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Information Systems and AI: How Online Records Become Machine Memory
AI & Information Integrity

Information Systems and AI: How Online Records Become Machine Memory

This study investigates how digital entities use Large Language Models to generate synthetic historical records. By analyzing server logs and localized information networks in North Kivu, we trace the translation of online social media content into permanent generative datasets.

Rebecca KavuoRebecca KavuoDirector of Digital Integrity, KRI
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PUBLISHED: OCTOBER 2024

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Core Research Focus

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01

Security Dynamics

Empirical threat-mapping, armed group analysis, and border security policy in the Great Lakes region.

02

Governance & Sovereignty

Strengthening regional institutions, assessing decentralized civil structures, and tracking public integrity.

03

Human Rights Advocacy

Rigorous documentation of structural violations, survivor advocacy, and transit route protections.

04

AI & Information Integrity

Studying digital information systems, telecommunications infrastructure, and media literacy across the region.

05

Environmental Stewardship

Analyzing resource extraction frameworks, community forestry rights, and local conservation initiatives.

06

Peacebuilding Architectures

Empowering localized conflict mediation, youth integration, and community trust restoration models.

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