How Indigenous technologists are building data sovereignty into AI
Mila’s Indigenous AI Gathering explored how to create AI solutions without data extraction.
Madison McLauchlan (she/her) reports on tech and innovation for BetaKit from Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. You can reach her (in French or English) at madison.mclauchlan@betakit.com or on Signal at madisonmcla.12.
Mila’s Indigenous AI Gathering explored how to create AI solutions without data extraction.
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