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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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 humanflourishing.in
ALT Panel Discussion | From Disruption to Flourishing: Building an AI Economy That Works for All
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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 shivangi@digitalfutureslab.in or Nipunika Sachdeva at nipunika@youthkiawaaz.com by 19 September.
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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: un.org/digital-emerging-tech…
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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.
Please follow us for further updates.
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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
🔗 theprint.in/opinion/indian-c…
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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.
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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.
ALT Story pitches: Work, Machines, and Who Decides
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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: digitalfutureslab.in/news/wo…
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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.
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Young adults are entering India's workforce as it is rewritten. DFL and @YouthKiAwaaz, with @FESonline, invite their voices into the conversation on AI and work. Young writers, 18-29, in India, first-time writers welcome, no fee.
Deadline: 31 Aug 2026
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Proud to partner with @AsiaSocietyIC. Our founder @urvashi_aneja moderates all four sessions, starting 1 Sept on the environment and labour behind AI, from data centre power and water use to the workers preparing training data.
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Meet the speakers joining us for The Material World of AI: Environment and Labour Behind Artificial Intelligence, the opening session of Wired World: How AI is Reshaping South Asia, presented in partnership with @DigiFuturesLab.
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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India's AI opportunity is not to win the race to the most advanced model, but to show how AI can be made useful to real people solving real problems. India has the ingredients, but @urvashi_aneja writes that a few things stand in the way.
📖Read newindianexpress.com/opinion…
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Work, Machines, and Who Decides: a call for stories from young adults across India. No publication history needed, no fee. Story pitch: 300-500 words, English or Hindi.
Deadline: 31 Aug 2026 | An open call by DFL and @YouthKiAwaaz, with @FESonline
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Work, Machines, and Who Decides | DFL & @YouthKiAwaaz, with @FESonline, invite writers aged 18–29 to pitch stories on India’s future of work in the age of AI.
Selected stories will be published in a DFL anthology & featured on YKA. Apply by 31.08.26
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AI is reshaping how we receive information and make decisions, but it relies on infrastructure, human labour and digital representation. This September, DFL & @AsiaSocietyIC explore what this means for South Asia.
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
AI is increasingly shaping how people receive information, how institutions make decisions and how culture is produced. This September, ASIC, with @DigiFuturesLab, presents Wired World: How AI is Reshaping South Asia, our 4-part Learning Series. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Drawing from our report AI for Justice: Ethical, Fair and Robust Adoption in India's Courts, we partnered with @UNDP_India & @daksh_india to train Judicial Officers of the Sikkim District Judiciary on AI/ML foundations, governance, risks, and safeguards.
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What will it take to build a robust open source AI ecosystem in India?
Our new report outlines what the state needs to do. 🧵
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7/7 Jointly published with the FAIR Forward – Artificial Intelligence for All initiative (implemented by GIZ and funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)), @nasscom , & the IndiaAI Mission.
The full report: lnkd.in/dsZVr58F
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6/7 The state is one of India's largest tech buyer. Those choices shape the market.
→Prefer open-source AI in procurement, with context-sensitive exceptions where justified.
→Let teams prove fitness through pilots.
→Require transparency baselines for public sector AI.
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5/7 As a standard-setter, the state must define what “open source” actually means in AI:
→ Set minimum openness thresholds for public AI systems
→ Prevent “open-washing” in publicly funded projects
→ Develop India-specific licensing frameworks
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