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X-WR-CALNAME:AI-assisted Archives of West African History: Access\, Ethics\
 , and Data Sovereignty - Dr Trevor Getz
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DESCRIPTION:Artificial Intelligence transforms knowledge transactions\, thr
 eatening to sideline and diminish African voices while reproducing current
  power structures. But could it also provide the opportunity to increase a
 ccess\, presence\, and searchability of sources created by Africans as wel
 l?  Projects like HistoryGenie\, which utilize AI tools to transcribe 19th
 -century West African newspapers rapidly\, could\, in theory\, help commun
 ities\, museums\, and individuals share their history. But who would gover
 n these archives and how?  This presentation offers an opportunity to cont
 ribute to a discussion on data sovereignty and the Africanization of AI th
 at is emerging in African venues.\n\nRSVP here\n\nSpeaker Biography: Trevo
 r Getz is Professor of African History at San Francisco State University a
 nd the winner of the 2026 African Studies Association Outstanding Service 
 Award. He helped found the HistoryGenie Project with members of the OVAL L
 ab at Stanford\, and currently serves as President of the World History As
 sociation.
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SUMMARY:AI-assisted Archives of West African History: Access\, Ethics\, and
  Data Sovereignty - Dr Trevor Getz
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/ai-assisted-archives-of-wes
 t-african-history-access-ethics-and-data-sovereignty-dr-trevor-getz
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