"nominal control without durable state power" #Myanmar
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JOB:
The Asia Division of Human Rights Watch (HRW) is seeking applicants for the position of #Myanmar Researcher to investigate, analyze, and advocate against #humanrights abuses in Myanmar and related regional issues.
Deadline: 30 June 2026!
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There is absolutely no benefit in using #AI in this context. You still do all the work - and then you get codes you would be getting anyway because you are doing all the work (aka Grounded Theory!).
The programme, however, gets all your data!
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#UN scientists: "... the global infrastructure powering #AI, could consume 945 terawatt-hours of electricity annually by 2030 – nearly triple the combined annual electricity use of Pakistan, Bangladesh, & Nigeria, countries collectively home to more than 650 million people" unu.edu/inweh/news/e...
All welcome!
Kneipenabend in der "Seekuh" in Konstanz.
Organisiert vom #Master " #Ethnologie und #Soziologie " der
@uni-konstanz.de
Wann? Montag, 15.6. ab 18.00h, Konzilstraße 1.
Vernetzen. Austauschen. Zuhören. Fragen stellen. Pizza essen!
"one of the most underexplored consequences of AI’s rapid expansion: the environmental footprints of the energy required to power it." - not if you ask indigenous and other minority communities bearing the brunt of it in terms of consequences and data centre placement!
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Received this "offer" in my mail.
Do NOT do this if you work with your own (or other's) qualitative data! In my opinion this is a clear breach of trust and - in cases where ethical consent forms were signed - a breach of contract, too. #ContraAI🤖 #academia #ethics #highereducation #anthropology
Coup maker Senior General Min Aung Hlaing's allies want the world to believe that Myanmar's military is "on the upswing" and "mounting a comeback" in a
Gegen welche "deutschen brauchtümer" hetzt ihr am liebsten?
In #Nordirland kommt es zu Pogromen gegen Migrant*innen. Eine Politik, die #Migration als "Mutter aller Probleme" ansieht, trägt dazu bei, dass eine solche Stimmung entstehen kann. Wir fordern eine Politik der Vernunft, die auf Integration statt Ausgrenzung setzt.
#UN scientists: "... the global infrastructure powering #AI, could consume 945 terawatt-hours of electricity annually by 2030 – nearly triple the combined annual electricity use of Pakistan, Bangladesh, & Nigeria, countries collectively home to more than 650 million people" unu.edu/inweh/news/e...
By 2030, AI's water use will match the needs of 1.3 billion people while its power use triples that of 650 million, UN University investigation warns
Eine Messerattacke hat die nordirische Stadt Belfast in Aufruhr versetzt. Ein Video der Tat wurde vielfach geteilt. Der mutmaßliche Täter stammt aus dem Sudan. Das löste nun gewaltsame Proteste gegen ...
