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Kim Harrisberg, Thomson Reuters Foundation

As AI imitations crop up, a push for ‘right to own one’s voice’

Voice actors and rights advocates hope platforms will pay named voices instead of startups that sell AI copies fed by data scraped off the web.

Diana Baptista, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Kim Harrisberg, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Dec 30, 2023 · 10:00 pm
‘The cashless world will kill our income’: Digital payments threaten South Africa’s informal economy

Customers are increasingly drawn to the convenience, safety and hygiene of tapping a card or scanning a QR code in post-Covid, crime-ridden South Africa.

Kim Harrisberg, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Oct 22, 2022 · 09:30 pm
Covid-19 lockdown: Will India’s move to ease alcohol restrictions fuel domestic abuse?

Women’s rights experts have opposed the decision to reopen liquor shops.

Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Kim Harrisberg, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· May 10, 2020 · 08:30 pm