Category: Education & Training

Explore Community Technology: Questioning our Digital Environment

Collaborative Design, Community Infrastructure, Community Technology, Digital Justice, Digital Stewardship, Participatory Learning, Self-Governance, Sustainability

Author: N/A; Publisher: Community Technology Field Guide; Publication Year: N/A. The following field guide is a collective resource for digital stewardship, digital justice, and community infrastructure. It consists of a neighborhood network construction kit, activities…
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Using Data Ethically: Tips from Four Influential Organisations

Data Collection, Data Usage, Ethical Standards

Author: N/A; Publisher: Open Data Institute; Publication Year: 2019. The following article is from the Open Data Institute (ODI), an organization that works with companies to make sure they are being compliant with data law…
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How Artificial Intelligence Can Deepen Racial and Economic Inequities

Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Gender Bias, Inequality, Racial Bias

Author: Olga Akselrod; Publisher: ACLU; Publication Year: 2021. The following article presents a direct call to action to law makers to increase legislation to prevent against bias and discrimination in artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. The…
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Introduction to Data Ethics

Data Usage, Personally Identifiable Information, Sensitive Data

Author: N/A; Publisher: Odyssey Learning Project; Publication Year: 2018. The following video does an excellent job of breaking down the extensive and complicated challenge of data ethics into its most basic and essential parts. First,…
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Is Big Tech Setting Africa Back?

Colonialism, Data Usage, Smart Regulation

Author: Nima Elmi; Publisher: Foreign Policy; Publication Year: 2020. The following article looks into the way data is used as a modern tool for colonialism and argues that smart regulation cannot be the only tool…
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Algorithmic Bias Detection and Mitigation: Best Practices and Policies to Reduce Consumer Harms

Algorithmic Hygiene, Automation, Incentives, Stakeholder Engagement

Author: Nicole Turner Lee, Paul Resnick, Genie Barton; Publisher: Brookings; Publication Year: 2019. The following article introduces a framework for algorithmic hygiene which lists specific causes of bias with best practices on how to recognize…
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Europeans Can’t Talk About Racist AI Systems. They Lack the Words.

Automated Systems, Language Use, Racial Bias

Author: Nicolas Kayser-Bril; Publisher: AlgorithmWatch; Publication Year: N/A. The following article provides an interesting international perspective based on the language use and history of Europe. An economic powerhouse in the first world, not being able…
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AlgorithmWatch Forced to Shut Down Instagram Monitoring Project After Threats from Facebook

Algorithms, Facebook, Instagram, Social Media, Transparency, User Privacy

Author: Nicolas Kayser-Bril; Publisher: AlgorithmWatch; Publication Year: 2020. The following article attempts to explore what drives the Instagram algorithm’s recommendations on people’s timelines led to a serious response form Facebook looking to shut it down.…
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Automated Translation is Hopelessly Sexist, but Don’t Blame the Algorithm or the Training Data

Automated Translation Services, Gender Stereotypes, Language Translation Datasets, Training Data

Author: Nicolas Kayser-Bril; Publisher: Algorithm Watch; Publication Year: N/A. The following article discusses how automated translation services tend to erase women or reduce them to stereotypes. Simply tweaking the training data or the models is…
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