strengthen the connection between AI accountability reporting and civil society engagement, contributing to a more...
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3. Audiences are informed, engaged and collaborating for local to global change in their communities. 4. Diverse perspectives, including those most affected by the focus areas, are well represented and amplified. The maximum project duration is seven months, until May 2026.
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