How 'The Eternaut' and AI storytelling can help human rights groups reach new generations
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Global Voices América Latina
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Summary
This article explores how human rights organizations can leverage AI, entertainment, and narrative strategies to reconnect with younger generations and rebuild community. Using a social listening methodology, the research analyzes the combined impact of artificial intelligence and effective storytelling—using 'The Eternaut' (El Eternauta) as a case study—to deliver more relatable, collective messages that resonate with new audiences in the algorithmic age.
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How can human rights organizations decipher the 'gaps' in AI to reconnect with new generations and rebuild the community?
Scene from 'El Eternauta' (TV Series, 2025). Photo: Netflix, used with permission.
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