Building Inclusive Futures with AI: Reflections from #WxAISocialSaturday Hosted by Naomi Mwelu Kilungu G.

AI x Equity: Highlights from the Conversation

Hosted by the brilliant Naomi Mwelu Kilungu G., this week’s #WxAISocialSaturday brought together women from across the globe to share how they’re using AI to democratize access, reimagine mental health care, and build community-rooted innovations. Naomi, a scholar and peace-tech leader, anchored the dialogue with questions that invited honesty, vision, and actionable ideas.

About the Host

Naomi Mwelu Kilungu G. is an expert in peacebuilding, AI governance, and subaltern localization across African contexts. Her work challenges dominant paradigms in military ethics and centers decolonization in tech design. As this week’s host, she amplified underrepresented voices and drew out creative visions for tech-for-good solutions.

Community Highlights

🔥 AI for Social Change

AI’s most powerful promise, according to many, lies in equity and access:

• “AI can make a big difference by giving people easier access to mental health support, anytime, in their own language.”— Tandeep Sangra

• “Democratizing education… millions of kids can’t afford a tutor. Having an AI tutor at their fingertips can transform lives.”— Jedidah Karanja

• “The biggest opportunity is giving more people a voice—through better access to education, healthcare, or representation in data.”— Jenny Kay Pollock

  
  

🛠 Most-Used AI Tools (and Pro Tips)

Whether for daily productivity or big-picture creativity, AI tools are transforming work for Women x AI members:

• “Perplexity has replaced 75% of my browser use. I only open a browser when I know the exact site.”— AdaPia d'Errico

• “ChatGPT Hack: I recently shared a demo on my feed of how to manage your memory settings in the model to give you more control of your data - choose what info you want the model to store in memory or to train the model.”— Jedidah Karanja

• “Claude helped me brainstorm ideas when I was stuck—it’s like chatting with a calm, super smart friend.”— Fleur Prince

• “Notion AI. Quick hack: I use it to auto-summarize meeting notes into action items before I even leave the room.”— Kate Carter

  
  

🕊 Tech-for-Good Dream Projects

The dream projects shared were as bold as they were deeply personal:

• "Equal access, equal opportunity, equalized, economic access and prosperity," — AdaPia d'Errico

• “A voice-based system that detects hormonal shifts and flags early risks for women—especially those often dismissed in healthcare.”— Imen Maaroufi Clark

• "Robust, reliable, scalable cure for diseases once categorized as terminal." — Cynthia Respert

  
  

✈ Africa on Our Minds

Community members shared the African countries capturing their imaginations—and hearts:

• “Morocco 🇲🇦 — for its mix of culture, colors, food, and the beauty of cities like Marrakech and Chefchaouen”— Tandeep Sangra

• “Kenya. There are so many beautiful places to visit - some I have visited, some I haven’t. Can’t wait to explore some more.”— Jedidah Karanja

• “Mozambique for its vibrant music scene (they speak Portuguese, so kinda Brazil in Africa I think thats amazing!!) its stunning coastline and cultural richness..”— Imen Maaroufi Clark

• “Ghana! I've never been, but recent trips, AI developments, and investments have intrigued me to experience it in real life beyond news, posts, and articles.”— Cynthia Respert

A Global Leaders Shaping AI

From tuning AI to better understand perimenopause to building platforms that reimagine education and democracy, the voices of this #WxAISocialSaturday remind us that women aren’t just users of AI—they’re architects of a fairer digital future.

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