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📅 Wednesday, October 30 at 1 pm ET Join WITNESS and MediaJustice as they unpack the real impact of AI on democracy during this mega election year. From overblown hype to genuine warning signs, gain insights and a clear sense of what’s next. Learn more (link in comments) ↓

A new initiative by FFDW and Rohingya Project will collect heritage items and make them globally accessible by leveraging the power of decentralized storage. "This is about safeguarding Rohingya's collective identity." - Muhammad Noor, Rohingya Project Details ↓ 🔗:https://lnkd.in/eW8Dsz7n

Don’t miss TechSoup’s CEO Marnie Webb for a fireside chat and help shape future TechSoup efforts. Join TODAY to: – Learn about sector trends – Share how can TechSoup can best support your organization – Discover new resources RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eBsdQ7s4

Get to know our project partner, Flickr Foundation ❤️ 📅 Thursday, September 26th from 12 - 1 pm EST Register for the first virtual chat session to learn more about their strategy, vision, and opportunities to get involved. ↓ https://lnkd.in/gURVyk3k

Trying to spot AI-generated images by their “tells” is a losing battle as AI tech keeps advancing. The real answer? Using technology to document what’s real. Learn more about Authenticated Attributes: a tool by Starling Lab for Data Integrity to verify images by sharing authenticated metadata and attestations. ✍️ Kate Sills 🔗↓

🌱 Public goods funding is critical infrastructure to support initiatives that benefit the commons –– from community gardens to open-source software for artists and human rights defenders. At Funding the Commons, we celebrated this impact and looked at new ways to enhance it: The complete retrospective: https://lnkd.in/gY-A9aQt

“To truly transform the current system, we must simultaneously tackle its existing problems and champion the efforts of those visionary individuals who are actively working to build a new, improved system.” – Tim Berners-Lee ↓ https://lnkd.in/eEugZNqU

Explore the intersection of web archiving and AI with Library Innovation Lab @ Harvard's new tool, WARC-GPT! ↓ https://lnkd.in/gcPSh8WQ

📸 A huge thank you to everyone who attended the Social Impact Summit 2024! ❤️  #SIS2024

2023 was a pivotal year for FFDW. Read our 2023 Annual Report, where we cover how we’re working to reshape the web’s future across cultural preservation, human rights, education, science, and more. Full report 🔗 in comments :)