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Unrigging the Gig Economy
How badly do platform companies treat their workers? A recent study rated most major firms zero on a 10-point scale.
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Innovations in technology that serve the world (more)
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Building Union Power to Rein in the AI Boss
The most powerful tool that workers and communities around the world have to fight exploitative new technologies.
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The Ghost Workforce the Tech Industry Doesn’t Want You to Think About
Outsourcing and contract employment models have allowed the tech industry to obscure its terrible labor practices for years. A surging movement of these workers has had enough.
8 Steps Nonprofits Can Take to Adopt AI Responsibly
How organizations can engage with AI in smart and ethical ways right now.
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The Long Shadow of Workplace Surveillance
How “little tech” is driving workplace surveillance—and what can be done to push back.
Wartime Digital Resilience
How Ukraine built a digital platform to streamline public service delivery as well as the national defense
Reimagining Our High-Tech World
Although digital technology and society are increasingly and inextricably linked, digital technology must develop in service of society. We must first define the type of society we want and then determine how best to use technology’s potential to realize it. | Open access to this article is made possible by the Omidyar Network.
Data-Mining for the Land Mines
AI is helping to locate land mines to speed their removal.
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System Error
In Recoding America, Barack Obama’s former deputy chief technology officer argues that the success of government policies requires better implementation of digital services for the public.
Technology for the People
The digital system should serve the public interest, with much more intentional governance of technology in its broadest terms, including culture, norms, mindsets, institutions, ethics, and participation.