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Work LifeIt’s time for tech platforms to stop tolerating the intolerableTo be truly inclusive, the internet needs to get comfortable with exclusion.
Fast Company MagazineMeet the computer scientist and activist who got Big Tech to stand downJoy Buolamwini’s research helped persuade Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft to put a hold on facial recognition technology. Through her nonprofit Algorithmic Justice League, she’s now battling AI bias in other realms.
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Work LifeBig Tech no longer sees its customers as humans–antitrust could change thatTech giants like Amazon and Facebook have lost sight of the people behind the data points. Antitrust regulation may be the best way to return empathy to tech.
Work LifeFacial recognition technology is inevitable—it’s time we make it human-centeredAs big tech companies press pause on developing this surveillance tool, others are racing to commercialize it.