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In our two-day workshop, we discussed threats and opportunities that generative AI and synthetic media bring to audiovisual witnessing, identifying and […] </span> <span class="meta"> <a href="https://blog.witness.org/author/jacobowitness-org/" class="author ajaxlink"> Jacobo Castellanos </a> <a href="https://blog.witness.org/2023/12/generative-ai-latin-america/" class="date ajaxlink"> December 15, 2023 </a> </span> </li> <li class="loop_default-post-item"> <a class="title ajaxlink" href="https://blog.witness.org/2021/11/response-tactics-to-internet-shutdowns-in-latin-america/"> Response Tactics to Internet Shutdowns in Latin America </a> <span class="excerpt"> Read the original post in Spanish by Indira Cornelio. Translated by Natalia Guerrero. This blog is part of WITNESS’ global campaign ‘Eyes on Internet Shutdowns: Documenting for Human Rights’. 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