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Generative AI Is All About the Money
What the social innovation community needs to understand about Silicon Valley’s current hype cycle.
Innovations that address privacy and civil liberties in the 21st century (more)
What the social innovation community needs to understand about Silicon Valley’s current hype cycle.
“Explainable AI” can bridge the gap between AI outputs and human expertise, but a balance needs to be struck between explainability and performance.
The much-hyped AI tools of the future are being built by a globally dispersed army of data workers.
How badly do platform companies treat their workers? A recent study rated most major firms zero on a 10-point scale.
The most powerful tool that workers and communities around the world have to fight exploitative new technologies.
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.
How “little tech” is driving workplace surveillance—and what can be done to push back.
Tech titans are fostering new forms of digital colonialism, both within wealthy countries and on the global stage. But it’s not too late to build a digital economy that works for everyone.
AI is helping to locate land mines to speed their removal.
Data is a powerful tool in addressing contemporary challenges, but current consent models don’t go far enough to align with community expectations and protect vulnerable populations.