Observatory of Examples of How Open Data and Generative AI Intersect

A growing observatory of examples of how open data from official sources and generative artificial intelligence (AI) are intersecting across domains and geographies.

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DataLaw.Bot

Developed by the DS-I Africa (a research program in the United States funded by the National Institutes of Health) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal, DataLaw.Bot is a generative AI chatbot launched in October 2024 for researchers from several countries across the African continent to use in assessing data sharing regulations for scientific research. The chatbot was adapted from ChatGPT with national level data sharing regulations with the goal of increasing access to research data across the continent.

Region

emea

Sector

public_sectoracademia

Scenario

adaptation

Start Date

2024

Location: Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, The Gambia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe