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Flaws in Kenya’s AI-driven health reforms driving up costs for the poorest
May 4, 2026
Exclusive: amid unrest, President William Ruto promised to give all Kenyans access to healthcare. But the algorithm favours the rich, an investigation has found An AI system used to predict how much Kenyans can afford to pay for access to healthcare, has systemically driven up costs for the poor, an investigation has found. The healthcare…
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‘Invasive’ AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts
March 12, 2026
Countries across the continent have spent more than $2bn on Chinese tracking technology that is not ‘necessary or proportionate’, new report finds The rapid expansion of AI-powered mass-surveillance systems across Africa is violating citizens’ right to privacy and having a chilling effect on society, according to experts on human rights and emerging technologies. At least…
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Millions creating deepfake nudes on Telegram as AI tools drive global wave of digital abuse
January 29, 2026
Analysis finds at least 150 channels on messaging app that are distributing AI-generated images and video Millions of people around the world are creating and sharing deepfake nudes on the secure messaging app Telegram, a Guardian analysis has shown, as the spread of advanced AI tools industrialises the online abuse of women. The Guardian has…
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‘The chilling effect’: how fear of ‘nudify’ apps and AI deepfakes is keeping Indian women off the internet
November 5, 2025
Widespread adoption of artificial intelligence has been accompanied by new ways to harass women online Gaatha Sarvaiya would like to post on social media and share her work online. An Indian law graduate in her early 20s, she is in the earliest stages of her career and trying to build a public profile. The problem…
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AI-generated ‘poverty porn’ fake images being used by aid agencies
October 20, 2025
Exclusive: Pictures depicting the most vulnerable and poorest people are being used in social media campaigns in the sector, driven by concerns over consent and cost AI-generated images of extreme poverty, children and sexual violence survivors are flooding stock photo sites and increasingly being used by leading health NGOs, according to global health professionals who…
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Latest posts

Flaws in Kenya’s AI-driven health reforms driving up costs for the poorest

‘Invasive’ AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts

Millions creating deepfake nudes on Telegram as AI tools drive global wave of digital abuse

‘The chilling effect’: how fear of ‘nudify’ apps and AI deepfakes is keeping Indian women off the internet

AI-generated ‘poverty porn’ fake images being used by aid agencies