Since AI is trained on existing data and thus inherits our human biases, how should we be training AI to make the technology more equitable and less discriminatory overall?

The need for data activism is increasingly apparent-- especially to protect those vulnerable (i.e. in the macro sense, the global south) from the application/use of data by bad actors. The problems seem too large, and the fight against the powerful.. What can ordinary citizens from these vulnerable countries/populations do? How can movements for data activism be built?

PROTECTING INFORMATION INTEGRITY AND TRUTH TELLERS

Comelec Chairman George Garcia, DICT Undersecretary Jeffrey Ian Dy, Atty. Rico Domingo of Movement Against Disinformation and TV5 news anchor Ruth Cabal discuss how countries safeguard their electoral processes and ensure the welfare of people speaking truth to power. Send your questions and insights @here !

Seeing cybercrimes and fakenews as a collective global problem. On your own respective fields, have you all tried collaborating and adapting to foreign procedures against these issues?

Hi! This is Tracy from DLSU Laguna.

When we talk about legislation and laws, it is usually big concepts para sa masang Pilipino, but in reality the general public are the most vulnerable sector when we talk about mis and disinformation. Pwedeng galing sa kanila o sila mismo ang gumagawa, o sila mismo ang apektado ng fake news. Now, how do we effectively bridge factual information sa mga nasa laylayan na walang same resources na mayroon tayo?

The actual discussion that transpired focused more on DEEP FAKES.

Trivia: Did you know mainstream media did report on the execution of the Filipino on death row in Saudi Arabia, contrary to the false claim circulating on social media?

Read the full article here:
https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/execution-filipino-saudi-arabia-media-reports/

FACT CHECK: Hontiveros not using Maslog to just create a story for Alice Guo case
The video uses spliced clips from a press conference on the involvement of textbook scam suspect Mary Ann Maslog in the hearings on dismissed mayor Alice Guo and POGOs

Read the full article here:
https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/hontiveros-not-using-maslog-create-story-alice-guo-case/

FACT CHECK: Hindi pa naisasabatas ang Universal Social Pension for senior citizens
Sa kasalukuyan, sa mababang kapulungan pa lang nakapapasa ang isinusulong na batas

Read the full article here:
https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/universal-social-pension-for-senior-citizens-law-not-yet-signed/