AFRORACK London: Machine Learning

byIsaak Lewis-Smith
February 3, 2023

Afrorack is an initiative using modular synthesis to improve access to technology among disadvantaged groups. We caught up with founder Aaron Guice.

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AFRORACK London: Machine Learning

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Isaak Lewis-Smith

Emma Anderson: Out Of Her Shell

A Certain Ratio: ACR CAR MCR

Thievery Corporation: Reggae Reggae Source

Simian Mobile Disco: News Of The Whorl

Martin Gore: Monkey Business

Gilroy Mere: What Lies Beneath

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Alex H Duncan: Rub Of The Green

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AFRORACK London: Machine Learning

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