Aithos

In this episode of Aithos, host Aashna Jain speaks with Tapiwa about the role women play in shaping the future of AI across Africa — and what happens when local voices are excluded from the systems being built. Rather than focusing only on access to technology, this conversation explores power, representation, and whose lived experiences are reflected in AI systems. We discuss how women’s perspect...

In this episode of Aithos, host Aashna Jain speaks with Annabelle Cusack about how AI is shaping not only the systems around us but also the way we think, communicate, and understand ourselves. Rather than viewing AI as simply a tool, this conversation explores how technologies embed values, influence behavior, and quietly reshape culture and identity. We discuss authenticity, optimization, ecolog...

As AI becomes embedded in education, the question is no longer just how students use it—but what it is doing to the way they think. In this episode of Aithos , host Aashna Jain speaks with philosopher Sven Nyholm about the evolving role of AI in classrooms and universities. Rather than framing AI as simply helpful or harmful, this conversation explores the tension between AI as a tool that support...

In this episode of Aithos, host Aashna Jain speaks with Yauvan from AI Collective about what it truly means to centre AI around people, not just technology. We dig into why education is a defining space for AI impact in Africa — but only if access, equity and community voices are part of the design. Rather than focusing on buzzwords, we explore how AI intersects with real‑world constraints like co...

As Artificial Intelligence moves from the background into everyday working life, the question is no longer whether AI belongs in the workplace—but how it should coexist alongside us. In the first episode of Aithos, Host Aashna Jain is joined by Dan Turchin as they discuss what it means to build workplaces shaped by intelligent systems— and the values embedded within them. Rather than asking what A...