Eric Mugendi

@mougendi

Statistical anomaly. Nerd. Firm believer in the power of common sense. Standing on the shoulders of giants. Everything is a battle between fate and chance.

Nairobi, Kenya mugendi.bsky.social Joined April 2009

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Eric Mugendi @mougendi 9h

Journalists and media practitioners are creating value, but technically companies are able to use their algorithms to put audiences in silos and extract this value without passing it on to the creators of this value. This power needs to be held accountable - @otienoc #AIJC2026

Eric Mugendi @mougendi 11h

Super insightful session for media and OSINT nerds like me: Using open source data to track organized crime, by Gianina Segnini of @columbiajourn. #AIJC2026

Eric Mugendi @mougendi 12h

SLAPP lawsuits are not meant to advance justice. They are meant to keep justice from happening - S'bu Ngalwa, @ForumTaef #AIJC2026

Eric Mugendi @mougendi 13h

.@MediaCouncilK raises alarm over rising attacks on journalists ahead of 2027 polls nation.africa/kenya/news/mck…

nation.africa MCK raises alarm over rising attacks on journalists ahead of 2027 polls About 50 cases of press freedom violations against journalists were documented between July and September.

Eric Mugendi @mougendi 2d

Oppression doesn't start at the center, it starts at the margins. We need to measure AI tools not just by the people building it, but by the people it includes - @johnallannamu #AIJC2026