Practical Insights on Machine Learning

Apply Now: $150,000 Artificial Intelligence for Humanity Prize

Apply Now: $150,000 Artificial Intelligence for Humanity Prize

Published on: May 04 2026 by Wayan Vota - Leave a Comment
The AI divide is widening, not closing. As of June 2025, high-income countries held 77% of global colocation data center capacity, while low-income countries held...
Apply Now: $20,000 for Your Innovative PeaceTech Solutions

Apply Now: $20,000 for Your Innovative PeaceTech Solutions

Published on: Jun 23 2025 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Is there a role for technology in building a more peaceful, just, and humane world? PeaceTech is the use of technology to save human lives, prevent conflict, de-escalate...
Pop Quiz! Guess the Number of Responsible AI and Data Guides in Humanitarian Aid

Pop Quiz! Guess the Number of Responsible AI and Data Guides in Humanitarian Aid

Published on: Dec 13 2024 by Wayan Vota - 6 Comments
A recent conference session on Responsible AI called for the creation of an ethical data use framework to guide international development practitioners as they...
Are You Harnessing Machine Learning for Diabetes Prediction in LMICs?

Are You Harnessing Machine Learning for Diabetes Prediction in LMICs?

Published on: Dec 03 2024 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
Diabetes is a global issue. 537 million people have diabetes in the world – 24 million people on the African continent today and 55 million by 2045. Anywhere...
How Zambian Journalists are Using Artificial Intelligence in Newsrooms

How Zambian Journalists are Using Artificial Intelligence in Newsrooms

Published on: Sep 05 2024 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on How Zambian Journalists are Using Artificial Intelligence in Newsrooms
Generative AI, natural language processing, and machine learning models, are being used by journalists in sub-Saharan Africa to enhance their reporting, storytelling,...
6 Principles for Gender Equitable Artificial Intelligence Solutions

6 Principles for Gender Equitable Artificial Intelligence Solutions

Published on: Aug 22 2024 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on 6 Principles for Gender Equitable Artificial Intelligence Solutions
Artificial intelligence and machine learning based solutions hold a promise of becoming a transformative force in multiple facets of humanitarian and development...
Mapping Billions of Trees in West Africa Using Satellites and AI

Mapping Billions of Trees in West Africa Using Satellites and AI

Published on: Sep 20 2023 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Mapping Billions of Trees in West Africa Using Satellites and AI
The possibility that vegetation cover in semi-arid and arid areas was retreating has long been an issue of international concern. In the 1930s it was first theorized...
How Machine Learning Can Help Prevent HIV Treatment Interruption

How Machine Learning Can Help Prevent HIV Treatment Interruption

Published on: Aug 31 2023 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
To help reach the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets by 2025, the public health community must ensure that people living with HIV have access to antiretroviral therapy (ART)....
Apply Now: $100,000 for Your New Frontier Technology Solutions

Apply Now: $100,000 for Your New Frontier Technology Solutions

Published on: Jun 26 2023 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
Frontier technology solutions are innovative applications of emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science,...
6 Examples of Artificial Intelligence Projects for Climate Justice in Kenya

6 Examples of Artificial Intelligence Projects for Climate Justice in Kenya

Published on: May 02 2023 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 6 Examples of Artificial Intelligence Projects for Climate Justice in Kenya
Artificial intelligence solutions hold significant potential for addressing climate justice in Africa. Startup companies are increasingly utilizing AI across the...