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How to Restore Community Economies: Reestablishing the Right to Associate

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Photo by Darla Hueske on Unsplash Travel across the United States today, and you’ll find in many small towns a towering grain elevator or a similar agricultural edifice looming over the rusty train tracks. Often, these structures bear the faded letters “CO-OP” painted on the side. My self-righteous call-out got called out.

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Gather, Share, Build

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Ethically gathering reliable, consistent, and accurate data costs money, but its the only way to achieve an ecosystem in which most of the world can reap the benefits of emerging technology. Today, a major component of that infrastructure asymmetry is simply a lack of the volume and types of data required to make AI work.

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The Role of AI Agents in Addressing Global Challenges of Social Enterprises

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Tackling Climate Change with AI-Driven Solutions AI agents play a pivotal role in combating climate change by optimizing renewable energy production, forecasting extreme weather, and improving agricultural practices. This not only boosts agricultural productivity but also minimizes resource waste.

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Why we’re still waiting for the ‘AI moment’ that will transform grantmaking 

Candid

Breakthroughs in drug discovery, medical imaging, and precision agriculture that enable scientists to predict early-stage drug performance and suggest optimal timing for farmers to plant crops highlight the sweeping potential of this technology. Artificial intelligence is reshaping nearly every industry, from finance to health care to retail.

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The AI Mirror—How to Reclaim Our Humanity in the Age of Machine Thinking

NonProfit Quarterly

So, we would have massive challenges to deal with from a standpoint of agriculture and basic human survival. Who is responsible for making sure that the data that are used to train it are acquired ethically, managed correctly, and of high enough quality to do the job that you want? Who is responsible for testing the trained model?

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What Is an Ethical Supply Chain—And Why Does It Matter?

NonProfit Quarterly

Companies are now often expected to actively contribute to environmental protection and uphold high ethical standards throughout their supply chains. Ethical supply chains are defined as networks of production and distribution that operate in a manner respecting environmental sustainability, human rights, and ethical labor practices.

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Our Bodies, Our Data, Our Destinies: Native American Women Harnessing Technology for the Benefit of Our People

NonProfit Quarterly

1 There we were taught the latest agricultural, home economic, and family health technologies that had almost no relevance to the agroecological and climate zones we lived in or the health problems that our people faced. IJC is currently working on a template that can serve as a model for others in our position.) Winston Thompson et al.,