Artificial intelligence · April, 2026

Stories about Artificial intelligence from April, 2026

The Chinese lesson on the human rights approach to AI

China's AI development strategy serves as a case study on balancing the state, the machine, and people’s power

Written by Oiwan Lam

1 week ago

A lack of electricity and internet access hinders AI adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa

Connectivity is no longer just about convenience, but also about fairness and fundamental rights.

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Laura

1 week ago

Brazil: A warning on how AI and deepfakes can become an ’excessive risk‘ to women and girls

An organization calls attention to the need for regulation amid gender violence cases in the country

Written by Fernanda Canofre

1 week ago

AI hype narrative reaches the public healthcare system in El Salvador

El Salvador’s government claims an AI assistant will help make its public healthcare system a reference.

Written by Civic Media Observatory, Samanta Azpurua

1 week ago

The challenge of civic trust as AI plays a bigger role in public management

The challenge of civic trust in the face of AI is temporal as much as technical

Written by Nishant Shah

2 weeks ago

Decolonizing AI at the U.S. border

What happens when AI is deployed to decide who is detained and who is excluded?

Written by UntoldMag

2 weeks ago

The technological transformation of Colombia's armed conflict

It makes surveillance more efficient, disinformation faster, and state intervention potentially more unequal.

Written by Kelly Chaib De Mares

Translated by Liam Anderson

2 weeks ago

India’s race to adopt AI sparks a deeper question: How can technology respect human rights?

Technologies like AI-enabled surveillance and facial recognition are restricting civic space and aiding state authoritarianism

Written by Rezwan

2 weeks ago

‘Sportellino’ is an AI chatbot who helps migrants navigate the maze of Italian bureaucracy

Sportellino creators say the chatbot can be a powerful force for promoting rights, inclusion, and respect

Written by Marisa Petricca

2 weeks ago

Africa has 2,000 languages. AI content moderation knows fewer than 20

Around 98 percent of Africa's languages are invisible to AI content moderation systems

Written by Guest Contributor

3 weeks ago

AI warfare triggers Putin, as Kremlin moves to dismantle the last pieces of Russian internet

More and more restrictions are being imposed on the internet in Russia

Written by Daria Dergacheva

3 weeks ago

Research reveals that EU AI rules stop at its borders with little accountability for human rights impacts abroad

EU exports AI systems that are escalating human rights violations in Palestine and the WANA region

Written by Guest Contributor

3 weeks ago

When technology fails women: Online abuse and Nigeria’s digital weak points

Grok has become a powerful tool for amplifying online gender-based violence (OGBV)

Written by Guest Contributor

4 weeks ago

Australian creatives push back against ‘AI theft’

Australian artists and cultural workers are demanding stronger laws, more transparency, and remuneration

Written by Mong Palatino

9 April 2026

Lost in translation: How AI models impact low-resource language communities

‘The predominance of English language content online has significantly shaped the development of tools currently on the market’

Written by Aaron Spitler

8 April 2026

Heavy use of AI increases tensions in Hungary’s upcoming election

The ruling government has been employing ‘us vs. them’ political rhetoric as voting day draws nearer

Written by Tunde Feher

7 April 2026

How AI is used to influence global elections

AI tools help campaigns become more effective for the candidates you like — and those you don’t

Written by Tactical Tech

3 April 2026

AI porn isn’t regulated. What does that mean for depictions of queer bodies?

What happens when you can create porn with artificial intelligence?

Written by Guest Contributor

2 April 2026

How artificial intelligence and synthetic reality shaped Bangladesh’s 2026 election

An analysis of Bangladesh’s first AI-saturated election, where seeing was no longer believing

Written by Zulker Naeen

1 April 2026