- Groups in Latin America use AI tools.
- They study gender inequality and violence.
- Ivana Feldfeber started DataGénero.
- Her team made AymurAI to find court data.
- AymurAI runs on local servers for security.
- It has more than 10,000 rulings.
- PIT Policy Lab found 4,000 misidentified people.
- Teams add audio-to-text to save testimonies.
- Experts say AI must match local needs.
Difficult words
- woman — An adult female person.women
- violence — Physical force causing harm or damage.
- program — A planned set of actions or instructions.
- pattern — A repeated decorative design or model.patterns
- data — Facts and statistics collected for analysis.
- court case — A legal action decided in a court.court cases
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Discussion questions
- How can technology help in solving social issues?
- Why is it important to stop violence against women?
- What role do you think women should have in technology?
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