Azza Mustafa Babikir Ahmed

Postdoc at the Institute for Humanities in Africa HUMA, University of Cape Town

[HUMA - Institute for Humanities in Africa @huma_africa]

#AtayaSeminar | Monday 13 October | Azza Mustafa Babikir Ahmed (HUMA Postdoctoral Research Fellow)

💡The Sociotechnical Entanglements of Artificial Intelligence Development for Malaria Research in Ghana from a Scientist's Perspective

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[African Studies Association of Africa @ASAA_Africa]

The ASAA announces call for papers, panels, workshops, films etc for the #ASAA2025 biennial conference in #Cabo_Verde

https://t.co/o5ZejxsMIO

@kafmurhula @divinefuh @Africaishome @qwesidjan @adomakoampofo

[HUMA - Institute for Humanities in Africa @huma_africa]

We concluded the #AI and the future of hospital care in Africa Workshop aiming to produce an edited collection by @divinefuh & @FannyChabrol on “Artificial Intelligence and Future Hospital Ethnographies.”

Funded by: @NRF_News @WennerGrenOrg @FrenchEmbassyZA @CarnegieCorp & GRIP

[HUMA - Institute for Humanities in Africa @huma_africa]

We celebrated today with joy, laughter, and a thought-provoking #discussion the launch of @LopesInsights's book | The Self-Deception Trap: Exploring the Economic Dimensions of Charity Dependency within Africa-Europe: https://t.co/iFEgcY7tLD

[Serawit BDebele @SerawitBDebele]

Netsu and I wrote this short essay in loving Tizita of our dear Centime who we miss so very much. We thank African arguments for asking us to share our account of her as a mentor and an intellectual we look up to. Special thanks are due to @MakawiRaga

[HUMA - Institute for Humanities in Africa @huma_africa]

Disobedience Workshops convene researchers working with theory to learn from each other. These fall within HUMA’s objectives to generate and establish #newknowledge & #epistemiccommunities through networks, interdisciplinary conversations and intergenerational transmissions.

[HUMA - Institute for Humanities in Africa @huma_africa]

The #HUMATeam is currently at the first #DisobedienceWorkshop of the year with a main focus on Francis Nyamnjoh’s (HUMA Academic Board Chair) thinking around Incompleteness & conviviality.

[Dr Rachel Adams @racheladamsward]

I’ve been overwhelmed by the response to my forthcoming book The New Empire of AI: The Future of Global Inequality. For those of you asking about pre-orders, please use this link: https://t.co/IqaePQTIVC.

[HUMA - Institute for Humanities in Africa @huma_africa]

Four #HUMATeam members, @DomSomda, Fanidh Sanogo, Amina Soulimani & @AzzaBabikir (joining virtually) are at the Digitalisation, AI & #FeministFutures Conference, organized by the @FemAfrica & IFJP in #Maputo, Mozambique

Full conference program:https://t.co/dducimkhkC

[CMI Bergen @cmi_no]

📢New Brief

Many in #Sudan still deny that #DomesticViolence exists in the country, despite clear and extensive evidence. 🇸🇩

👇Read more on what is causing this denial
🔗 https://t.co/Vs1huGn3sE

#Africa #KeepEyesOnSudan

@NorwayAmbSudan | @unwomenafrica | @ReemWrites

[nik 🤎✨ @ghosttowndownn]

I will now attempt to explain what’s happening in Sudan so everyone can understand why we are saying to free them (a 🧵):

[Dr. Joy Buolamwini @jovialjoy]

Learn about the dangers of facial recognition surveillance! Imagine being wrongfully accused of being a shoplifter and banned from a store and affiliates. This is a growing reality across the UK and other parts of the world. Check out https://t.co/xU4wxu5c8W

[Azza Mustafa Babikir Ahmed @AzzaBabikir]

https://t.co/tZFaVgIP9x

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, then Apple devices will be banned at my companies. That is an unacceptable security violation.

[Hamdan bin Mohammed @HamdanMohammed]

اعتمدنا اليوم تعيين 22 رئيساً تنفيذياً للذكاء الاصطناعي في حكومة دبي.. ضمن رؤية مستقبلية محورها تعزيز الاستفادة من الذكاء الاصطناعي في تطوير العمل الحكومي، ودعم تجربة حكومة دبي في هذا المجال ونقلها إلى آفاق جديدة ترسخ ريادتها عالمياً في ابتكار الحلول القائمة على التكنولوجيا المتقدمة وأدوات المستقبل.

[Azza Mustafa Babikir Ahmed @AzzaBabikir]

USF using AI to help combat malaria in Africa https://t.co/jz6Or8H3ir

[CMI Bergen @cmi_no]

📢Call for applications!📢

The Sudan-Norway Academic Cooperation (SNAC) is providing support for 6 at-risk Sudanese PhD students 🇸🇩🇳🇴

👇For full details and to apply visit 👇https://t.co/jE1nQQtQEK

#KeepEyesOnSudan #Sudan #Research

@NorwayAmbSudan | @unwomenafrica

[HUMA - Institute for Humanities in Africa @huma_africa]

HUMA in collaboration with the #MPDProgram (@MellonFdn Pipeline Development program) is hosting a postgraduate workshop on #AcademicSelfProfiling & Academic Presentation for PhD Candidates & MA students, encouraging participants to be intentional & approach it reflexively.

[CODESRIA @CODESRIA]

We are pleased to announce the forthcoming release of the book “BEYOND THE COLONIALITY OF INTERNATIONALISM: Reworlding the World from the Global South” by
Prof @sjndlovugatshen.
Read more here https://t.co/jEKJ0THA4N

[Kate Crawford @katecrawford]

Why did OpenAI use Scarlett Johansson's voice? As Jessa Lingel & I discuss in our journal article on AI agents, there's a long history of using white women's voices to “personalize” a technology to make it feel safe and non-threatening while it is capturing maximum data. 🧵