Sharing his love for technology in books and in reality, Yudhanjaya Wijeratne is no stranger to the influence words can have on people. He is noted for being a proponent of human-AI collaboration in fiction as well as being the co-founder of Watchdog, a fact-checking organization founded partly to counter misinformation in the wake of state propaganda and inaction. As a Sri Lankan science fiction author, activist and researcher, Yudhanjaya Wijeratne’s research primarily centres around social media, networks and language. It’s no wonder that his debut novel Numbercaste has been acclaimed for its blend of emerging technology and socio-political critique. His second novel, The Inhuman Race, explores AI, sentience and AI rights in a futuristic world where the British Commonwealth still dominates the Indian subcontinent. In 2018, Wijeratne gave a TEDx talk, outlining his roots as a blogger and his philosophy of avoiding homophily and groupthink wherever possible.

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Largely self-taught, Wijeratne picked up programming after school and went through a stint in game development. He then became a tech journalist and founding editor of Readme.lk, a Sri Lankan tech news website. He is well known in Sri Lanka for the blog he maintained, Icaruswept, which was noted for its data-savvy analyses.

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