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Whose AI, Whose Power? An Afro-feminist Perspective on AI

Organization: Cooperation Canada/Salanga
Highlights Calendar Icon Event Date: 2026-02-24

What does an Afrofeminist perspective reveal about AI — including whose knowledge, realities, and experiences are centred, sidelined, or erased by AI systems? This session draws on insights and practitioner voices from the Made-in-Africa AI–MERL Landscape Study, which examines how current AI tools align — or fail to align — with African contexts. Vari Magodo-Matimba will unpack findings on cultural bias, missing languages, and the reproduction of Western frameworks, and explore what an Afro-feminist approach reveals about power, equity, and AI practice.

By the end of the session, participants will:

  • Be introduced to the Made-in-Africa AI–MERL Landscape Study and its key findings, grounded in African practitioner perspectives
  • Be introduced to Afrofeminist and Made-in-Africa perspectives as lenses for examining AI, power, and knowledge production
  • Better understand how cultural bias shows up in AI systems, including through language, data, and dominant evaluation frameworks

This is session is part of our Equity and AI learning series that aims to offers a clear and accessible introduction to key issues at the intersection of AI, ethics, and equity. Through short monthly virtual sessions, participants will learn from guest speakers, explore real examples, and access tools they can apply immediately in their work.