Snap’s first diversity report shows an overwhelmingly white workforce
According to the report released today, Snap is overwhelmingly staffed by white men. Women made up 32.9 percent of Snap’s global workforce in 2019, less than a single point increase from the… See original here: Snap’s first diversity report shows an overwhelmingly white workforce
DeepMind and Oxford University researchers on how to ‘decolonize’ AI
The paper, published this month in the journal Philosophy & Technology, has at heart the idea that you have to understand historical context to understand why technology can be… See the original post: DeepMind and Oxford University researchers on how to ‘decolonize’ AI
Twitter contractors reportedly made a ‘game’ of accessing Beyoncé’s data
Around 1,500 Twitter employees and contractors have oversight of user accounts, which includes the ability to reset them, review breaches and handle possible content violations. Those people have… See the rest here: Twitter contractors reportedly made a ‘game’ of accessing Beyoncé’s data
Hitting the Books: America needs a new public data system
MIT Press Excerpted from Democratizing Our Data: A Manifesto by Julia Lane. Reprinted with permission from The MIT PRESS. Copyright 2020. On sale as an ebook now. On sale in print… Read more here: Hitting the Books: America needs a new public data system
After Math: Quick, throw some money at it
With federal unemployment benefits expiring this weekend, millions of people unemployed by the COVID-19 pandemic are set to lose the $600 weekly lifeline they have relied upon since the start of… Continued here: After Math: Quick, throw some money at it
