Digital Futures Lab

Digital Futures Lab is a multidisciplinary research collective that examines the complex interaction between technology and society in the global south.

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Two weeks since the launch of the Global South Network for Trustworthy AI at the IndiaAI Impact Summit 2026 — and we’re still energised by the response from leaders across government, industry, philanthropy, and civil society.

Why does this network matter? 🧵

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Researchers, lawyers, and practitioners ask what India’s long-term priorities for AI should be in Strategic Priorities for India: Essays on AI Policy, from DFL and Venkatesh Hariharan, supported by the Samagata Foundation.

Free to download https://t.co/oI1tA4Ntp7

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Linguistic and cultural nuances complicate AI development for the Global South. At our consultation with @IEEESA, participants from six South Asian countries flagged the risks of flattening these features along the AI lifecycle, including errors and loss of cultural heritage.

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On 5–6 October, DFL’s Dona Mathew joined @daksh_india and NLU Delhi’s @CCGNLUD to lead a workshop for Bhutan’s judges and court officers in Thimphu on responsible AI use in courts, protecting human rights, the rule of law and trust in judicial institutions.

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India’s AI strategy has focused on compute and models. The panel will explore where we can leverage beyond frontier models and how talent, markets, and institutions can reduce dependencies and build governance around AI.

🔗Register: https://t.co/grRLKDKuhG

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Researchers studying AI's environmental cost in Africa, Asia and Latin America (mining, water, power, e-waste) can join our closed-door online Learning Circle on 21 Oct, 5:30 to 7:30 pm IST. It feeds into the Global South AI Safety Report. Apply by 19 Oct https://t.co/XqFrLTJWMF

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Join “Building Institutions for India’s AI Transition” at the launch of Strategic Priorities for India: Essays on AI Policy.

13 October, 4–6 PM | Samagata Space, Bengaluru
Register: https://t.co/grRLKDKuhG

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What should India's long-term strategic priorities for AI be? The launch of Strategic Priorities for India takes this up in two panels, on the institutions needed to govern the AI transition and India's strategic leverage.
🗓️13 Oct, 4-6 PM, Bengaluru
🔗https://t.co/grRLKDJWs8

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Digital Futures Lab and @IEEESA are hosting a multistakeholder Consultation on ‘Language, Culture and Everyday Use of AI: Perspectives from Asia’. We invite expressions of interest from researchers and developers in Central and South Asia.

Register here: https://t.co/1oNrYA3wYp

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India's AI policy choices today will shape its economy, institutions and social contract for decades. What should its strategic priorities be?

Book Launch | Strategic Priorities for India: Essays on AI Policy 13 Oct, 4-6 PM, Samagata Foundation, Bengaluru https://t.co/grRLKDJWs8

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Today, the Institute for Human Flourishing launches in New York at UNGA High-Level Week with a panel on how AI can build an economy that works for everyone.

'From Disruption to Flourishing: Building an AI Economy That Works for All'

More information on https://t.co/KNpzKZHTYA

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@urvashi_aneja is a featured speaker at @ODET_UN Digital Cooperation Day 2026, joining Maria Ressa, Yoshua Bengio, & Adam Gleave on "Panel of Panels: Building a Global AI Evidence Base", moderated by Renata Dwan.

Get details🔗https://t.co/p3DMlxdPZy

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Work, Machines and Who Decides? moves to its next stage.

If you are among the selected writers and have not heard from us by email, please contact Shivangi Sharan at [email protected] or Nipunika Sachdeva at [email protected] by 19 September.

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@urvashi_aneja joins Maria Ressa, Yoshua Bengio and Adam Gleave on "Panel of Panels: Building a Global AI Evidence Base" at @ODET_UN Digital Cooperation Day 2026, with perspectives from the Global South Network for Trustworthy AI.📍 New York, 21 Sept.
🔗https://t.co/p3DMlxdPZy

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Digital Futures Lab is heading to New York for #DigitalCooperationDay, organised by UN ODET during UNGA High-Level Week. We’ll join international AI evidence-building initiatives to discuss AI risks, opportunities, evidence gaps & governance.
More details: https://t.co/p3DMlxdPZy

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We have our selected writers🎉! Work, Machines, and Who Decides, with @YouthKiAwaaz and supported by @FESonline. If your name is on the list, please reach out to us from your preferred email.

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In July, the Supreme Court set aside two tribunal orders involving fake AI-generated case law. Dr @urvashi_aneja writes with @angelalusigi & @SuryaPrakashBS that Indian courts are adopting AI without matching accountability. @ThePrintIndia

🔗 https://t.co/ymsNJUv6CM

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A review of 445 LLM benchmarks found only 16% used strong methods to measure performance. Fewer than 6% considered how people use these systems. Dr @urvashi_aneja, in @NewIndianXpress, on evaluation as India's path to AI sovereignty.
https://t.co/JEYdUNptuz

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We’ve received your pitches for Work, Machines, and Who Decides. Thank you for sharing your stories with us. Submissions are now closed. Selected applicants will hear from us by 14 September.

By DFL and @YouthKiAwaaz, with support from @FESonline.

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Deadline coming up. DFL & @YouthKiAwaaz, with @FESonline, invite stories on AI and work. Draw from your life or work around you, from being scored by a machine to a parent’s job, local shop or delivery rider changed by tech.

Pitches close 31 Aug. Details: https://t.co/GEF2qslcyQ

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In July, the Supreme Court invalidated tribunal orders citing fake AI-generated case law. In @ThePrintIndia, DFL's @urvashi_aneja, @angelalusigi (@UNDP_India) & @SuryaPrakashBS (@daksh_india) write that courts need accountability before more AI use.

https://t.co/ymsNJUv6CM