Raymond Amumpaire

Honoured to share my 2 cents on the Regulation of #ArtificialIntelligence #AI in today's Daily Monitor. Notice the overt #MissionImpossible movie reference in the introduction 🫡

Today, among the goods that are universally intended for everyone, we must also include new forms of property, such as patents, algorithms, digital platforms, technological infrastructure and data. In a context where the wealth of nations depends increasingly on knowledge and technology, when these goods remain concentrated in the hands of a few, without adequate forms of sharing and access, a new imbalance is created that contradicts the universal destination of goods. In turn, it widens the gap between the included and the excluded, between those who can participate in the digital revolution and those who remain on the margins. #MagnificaHumanitas

Pope Leo has called for AI to be 'disarmed' through robust regulation and limits on its use for warfare, as he warned of the dangers of a technological revolution driven by 'the idolatry of profit'. ft.trib.al/oLlpqvF

The Judicial Service Commission of Kenya has communicated that the Judiciary will begin publishing individual performance data for Judges and Judicial Officers within a structured and transparent framework, while safeguarding judicial independence and institutional integrity. The JSC’s message is that judicial excellence cannot be assumed. It must be demonstrated, documented and reported, especially because judicial authority is derived from the people and exercised in their name. Performance in areas such as clearance rates, backlog management, case flow and public perception will increasingly form part of the institutional record. This raises an important question for Uganda: should our Judiciary also consider a structured framework for publishing performance data of Judges, Judicial Officers and court stations? If judicial power is exercised in the name of the people, then transparent reporting on how justice is being delivered should be part of strengthening public accountability, not weakening judicial independence.

Governments talk about an ‘AI race’ but speed without safeguards rarely ends well 🏁💥 pvcy.org/PJtBty

Good data governance is the foundation of inclusive AI. @UNESCO is proud to support 128+ practitioners across 22 African countries through its Data Governance Toolkit: 📖shorturl.at/1Jf8x #AfricaWeek

Artificial intelligence is creating a ‘desperate base of workers who then have no full-time employment’ and they are going from ‘well-compensated positions to piecemeal gig work' in 'horrific condition’, author and journalist Karen Hao says.

Two men charged under A.I.-revenge porn law: what to know time.com/article/2026/0…

Judge says lawyers' AI use risks ‘career-altering’ consequences reut.rs/3RgXTLI reut.rs/3RgXTLI

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐬!⁣ ⁣ 𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐀 𝐍𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐃 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐓 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚.⁣ ⁣ The papers provide practical evidence based guidance for policymakers regulators and practitioners to support responsible adoption and governance of AI across key sectors.⁣ ⁣ Topics include medical product regulation, education, social protection, creative industries, and youth and gender inclusion.⁣ ⁣ 📝 Submit via the consultation form⁣ 👉 forms.office.com/r/sATd7wRSZs ⁣ ⏰ Deadline 30 May 2026 at 23:45 EAT

Silencing universities is a key part of the autocrat's playbook because universities are centers of expertise and instruction that tend to limit executive power. So it's not surprising that Turkey's autocratic president Erdogan shuts down Bilgi University. trib.al/UWmtl6U

Before ChatGPT, more than 98 per cent of all English-language articles published on the internet were written by humans. By the fall of 2024, machines were writing around half. newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…

In a new Research Report, our Research Associate @MarieIrad highlights how key stakeholders can improve the monitoring of AI impacts and incidents in Africa. Read the full report here: ilinaprogram.org/ilina_program_…

📄 We are pleased to share this new white paper by Professor @IgnacioCofone , Professor of Law and Regulation of AI at the Faculty of Law (@OxfordLawFac) and the Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford (@UniofOxford). Prepared for the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's 2026 review of the Privacy Act, the white paper, "Privacy Act Reform for the Age of AI: Accountability, Rights, and Information", examines the challenges that artificial intelligence poses to existing privacy frameworks and identifies approaches to strengthening accountability, rights, and information governance in the age of AI. 🔗 Read the white paper: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/…

un-introduce it @Spotify

Berkeley law has introduced a new, much stricter AI policy law.berkeley.edu/wp-content/upl…

ExpressVPN, @torproject, Tuta, Mozilla, @EFF and Mullvad, alongside 13 other organizations advocating for digital privacy rights, have published an open letter. In the letter, they express serious concerns regarding the age verification measures planned for implementation across the internet following the introduction of a new child protection law. The organizations argue that forcing users to prove their age across most websites and online services could severely undermine privacy, anonymity, and the open nature of the internet. The central message of the letter is that protecting children should not come at the cost of jeopardizing the freedom, security, and privacy of all internet users. The signatories are calling for more balanced, privacy preserving solutions to be developed instead. The 19 organizations that signed the letter are: 1- Big Brother Watch 2- Defend Digital Me 3- Electronic Frontier Foundation 4- ExpressVPN 5- Gamers Voice 6- Global Partners Digital 7- Index on Censorship 8- Internet Society 9- Mozilla 10- Mullvad 11- IPVanish 12- NO2ID 13- Open Rights Group 14- Privacymatters 15- Proton 16- Stop Killing Games 17- Tor Project 18- Tuta 19- VPN Trust Initiative

On the one-year anniversary of EMPIRE OF AI, I am so, so excited to announce The AI Resist List, a new project that documents examples of resistance to the AI empires around the world. airesistlist.org

PERPENDICULAR REPRESENTATION: We extend our utmost appreciation to Advocate @RayAmplifies, our #RadicalNewBar President’s special envoy on Artificial Intelligence for the thrilling keynote speech presented during the International Seminar and Youth Consultation on AI & Technology in Law and Justice in New Delhi On Thursday, 7th May 2026. Thank you, Ray 👏 Details: uls.or.ug/presidents-spe… #DigitalTransformation #BangTheTable #BackOnTrack #RNBVision2060

HANDS OFF CALEB ALAKA: The legal profession shall never yield to intimidation or threats for defending constitutional rights and upholding access to justice. We invite the army leadership to the 15th #RNBLive session this Thursday at ULS House. Speak to us directly, not behind a keypad. @BangTheTable #BackOnTrack #RNBVision2060 @MODVA_UPDF @MoJCA_UG @mkainerugaba @DaudiKabanda @KagutaMuseveni @ntvuganda @nbstv @ubctvuganda @bbstvug @DailyMonitor @newvisionwire @CNNAfrica @BBCAfrica @ReutersAfrica @LarryMadowo

The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply disappointed that Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni (seen here at his May 12 swearing in) signed into law on May 17 the Protection of Sovereignty Act, dealing a devastating blow to freedom of expression in the country. The law requires registration of “agents of foreigners,” defined so broadly as to potentially include journalists working with international outlets or receiving foreign funding. These “agents of foreigners” are prohibited from participating in a broad range of activities that the state deems “disruptive.” The law is fundamentally flawed, will pose a grave threat to the practice of independent journalism, and should be repealed. Read more: cpj.org/?p=583466