Indigenous AI
This is a slight digression, but this subject is also relevant in discussions across LLM/SLM AI development in Muslim contexts. How Indigenous engineers are using AI to preserve their...
Aleppo
There’s plenty of online coverage associated with the Aleppo situation. Syrian rebels claim to have entered city of Aleppo www.bbc.com/news/article… [image or embed] — Gary R. Bunt (@garyrbunt.bsky.social) 29...
‘Bangla Town‘ Documentary
BBC World Service, How ‘Bangla Town’ changed a nation’s food culture “Devina Gupta traces their history and flavours on Brick Lane in east London, where many people settled and...
Young Muslims in Scotland
There’s an online dimension to this report on Young Muslims in Scotland. PDF available. It’ll be interesting to see how this correlates to the Digital British Islam project findings.
‘CaliphateTok’
Jonathan Suseno Sarwono, GNet Research, CaliphateTok: How Islamic State (IS) Leverages Social Media in Indonesia and the Power of Counter-Narratives, 28 Nov 2024 “Propaganda by IS supporters in Indonesia...
Lebanon-Israel Crisis (updated)
I’m focusing on social media/tech issues and crisis coverage here. Check the earlier post on Exploding Pagers. Follow X @garybunt for updates on this shifting situation. Warning: sensitive content....
Daniel Khalife Case
Here’s a detailed read on the Daniel Khalife case: online elements to this case www.bbc.co.uk/news/article…...
AI Research
This is an interesting thread on methodological/ethical issues associated with social media research. Here’s a really interesting thread, especially for researchers working on digital data … [image or embed]...
KSA China Tech ‘boost‘
Alvin R. Cabral, The National, China Telecom could boost Saudi Arabia’s tech capacity at huge scale, 26 Nov 2024 “The Beijing operator is the fourth-largest telecom company globally in...
Abu Dhabi AI Event
The National/Apple News, In Abu Dhabi, proponents of open-source AI development make their case, 27 Nov 2024 “Proponents of open-source AI models often say the open-source mentality democratises artificial...