AI Archives – GRAIN

Co-creating Responsible Artificial Intelligence Through a Gender-Transformative Approach

10 July 2026 by Grain

As part of Phase II of the GRAIN project, a Red-Teaming workshop on the GEDI (Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) Framework was organized to assess and strengthen the framework developed for the Smart Indigenous Weather (SIWA) application by the innovators, namely YUX Design, Kwara State University, DIPPER Lab, and Pixol. Discussions focused on several key … Read more

Gender Bias Evaluation in Machine Translation for Amharic, Tigrinya, and Afaan Oromoo

7 July 2026 by Grain

Entitled “Gender Bias Evaluation in Machine Translation for Amharic, Tigrinya, and Afaan Oromoo”, this study highlights the presence of gender bias in machine translation systems for three low-resource African languages: Amharic, Tigrinya, and Afaan Oromoo. It shows that translation tools often assign stereotypical gender roles to professions, even when the source text is gender-neutral. Conducted … Read more

L’Afrique francophone, avec NIYEL, lance son Cadre pour une IA Éthique, Inclusive et Responsable

7 July 2026 by Grain

COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE Dakar et Genève , le 6 juillet 2026 : Le Burkina Faso, le Sénégal, la Côte d’Ivoire, le Mali, la Guinée et le Bénin peuvent se féliciter à présent d’avoir mis en place leurs Lignes directrices pour une intelligence artificielle éthique, inclusive et responsable. Dans un contexte mondial où l’IA transforme nos modes … Read more

GRAIN has selected Kwara State University and its AI4WIA 2.0 project to jointly develop a GEDI matrix for use in the agricultural calendar.

13 March 202613 March 2026 by Grain

As part of Phase II of the GRAIN (Gender and Responsible Artificial Intelligence Network) project, KWASU has been selected to take part in the co-development of a GEDI (Gender – Equality – Diversity – Inclusion) matrix. This selection forms part of an initiative to support existing AI solutions with a view to integrating the principles of equality into them in a structured manner … Read more

A systematic review of the literature on the assessment and mitigation of bias in automatic speech recognition models for low-resource African languages

23 January 202622 January 2026 by Grain

Entitled «A systematic review of the literature on the assessment and mitigation of bias in automatic speech recognition models for low-resource African languages», this study highlights a major challenge for inclusive artificial intelligence: biases related to gender, accent, dialect and linguistic under-representation, … Read more

GRAIN II Call for Proposals: EmpowerHerAI

11 July 202510 July 2025 by Grain

Support for the scaling up of solutions that incorporate gender equality in the fields of agriculture, education and African languages. As part of the second phase of GRAIN (Gender and Responsible Artificial Intelligence Network), the «EmpowerHerAI» project, led by the consortium comprising IPAR, CSEA and Sunbird AI and funded by … Read more

UM6P aims to empower African women in tech and AI

24 August 2023 by Grainroot

The Mohammed VI Polytechnic University of Morocco (UM6P) has launched an innovative summer school aimed at empowering African women in the fields of technology and artificial intelligence (AI). The «African Women in Tech & AI» programme, the result of a collaboration between the OCP Foundation and the AI Movement Centre at … Read more

A video round-up of the highlights of the AfricAI conference in Kigali

2 August 2023 by Grainroot

The GRAIN consortium (IPAR Think Tank, CSEA and Sunbird AI) took part in the first AfricAI conference, held from 12–14 June 2023 in Kigali. The conference aimed to enable participants from AI communities and ecosystems across Africa to share knowledge and best practices drawn from a variety of contexts … Read more

Ipar is taking part in the national consultation workshop for young experts, key stakeholders, campaigners, researchers and professionals in AI systems

31 October 202531 July 2023 by Grainroot

From 26 to 28 July, Ipar took part in the National Consultations workshop for young experts, key stakeholders, activists, researchers and professionals working in the field of AI systems in Senegal, on the theme «Mapping the practices, research and expertise of young users of Artificial Intelligence systems and mobilising their expertise for the ethical regulation of AI use …’ Read more

If AI is the future, gender equality is essential

26 June 2023 by Grainroot

Whilst the world faces many major challenges – from climate change and poverty to population displacement and social injustice – women and girls play a key role in tackling these issues and shaping future prosperity for all. Artificial intelligence … Read more