Friends of the Congo
An advocacy organization working on the human cost of mineral extraction that supplies the global electronics and AI supply chain.
Coach's summary
The hardware behind AI starts in mines — this is the part of the story most coverage skips.
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Program details are still being written up. In the meantime, the site itself is the best starting point.
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