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AI systems are scraping traditional knowledge without consent from Indigenous communities.

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The thread discusses the escalating threats faced by Indigenous land defenders, including violence and criminalization, alongside the exploitation of traditional knowledge by AI systems. It highlights the intersection of territorial violence and digital extractivism at the United Nations, emphasizing the broader implications for Indigenous sovereignty and digital rights.

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AI systems are scraping traditional knowledge without consent from Indigenous communities.
Parent: AIEntity: AI systemsImpact: negativeDate: Apr 23, 2026Target: AI systems scraping traditional knowledge without consent
Indigenous land defenders are being killed and criminalized at alarming rates.
Parent: Indigenous RightsEntity: Indigenous land defendersImpact: negativeDate: Apr 23, 2026Target: Indigenous land defenders being killed and criminalized

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Indigenous land defenders are being killed and criminalized at alarming rates, AI systems scrape traditional knowledge without consent, while Indigenous women face escalating rates of violence — crises that Indigenous leaders confronted this week at the United Nations, where they warned that the fight for health and sovereignty now extends from traditional territories into digital spaces. https://grist.org/indigenous/indigenous-land-defenders-are-being-killed-ai-is-scraping-their-knowledge/ AI is even more rotten, evil and twisted than you think it is.
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Indigenous land defenders are being killed, AI is scraping their knowledge | Grist, Apr 23, 2026 At the UN, leaders confronted compounding crises of territorial violence and digital extractivism. https://grist.org/indigenous/indigenous-land-defenders-are-being-killed-ai-is-scraping-their-knowledge/
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