RT @fair_forward: Is Asia-Pacific ready for AI? Join us this Thursday to explore how the region can balance innovation with ethical governa….

What does that mean for agriculture? . By mimicking the intermittent stress patterns, farmers might cultivate soil microbes that enhance crop survival and productivity, even in tough conditions. Read more in my (still relevant) blogpost here:

Latest paper with @HAzarbad & Yergeau lab:. We found that soil microbes can help wheat plants cope better with drought if they have a history of intermittent water stress. How? Because they “learn” to cope with stress & produce protective substances. #climatechange #resilience.

RT @mozilla: #AI takes a ton of energy to train, a ton of energy to use and, maybe worst of all, the companies that build the systems aren’….

RT @AfriClimateAI: 🌍🎉We are thrilled to kick off the first edition of our AfriClimate AI Monthly Seminar Series! 🌍🎉. 🌟 Global Prediction of….

RT @vukosi: Our African language matters. A glimpse into the impact of the work at @LacunaFubd <> Nigerians' Voice in Data: Gloria Monica T….

RT @danbru8: Exciting new opportunity to advance #AfricaNLP!. @MasakhaneNLP via its Research Foundation is looking for two #DataGovernance….

Been a pleasure to speak alongside my fantastic colleague and podcaster extraordinaire @journalin about our work at @fair_forward on AI for climate action. We’ll make sure to releaseit in English and Bahasa too✨.

RT @DeepIndaba: 📢 Call for awards reviewers📢. We are looking for brave individuals volunteering to assist with reviews of the nominations.….

RT @boell_eu: 🟢The #AIAct lacks measures to address environmental impacts adequately, despite the technology’s severe effects on local comm….

Grateful for this insightful report by @cfds_ugm @ISIF_Asia @ApnicFoundation on “Tackling Climate Crisis Misinformation in Indonesia”. It highlights sources of misinformation and effects on marginalised communities. We will def use it for our upcoming work w @journalin @danbru8

RT @kanarinka: @ladelentes @SilvanavF @Cruxen The book argues for more 🦋inclusive and liberatory technological imaginaries🦋alternative visi….

A constant mix of beautiful and terrifying is spot on! This animation is inspired by Moebius and Miyazaki, esp. Nausicaa, one of my all time faves.

Work with this wonderful human being at the intersection of climate change and microbes 🦠.

RT @ContextClimate: "Climate change makes the vulnerable even more vulnerable.". 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans women in Indonesia are among the most affected….

RT @PollicyOrg: Let’s talk Gender Data: A Thread 📊. #DYK: Sustainable growth hinges on gender data? Our collaborative research with @MyData….

Still very relevant!.

They encompass NLP datasets for low-resourced East African Languages, mapping communal resources in Northern Tanzania, creating a dataset for rabies diagnosis, and enhancing agriculture datasets for crop monitoring to provide essential services to smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe.

Check out these four new #ML datasets in #agriculture, #health, and #NLP, part of our collaboration with the @LacunaFund: @fair_forward.

RT @mozilla: We’re searching for seasoned technologists, researchers, activists or policy experts working at the intersection of #AI & soci….