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Ethiopian AI expert, Timnit Gebru, wins 'alternative Nobel'

Ethiopian AI expert, Timnit Gebru, wins 'alternative Nobel'
France 24 Wednesday 30 September 2026, 20:44 UTC By Georja CALVIN-SMITH 1 min read
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Ethiopian AI expert, Timnit Gebru, wins 'alternative Nobel' Africa Issued on: 13:41 min From the show Reading time 1 min In tonight's edition, Africa's richest man breaks ground on a 16 billion dollar oil refinery in Kenya. Also, at universities across Cameroon, programming is overshadowed with uncertainty amidst an indefinite strike by lecturers. And I speak to Ethiopian-born computer scientist and pioneering AI ethicist Timnit Gebru as she is honored with the Swedish Right Livelihood Award...

Ethiopian AI expert, Timnit Gebru, wins 'alternative Nobel' Africa Issued on: 13:41 min From the show Reading time 1 min In tonight's edition, Africa's richest man breaks ground on a 16 billion dollar oil refinery in Kenya. Also, at universities across Cameroon, programming is overshadowed with uncertainty amidst an indefinite strike by lecturers. And I speak to Ethiopian-born computer scientist and pioneering AI ethicist Timnit Gebru as she is honored with the Swedish Right Livelihood Award for her work on how AI is influenced by biases. Advertising Related keywords
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