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Tips for applying an intersectional framework to AI development
Kendra Gaunt Contributor Kendra Gaunt (she/her or they/them pronouns) is a data and AI product owner at The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ youth. A 2019 Google AI Impact Grantee, the organization is implementing new AI applications to scale its impact and…
Read MoreTwitter has ‘more analysis to do’ after algorithm shows possible racial bias
Twitter is learning first-hand about the challenges of eliminating racial bias in algorithms. The social network’s Liz Kelley said the company had “more analysis” to do after cryptographic engineer Tony Arcieri conducted an experiment suggesting Twit… Source
Read MoreRecommended Reading: The Magic Leap project the world may never see
Fading light: The story of Magic Leap’s lost mixed reality magnum opusAdi Robertson, The VergeLike a lot of companies this year, Magic Leap faced massive layoffs. The company was able to avoid those after it raised $350 million, but it did shift to e… Source
Read MoreIBM stops work on facial recognition over human rights concerns
The backlash to facial recognition among governments is extending to corporate heavyweights. IBM chief Arvind Krishna has sent a letter (via Axios and CNBC) to Congress revealing that the company has exited its “general purpose” facial recognition bu… Source
Read MoreBanjo CEO resigns to preserve the company’s AI surveillance deals
Banjo is shuffling its leadership in a bid to keep its AI surveillance business with Utah and other customers worried about CEO Damien Patton’s racist past. Patton has resigned from the CEO position effective immediately, with CTO Justin Lindsey taki… Source
Read MoreUtah pauses Banjo’s AI surveillance after learning of owner’s racist past
Utah is putting its AI surveillance system on ice after learning of its creator’s background. The state has suspended (via Salt Lake Tribune) Banjo’s contract after learning that company head Damien was part of the Dixie Knights of the Ku Klux Klan a… Source
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