Our Vision and Approach
The internet has revolutionised many of our lives but not everyone has the same digital experience. At the Digital Impact Awareness Initiative (DIAI), we believe everyone deserves the same rights online as they do offline. This principle, gaining traction globally, is crucial for a just and inclusive digital future.
Our Mission: Fostering Responsible Technology
The DIAI works to translate this vision into reality by examining the impact of emerging digital technologies on individuals, communities, and society. We analyze these technologies from a policy perspective, focusing on:
- Do No Harm: Digital tools offer unparalleled potential, but often at unforeseen costs. The DIAI promotes the development and use of technology that prioritizes human well-being and minimizes potential harms.
- Ethical AI Development: We advocate for responsible AI development that emphasizes fairness, transparency and human rights principles in its creation and deployment.
- Bridging the Digital Divide: We recognize the digital divide extends beyond mere access. Issues like mineral extraction, biased datasets, weaponized misinformation and disinformation, and content moderation practices create a disparate and unequal digital experience.
Inclusive Solutions for a Human-Centered Digital World
The DIAI takes a human-centered approach, partnering with those directly impacted by these issues. We believe in the principle of "Nothing about us without us" – that solutions are most effective when those affected have a direct say in their development. This takes into account how digital technologies are managed and governed, not just how they are designed and developed.
Staying Ahead of the Curve
The DIAI informs policymaking to ensure these principles are embedded in the future of technology.
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Detoxifying Digital
Detoxifying Digital is our social media presence led by our YouTube channel and explores critical issues that we will be looking at in more depth through our work. To view our videos, please see our shorts playlist or all videos playlist. Please subscribe to our channel so you can be notified when each video is released.
Working Papers
The Working Papers outline the scope of the DIAI’s activities. They serve as a broad overview of the key subjects we address, guiding the future work of the DIAI rather than delving deeply into each topic.
Election interference isn't a new phenomenon, but the rise of digital technologies has brought this issue to the forefront of public consciousness. Our inaugural Working Paper explores the complicated landscape of foreign election interference, offering an overview of past and emerging threats.
Highlights:
- We offer a definition of foreign interference based on international law.
- A couple of case studies, such as interference in the 2019 Canadian Federal Election and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, show just how complicated it is to define actionable foreign interference
- We explore the role of AI in the future threat landscape
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Contact us
keith [at] detoxifyingdigital.com
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