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YouTube is the second most visited website in the world, and its algorithm drives most of the video views on YouTube. Previous Mozilla research determined that people are routinely recommended videos they don’t want to […]
By Becca Ricks, Jesse McCroskyColor Of Change Launches Black Tech Agenda as a Roadmap for Racial Equity in Tech Policy Racial justice organization outlines series of policy priorities to combat Big Tech’s unchecked power […]
By Color of ChangeThis October 18–20, 2022, the global research community gathers to discuss advances that could empower people in new ways and positively impact our world. We explore some of the most […]
The rolls of fiber-optic cable currently unwinding in a remote corner of northwest Montana represent a vital, long-overdue change for the region. Rural and Native communities in the US have […]
By Robert ChaneyInformation plays a pivotal role for the good of society. However, we live in an information environment where the lines between true and false, and interest-driven and balanced content are […]
A Primer on AI in/from the Majority World is a curated collection of over 160 thematic works that serve as pathways to explore the presence of artificial intelligence and technology […]
By Sareeta Amrute, Ranjit Singh, and Rigoberto Lara GuzmánThe use of FR technology introduces new, non-obvious dangers and potential sources of discrimination, and must be evaluated alongside all other uses of FR. As these systems continue to rapidly […]
By Jillian Kwong, Stefanie Demetriades, Ali Rachel Pearl, Noy Thrupkaew, Jef Pearlman, Colin MaclayWe are currently in an unprecedented moment for tech workers. From refusing to build AI-enabled weapons, to pushing back against providing tech to ICE, to mass protests against harassment and […]
By AI Now InstituteFew cases better show how U.S.-China relations have deteriorated in the age of Big Data than the response Wang Jian got when he offered, at the height of the pandemic, […]
By Adam Piore
Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter dodge questions on social media and national security | TechCrunch
Executives from four of the biggest social media companies testified before the Senate Homeland Security Committee Wednesday, defending their platforms and their respective safety, privacy and moderation failures in recent […]
By Taylor HatmakerBlack people have shaped and curated what we have come to know as American culture. From music to fashion, academia, politics and pop culture it all begins and ends with […]