Tactical Tech
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Tactical Tech (Tactical Technology Collective) is a Berlin-based international NGO that works at the intersection of technology, digital rights, and social justice; it produces public-exhibition materials (notably the Hello AI! pop-up exhibition on artificial intelligence and society), investigative reports, and practitioner tools aimed at helping civil society navigate the technological moment [source: tactical-tech]. The collective’s Hello AI! exhibition demystifies artificial intelligence and invites audiences to critically reflect on how AI is reshaping our lives, work, and societies; through immersive posters, activities, and workshops the exhibition explores AI’s promises and risks - from bias and hidden labour to environmental impact and Big Tech dependency [source: tactical-tech]. Tactical Tech also publishes longer-running programmes on data and privacy, digital security for activists, and the politics of information [source: tactical-tech].
Coverage: Tactical Tech’s publications span several programme areas: Digital Privacy (data shadows, tracking literacy), Exposing the Invisible (investigative techniques for activists and journalists), Me and My Shadow (tracking the trackers), Data Politics (data justice and democratic governance), and What Future Do We Want? (a long-term exploration of technology and society) [source: tactical-tech]. The collective’s tools and exhibitions are designed to be translatable across contexts, so a workshop or exhibition in one city can be remixed for use in another with relatively little studio overhead [source: tactical-tech].
A campaigner reaches for it when designing a public-engagement exhibition on AI or data, when sourcing investigator-friendly tools for activist research projects, or when needing translations of these resources for non-Anglophone contexts. Treat as link-only by default; specific resources carry their own reuse terms. [source: tactical-tech]
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A campaigner uses “Hello AI!” to help their community understand, confront, and navigate AI in a hands-on, accessible way. [source: tactical-tech] The exhibition’s interactive format — combining posters, activities, and workshops — allows campaigners to spark critical reflection on AI’s real-world effects, such as bias, hidden labour, environmental harm, and reliance on Big Tech, while fostering open dialogue and informed engagement. [source: tactical-tech]
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