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Our housing crisis is shockingly opaque. We know we have a problem; housing is too expensive and thousands of people are living on the streets. But we don’t have all […]
By Alex Casey, Samantha GordonA couple of years into the pandemic, Shirley Neville had finally had enough of her crappy internet service. “It was just a headache,” said Neville, who lives in a middle-class […]
By Leon Yin, Aaron SankinNearly a year ago, Dr. Alondra Nelson of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) shared a vision for an AI Bill of Rights, arguing that “our […]
By Janet HavenThe White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is today releasing the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights to help guide the design, development, and deployment of […]
By Alondra Nelson, Sorelle Friedler, Ami Fields-MeyerTowards Life 3.0: Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century is a talk series organized and facilitated by Dr. Mathias Risse, Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, […]
Towards Life 3.0: Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century is a talk series organized and facilitated by Dr. Mathias Risse, Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, […]
Towards Life 3.0: Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century is a talk series organized and facilitated by Dr. Mathias Risse, Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, […]
The White House issued a call for artificial intelligence systems to be developed with built-in protections Tuesday, even as the tech industry barrels forward in an AI free-for-all. Why it […]
By Margaret Harding McGill, Ina Fried“[Algorithmic] systems rely on the harvesting of vast quantities of personal data…which can result in discrimination…and the manipulation of public debate and the democratic process.” Though this may sound like […]
By Jan RydzakLong before the pandemic, Ruha Benjamin was doing groundbreaking research on race, technology, and justice, focusing on big, structural changes. But the twin plagues of COVID-19 and anti-Black police violence […]
By Ruha BenjaminThe world is rapidly changing, and with it, the human rights landscape continues to shift. As these changes continue, so does the work of the Carr Center to bring human […]
By The Carr Center for Human Rights