Inclusive AI Podcast

In this episode, we explore how culture can shape the future of AI. How are artists, storytellers, and entrepreneurs across the Global South using AI to create new narratives and forms of expression? Could small language models help decentralize global culture? And what creative AI projects are already challenging dominant technological imaginaries? We also reflect on storytelling, identity, and t...

In this episode, we explore how AI can be reclaimed as a force for public good. How can governments, NGOs, and research institutions move beyond “AI for Good” pilots toward real, lasting impact? What can we learn from past failures in algorithmic governance? And how do we design AI systems for care, inclusion, and access — rather than surveillance or control? We also reflect on the need for instit...

In this episode, we explore how AI investment can better support entrepreneurship, creativity, and opportunity across the Majority World. Why do so many innovation ecosystems still struggle to access funding and infrastructure? What kinds of leadership, networks, and investment models can help local ecosystems thrive? And how can AI move beyond extractive models toward long-term social and economi...

In this episode, we explore how AI policy and geopolitics are reshaping innovation across the Global South. What does AI governance look like beyond Silicon Valley and Brussels? Can regulation and innovation reinforce public interest rather than deepen inequality? And how can regions across Africa, Latin America, and Asia build partnerships grounded in their own priorities, infrastructures, and re...

In this first episode of our second season, we explore a critical question: how do we build AI systems that are not only compliant, but genuinely feminist? As harms like deepfakes increasingly target women and vulnerable communities, we ask what kinds of design choices, policy frameworks, and community-led interventions are actually making a difference. What does digital safety look like in practi...

A podcast by the Inclusive AI Lab at Utrecht University Exploring how AI is transforming creativity and expression across the Global South. Season 1 is sponsored by Utrecht Univ. Culture, Heritage & Arts Impact Network and Horizon European Grant project FINDHR (No 101070212)

In this episode, we focus on a fundamental, yet often overlooked element of the AI conversation: people. What does it really mean to be AI literate—especially in the context of the Global South? How does this differ from traditional digital literacy? And how can creative professionals and digital workers build the skills they need when access to training and resources remains deeply uneven? We exp...

In this episode, we explore a powerful question: what would AI look like if it were built not just for the world as it is, but for the world as it could be? How can we design AI systems that truly reflect underrepresented voices and perspectives? What would it take to move beyond surface-level fixes and tackle the deeper biases that shape today’s technologies? We ask how AI might become a tool for...

In this episode, we’re taking a closer look at the raw material of artificial intelligence: data. If we want to build an inclusive AI, then how do we capture new, more inclusive data? How can we reimagine how we depict certain communities once we have included their perspective? How do we measure the authenticity and representativeness of data? What is authentic data in the first place? In this ep...

In this third episode, we aim to explore a fundamental topic for understanding the concept of inclusivity—especially when discussing a broad term used to describe the origins of many: the abstract concept known as the Global South. We want to talk about the places of creation: Where is creation happening today? Are physical spaces of creation still relevant in an era of interconnection? For instan...

In this second episode, we explore a fundamental question for our project: What does it mean to be creative? As technology—especially artificial intelligence—continues to reshape creative processes, how has our understanding of creativity evolved? Can it thrive equally in traditional, hands-on craftsmanship and entirely digital, technology-driven projects? This question is central to our podcast....

In recent years, artificial intelligence has become a buzzworthy topic, sparking countless questions about its impact on our lives—if it hasn’t already changed them entirely. These conversations have popped up in the media, over dinner with friends, and in debates about regulation. But here’s the thing: AI won’t affect everyone equally. Access to these technologies is uneven, their designs often e...