Data Girl and Friends

Today my feed is full of announcements and excitement about advances in AI by Google, Open AI, and xAI. I just can't bring myself to be excited about all of this. because awareness and education is light years behind where it needs to be and companies seem you think that this is someone else's problem...🤷 because all of this technology is causing real harms and it looks like we are just supposed to accept that this will somehow solve itself and that this kind of collateral damage is just a necessary evil. (see lawsuit filed by Laura Marquez-Garrett about Character AI advising a teen to kill his parents - and note Google's role) because Sam Altman was quoted by CNN as saying this “even if we can make that (super-intelligent model) technically safe, which I assume we’ll figure out, we are going to have to have some faith in our governments… There is going to have to be global coordination… I assume we’ll rise to the occasion, but it seems challenging.” Build first, blindly hope it'll somehow be safe? Faith in government? Global coordination? That's always worked out in the past, why shouldn't it now, right? 🤯 Don't let me forget to add 60 minutes' completely 1-sided reporting on Khanmingo. I'm so sick and tired of these people and organizations who don't take full responsibility for what they are doing. ...and the hype machine that doesn't stop to ask "what could be the unintended consequences of what's going on?" Ugh! #responsibletech #thefutureofai #unintendedconsequences

We're hosting an Global Conference together with Data Girl and Friends, Generation Remix, and Internet Safe Kids Africa! Global Online Safety Conference (GOSC) will cover global challenges about: - Online Safety for children - Digital Wellbeing - Data & Privacy Get involved by: - Becoming a speaker - Becoming an attendee - Becoming an event sponsor Please visit our event site to express interest: https://lnkd.in/gUASckwj

Inspired by Heidi Saas's mission to stop unnecessary data collection by edtech companies, I recently offered to help the cause by working on an information campaign on the topic. I've teamed up with Plunk Foundation and Jesper Graugaard to make this information campaign happen. The goal? Get more people to understand why they need to care more about data sharing among kids through apps and devices in schools. The challenge? Getting people to care about privacy and data sharing in general. After thinking, reading, and listening, I realized the thing that touched me the most was hearing the story about how other parents realized they needed to pay more attention. We want to motivate people to ask questions about how their children's privacy is handled and, therefore, help schools protect kids' digital identities (after all, tech is advancing at light speed, and schools' available resources are usually going in the opposite direction. The campaign will include interviews with privacy parents from around the globe for the next 3 months, culminating in a focus session at the SHIELD Global Online Safety Conference in February 2025. Register your interest here: https://lnkd.in/dA_ps2Qm https://lnkd.in/dTTxGhAj #edtech #onlineprivacy #thefutureisnow

This Period A Month Ago Internet Safe Kids Africa In Partnership With Data Girl and Friends Hosted The Effective Cybersafety And Privacy Workshop Themed Leadership In Digital Environment. It Was Thrilling Seeing How This Workshop Fostered Critical Thinking Among The Students. Which Was The Goal, To Raise A New Generation Of Young Student Leaders Equipped To Make Informed Decisions And Take Up Leadership Roles In Promoting Online Safety And Privacy in Their Schools And Communities. It Was A Pivotal Moment, Bringing The Online Privacy Workbook—Authored By The Creative And Insightful Online Safety Expert And Thought Leader, Angeline Corvaglia (Founder, Data Girl and Friends) —To Life In Nigeria. Through This Workshop, The 'Teach 5 Challenge' Program ‐A Youth Digital Leadership Movement Initiative By The Brilliant Tiffany Wycoff To Spread Digital Safety And Wellbeing Through Peer Network Where Older Students Get To Teach 5 Younger Peers How To Navigate Safely And Responsibly Online Was Launched In Nigeria And Africa For The First Time. A Huge Thank You To Tiffany Wycoff For Her Support In Making This Project Possible. I Also Extend My Gratitude To Generation Remix For The Invaluable Funding Of This Workshop. Special Thanks To: Our Speakers Amina Musa (CC, CCA, ACSP) Angeline Corvaglia Sanchita M. For Dedicating Your Time To Inspire And Educate The Kids. Jamaldeen Lawal, Management And Teachers Of 'Athaqofy Islamic Model Schools' For Providing The Platform To Introduce This Workshop And The Teach 5 Challenge To Your Students. Andrew Briercliffe Dr Mari Cairns Lydia Zagorova Evelyn Kasina Carla Hibbert-Latimer For Their Unwavering Support And Encouragement. Segal Family Foundation ECPAT International UNICEF Safe Online Meta