Last-minute censorship demands

Earlier this year Abeba Birhane was asked to give a keynote at the AI for Good Summit for the UN — and at the eleventh hour they attempted to censor any mention of genocide in Palestine, and their Big Tech sponsors. She was invited to give her full uncensored talk at Mozfest.

Further reading & resources:

• Abeba’s blog post on the UN censoring her talk on AI
• More about Abeba
• More about The AI Accountability Lab

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