Category: Governance
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Harvesting Expertise
“No certification teaches you how to survive that elegantly. Experience does.” I wrote that line recently and realised afterwards that it explains much of the feverish obsession surrounding AI right now. What many industries are trying to extract is not merely labour. It is experience itself. For years, organisations relied…
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They Trained the Machine on You. Then They Used It.
Deepfakes, created from real people’s data often without consent, pose significant challenges in closely-knit societies where misinformation spreads rapidly through trusted channels. Existing legal frameworks inadequately address identity replication, necessitating urgent adaptations to protect individuals’ likeness. Acknowledging consent, enhancing transparency, and developing quicker legal responses are essential to mitigate these…
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MEAL Isn’t New – To Me…
The author reflects on their experience completing the MEAL Essentials Certificate, noting that while it presents familiar concepts in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning, it merely formalises established practices rather than introducing new ideas. MEAL aims to create discipline within systems where data collection and action are often disconnected, highlighting…
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When Levels 3 and 4 Make No Sense
The discourse on learning impact often erroneously expects immediate behavioural change and measurable results from all learning. While some knowledge areas require specific evaluations, many do not yet have defined applications or performance indicators. Effective evaluation must align with the nature of the learning, fostering understanding rather than forcing premature…
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AI Governance, Opaque Systems, and the Quiet Extraction of Human Intelligence
This week I attended a UN multi-stakeholder consultation on AI governance as an observer. As a wee little fly on the wall—positioned somewhere at the intersection of digital learning systems, quality assurance, and accessibility across multi-country environments—I listened to contributions from across the globe. There were structured, thoughtful, and often…