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Tech MattersFortifying Truth in the Age of Deepfakes: Lessons from Yvette Alberdingk Thijm, ex-Director of Witness “Seeing is no longer believing. You need to fortify the truth.” (Y.A.T.) Generative AI, deepfakes… we’ve known the risks for a while, but the dangers feel ever closer given the amazing advancements of orgs like OpenAI. Meanwhile, human rights activists have faced these risks for years (think of doctored videos, misleading evidence, or the total absence of context). Witness was ahead of its time by giving people tools to document human rights violations (departing from conventional notions of “acquiring data”) and prioritizing authenticity, personal security, and safety, particularly through its foc...2024-02-2330 min
Tech MattersComing Soon: Tech Matters Season 2, on the Power of Data!As we learned from Nithya Ramanathan in Season 1, data = money = power. To understand what this means for our future, and what we can actually do about it, we're coming back strong with a whole new lineup of interviews in Season 2. You'll hear from Jake Porway, co-founder of Datakind, Yvette Alberdingk Thijm of Witness, Owen Barder of Precision Development, and many more about the importance of human-centered design, field-based learning, and the needs, challenges, and power of data for good. Tune into the biweekly Tech Matters podcast by following and subscribing on your favorite platform! 2024-01-2101 min
Strength & Solidarity14. Protecting the mental health of human rights workersDecades of police impunity against black citizens in the US were interrupted this year with a rare conviction for murder of Derek Chauvin, the officer who killed George Floyd. What changed? A bystander filmed the crime with her smart phone and made a cover-up impossible. All over the world, citizens and activists are using their phones the same way, to document violent repression. But what is the impact of capturing and processing such footage on the mental health of the person doing the filming, or the activist who views and uses it to campaign for justice? The organization “Witness” work...2021-08-1230 min
Aulas UnivespÉtica e cidadania - Semana 7 (fim)Desafio
O gestor empresarial Marcos Cavalcanti, em palestra disponibilizada no tópico Aprofundando o tema da sexta semana da disciplina, afirmou que “não estamos vivendo uma era de mudanças, estamos vivendo uma mudança de era”. Já Alexandre Pellaes, em sua apresentação para o TED/SP, disponibilizado no tópico Revisitando conhecimentos a seguir, disse que “estamos desenhando o futuro do trabalho”. Apenas como exercício intelectual, considere que você concorda com os dois. Posto isso, identifique três desafios éticos para se viver nessa nova era, relacionados à cidadania (no sentido mais geral) ou ao mundo do trabalho (no s...2020-09-0540 min
TuneIn | TechnologyThe power of citizen video to create undeniable truths | Yvette Alberdingk ThijmCould smartphones and cameras be our most powerful weapon for social justice? Through her organization Witness, Yvette Alberdingk Thijm is developing strategies and technologies to help activists use video to protect and defend human rights. She shares stories of the growing power of distant witnesses -- and a call to use the powerful tools at our disposal to capture incidents of injustice.2017-12-1912 min
TEDTalks 科技公民使用录像来创造不可否认的事实的力量 | Yvette Alberdingk Thijm智能手机和摄像头可以是我们为了社会公正的最有力量的武器吗？通过她的组织“目击”，Yvette Alberdingk Thijm 发展了策略和科技来帮助行动主义者使用录像来保护和防卫人权。她分享了距离目击者增强力量的故事 --- 同时呼吁我们使用这个强大的在手边的武器去捕捉不公正的案例。Translated by Hanchao ZhaoReviewed by Chen Zou2017-12-1912 minTEDTalks TechnologieLe pouvoir de la vidéo citoyenne pour créer des vérités indéniables | Yvette Alberdingk ThijmLes smartphones et les caméras pourraient-ils être nos armes les plus puissantes pour la justice sociale ? Grâce à son organisation « Witness », Yvette Alberdingk Thijm développe des stratégies et des technologies pour aider les militants à utiliser la vidéo afin de défendre les droits humains. Elle partage des histoires du pouvoir croissant des témoins à distance et appelle à utiliser les puissants outils qui sont à notre disposition dans le but de capturer les moments d'injustice.2017-12-1912 minTEDTalks 기술부인할 수 없는 진실을 만들어 내는 시민 비디오의 힘 | 이벳 알버딩 팀(Yvette Alberdingk Thijm)사회 정의를 위해 스마트폰이나 카메라가 우리의 가장 강력한 무기가 될 수 있을까요? 이벳 알버딩 팀이 설립한 단체 'Witness(증인)'는 사회운동가들이 인권을 보호하고 방어하기 위한 수단으로서 비디오를 사용할 수 있도록 활용 전략과 기술을 개발하고 있습니다. 그녀는 현장에서 멀리 떨어져 있는 증인들의 힘을 이야기하고 부정한 사건을 포착하는 강력한 도구를 사용하라고 말합니다.2017-12-1912 minTEDTalks TecnologiaO poder do vídeo do cidadão para criar verdades inegáveis | Yvette Alberdingk ThijmOs smartphones e as câmeras poderiam ser nossas armas mais poderosas para a justiça social? Por meio da organização Witness, Yvette Alberdingk Thijm está desenvolvendo estratégias e tecnologias para ajudar os ativistas a usar o vídeo para proteger e defender os direitos humanos. Ela compartilha histórias do poder crescente de testemunhas distantes e um chamado para usar as poderosas ferramentas à nossa disposição para capturar incidentes da injustiça.2017-12-1912 minTEDTalks TecnologíaEmpoderar a ciudadanos creando verdades irrefutables mediante vídeos | Yvette Alberdingk Thijm¿Pueden los teléfonos inteligentes y las cámaras ser nuestra arma más poderosa para hacer justicia social? A través de su organización "Witness", Yvette Alberdingk Thijm desarrolla estrategias y tecnologías para ayudar a los activistas a que usen el vídeo para proteger y defender los derechos humanos. Yvette comparte historias sobre el creciente poder de los testigos en remoto, y anima a usar estas herramientas tan potentes a nuestra disposición para registrar actos de injusticia.2017-12-1912 minTEDTalks 科技公民使用录像来创造不可否认的事实的力量 | Yvette Alberdingk Thijm智能手机和摄像头可以是我们为了社会公正的最有力量的武器吗？通过她的组织“目击”，Yvette Alberdingk Thijm 发展了策略和科技来帮助行动主义者使用录像来保护和防卫人权。她分享了距离目击者增强力量的故事 --- 同时呼吁我们使用这个强大的在手边的武器去捕捉不公正的案例。2017-12-1912 min