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AI must be built with Indigenous Knowledges, not against them

AI must be built with Indigenous Knowledges, not against them
Phys.org Saturday 04 July 2026, 02:20 UTC 1 min read
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As Australia marks 50 years of NAIDOC Week, honoring the world's oldest living culture, humanity's newest technology has yet to reckon with a simple principle: "nothing about us, without us." The concern is that artificial intelligence (AI), like so many technologies before it, will become another extractive force that "takes" Indigenous Knowledges without consent, credit or return.

As Australia marks 50 years of NAIDOC Week, honoring the world's oldest living culture, humanity's newest technology has yet to reckon with a simple principle: "nothing about us, without us." The concern is that artificial intelligence (AI), like so many technologies before it, will become another extractive force that "takes" Indigenous Knowledges without consent, credit or return.
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