WITNESS facilitates community-level discussion and national level convening to support inclusion of perspectives from Brazil in global discussion on deepfakes threats and solutions.
WITNESS is excited to welcome Leil Zahra as our 2019-20 Mozilla Fellow! Leil will be working with WITNESS’ Tech+Advocacy team.
WITNESS is joining the new ‘Steering Committee on AI and Media Integrity’ of the Partnership on AI that will provide governance to the recently announced Deepfakes Detection Challenge launched by Facebook, Microsoft, Partnership on AI and leading academic as well as future similar initiatives.
As WITNESS continues to innovate and evolve in increasingly complex human rights landscapes, we are excited to welcome two new women onto our board who bring expertise in misinformation, technology, and philanthropy.
WITNESS mourns the loss of its Board member and colleague Jeffrey G. Tarrant (April 4, 1956 – August 5, 2019). Jeff was a fierce and instrumental friend, advocate, and WITNESS Board member (2011 – 2019), and a tremendous ally to the larger human rights field. He was a vocal champion for human rights as well as a leading voice on the use of technology for good. Jeff was deeply appreciated and valued by his colleagues and activists as one of the smartest, most passionate and committed individuals, with transformational, pioneering ideas on how to help people and change the world. He has been an instrumental Board member, a tireless ally, and a loyal friend and colleague to the WITNESS team and to human rights defenders around the world. Ever challenging the organization to innovate and think bigger, he helped WITNESS grow and be bolder, smarter, and better equipped for a complex, technology-driven world. His voice, ideas, and commitment to excellence and innovation will have a lasting impact on the future of human rights. We are deeply grateful to Jeff for his leadership and vision. We will miss him as a passionate and thoughtful friend and as a tireless and brilliant