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WHAT WE DO
We come up with AI and data solutions that are practical, real and easy to understand.
Discovery & Consultancy
Research and consulting across disciplines for data and AI challenges. In-depth analysis combined with practical guidance tailored to specific contexts.
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Development & Implementation
Custom data pipelines, dashboards, and AI tools built for your specific needs. Full development lifecycle from design to deployment and maintenance.
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Governance & Ethics
Ethical frameworks, and accountability structures for AI and data projects. Focus on human impact, bias mitigation, and responsible technology practices.
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Learning
AI and data training without the hype. Courses designed to build genuine understanding of capabilities, limitations, and responsible implementation.
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Artificial Intelligence Governance in Higher Education
We designed a comprehensive AI governance framework for FLACSO Ecuador, enabling responsible integration of AI across academic and administrative activities. Built on four practical functions—mapping, measuring, managing, and training—it empowers every member of the university community to engage with AI ethically.
VIEW PROJECT →Contextualizing and Hacking Generative AI in Global South
A research article published in the Harvard Data Science Review analyzing the Global South's role in the generative AI value chain. It exposes the extractive dynamics behind AI infrastructure and highlights how researchers, communities, and activists are building alternatives rooted in equity and contextual knowledge.
VIEW PROJECT →Volcanic Monitoring System using Neural Networks and thermal images
A real-time volcanic monitoring system developed with IG-EPN and ModeMat, classifying volcanic activity from thermal camera images using a multi-branch CNN architecture. The system achieves 98.86% accuracy in detecting emission events under variable atmospheric conditions.
VIEW PROJECT →Supporting financial education with a personalized AI chatbot
We built Kami, a personalized AI financial assistant for the Ecuadorian context, combining LLMs with a specialized knowledge base. At its core is the K-Score—a financial wellbeing index that personalizes advice based on each user's financial reality, emotional relationship with money, and habits.
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Diversa is a human-centered AI & data services organization. Our purpose is to transform the way we relate to technology.
We believe that technology is as diverse as life; its possibilities are endless. It has the power to change the world, but people have the power to decide what that change looks like. In the future we envision, that change manifests itself in a world that is fairer, more transparent and more human.
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Trusted by organizations, universities, research laboratories, companies, and startups for interdisciplinary collaboration.
OUR BLOG
We stand for critical thinking
This blog explores technology and AI from everyday experiences. We are interested in understanding their real impact: how we use them, what opportunities they bring and what challenges they present.
EXPLORE OUR BLOGThe State of AI Governance: From Theoretical Ethics to Technical Reality
AI governance has advanced in principles and regulation, but a deep gap persists between what is promised—transparency, accountability, fairness—and what can actually be verified in practice. True governance requires technical infrastructure to audit models, trace training data, and verify compliance independently. Without it, governance remains symbolic, relying on what corporations choose to disclose.
READ MORE →Impaqto and Diversa: A Partnership to Advance Purpose-Driven AI in Latin America
IMPAQTO and Diversa have formed a strategic alliance to advance purpose-driven AI across Latin America, combining IMPAQTO's entrepreneurship ecosystem reach with Diversa's technical AI and data expertise. Together they focus on democratizing AI tools for startups and organizations, with emphasis on gender-inclusive design, ethical data governance, and climate action. The partnership ensures AI serves as a force for social equity and community resilience in the region.
READ MORE →MAIA: Artificial Intelligence to Protect Those Who Defend Rights
Civil society organizations in Latin America face growing digital threats—surveillance, cyberattacks, and online criminalization—but lack the resources to manage them effectively. MAIA is an AI-powered threat modeling tool built with these communities using a locally-deployed open-source language model that reduces 90–95% of the manual work in digital security assessments. Co-created with Indigenous groups, feminist organizations, and territorial defenders, it is a commitment to sovereign, ethical AI.
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