This article focusses on legal and human rights issues of artificial intelligence (AI) being discussed and debated, how they are being addressed, gaps…

UXers should be the most comfortable talking about privilege, racism, homophobia, white supremacy, xenophobia, etc. because being human-centered demands moments of grief & discomfort. Failure to do so reinforces a shallow point of view on the human experience & encourages apathy.— Vivianne Castillo (@vcastillo630) June 23, 2019

The suit alleges that the company blatantly ignored warnings about the platform's problems in the region for five years—and by then, it was too late.

The Challenges of Building Healthy Tech for Young People

Twitter Spaces has become a tool for extremists and racists. Employees warned that might happen.

New developments in technology—from the printing press to television—have long facilitated our capacity for “absent presence,” enabling us to escape t…

Axon and Motorola lobbied Congress to promote police tech in reform bills. Their devices may not change policing — and yet business is booming.

Modern times in Estonia. A robot which had become stuck in the snow, saw me coming, and asked with a synthesised voice whether I could help out. So I did, and both of us carried on with our day. pic.twitter.com/4H7SbwVn6t— IllimarLepikvonWirén (@iLepikVonWiren) December 7, 2021

The policy meant to tackle doxxing on the platform was weaponized by the far-right, leaving many anti-fascist activists locked out of their accounts

Better frameworks for agency and accountability can help researchers and designers make safer, more integrated AI-human systems.

A look at historical case studies shows us how we handle the liability of automated systems.

We must curb the power of Silicon Valley and protect those who speak up about the harms of AI

How law enforcement and Big Tech exploit neighborhood watch technology to create dystopian, digitally gated communities.

Attorneys say the constant workday face scans, mandated by their bosses, are fueling fears of over-surveillance: “I will not subject myself to this indignity and the invasion of my privacy in my own home."

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Insight Piece by Kobi Leins & Anja Kaspersen

Millions of crime predictions left on an unsecured server show PredPol mostly avoided Whiter neighborhoods, targeted Black and Latino neighborhoods

Overlapping chatter. Interruptions. Few nonverbal cues. For women, virtual meetings can mirror the inequities of in-person meetings.

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Timnit Gebru is launching Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (DAIR) to document AI’s harms on marginalized groups

Mursion tells big corporate clients that its VR simulations will help teach racial sensitivity. But the actors playing its Black characters are often white.

Oppression can get built into anything, including medical devices. How do they influence us, and what can we do about them?

"I've done nothing wrong, so who cares if they take my data?" If you can hear yourself think this, please keep reading.

"Life and the Law in the Era of Data-Driven Agency" published on 31 Jan 2020 by Edward Elgar Publishing.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today announced its provisional intent to impose a potential fine of just over £17 million on Clearview AI Inc – a company that describes itself as the ‘World’s Largest Facial Network’. In addition, the ICO has issued a provisional notice to stop further processing of the personal data of people in the UK and to delete it following alleged serious breaches of the UK’s data protection laws.

BREAKING: Clearview AI issued provisional fine for over 17£ millionFollowing PI's submissions before the UK data protection regulator, as well as other European regulators, the ICO has today announced its provisional intent to fine Clearview AI. https://t.co/JH5Zk1V94u pic.twitter.com/uEWOUyQUkn— Privacy International (@privacyint) November 29, 2021

In early 2018, officials at University College London were shocked to learn that meetings organized by “race scientists” and neo-Nazis,…

Mohawk architect Matthew Hickey (of Two Row Architect) argues that designing safer public spaces starts with broadening our definition of inclusivity.