Hazel Biana, member of our f<a+i>r Feminist AI research network community will be at the RighsCon 2025 in Taipei speaking in the roundtable on February 25th: Fostering digital inclusion and resilience in the age of AI along with Larisa Galadza (Cyber, Critical Technology & Democratic Resilience), Dr. Rachel Adams (Global Observatory for AI Governance) and Diya Shabhanaz Rashid (Tech Global Institute). The roundtable is hosted by Global Affairs Canada and falls under the stream of Governance, Politics and Elections.
Dr. Hazel Biana is a Professor of Philosophy, De La Salle University (Manila, Philippines), working on revised frameworks of thinking for future AI models that are not based on normalizing violence. Her work as part of f<a+i>r culminated in SafeHer which is simultaneously a women’s empowerment and and AI Safety app. The prototype, developed as a F<A+i>r funded project, features AI-powered functionalities, including SOS Alert, a nearby female commuter identification, live location sharing, Medical ID, User Verification and Invitation, as well as scream detection.
Focused on transport systems in Metro Manila in the Philippines, SafeHer challenges societal norms, raises awareness, and will potentially influence policy changes concerning women’s safety and community action.
For its 13th edition, RightsCon 2025 is hosted in Taipei, Taiwan and online from February 24 to 27. Each year, RightsCon convenes business leaders, policy makers, general counsels, government representatives, technologists, academics, journalists, and human rights advocates from around the world to tackle pressing issues at the intersection of human rights and technology. In engaging fireside chats, hands-on workshops, strategic roundtables, private meetings, and a lively exhibition space, RightsCon is where a global movement comes together to build strategies and drive forward change toward a more free, open, and connected digital world.
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