Tim Green1d ago
American child welfare relies heavily on opaque predictive systems that can disproportionately target Black and low-income families without their knowledge or meaningful recourse. Urgent reform is needed to ensure transparency, rights, and fairness.
Discover more at https://smarterarticles.co.uk/the-knock-at-the-door-predictive-scoring-and-child-welfare-rights?pk_campaign=rss-feed
#HumanInTheLoop #AIinChildWelfare #AlgorithmicAccountability #DataJustice
The Knock at the Door: Predictive Scoring and Child Welfare Rights

The knock comes on a Tuesday, late afternoon, when the rice is still on the hob and the youngest is doing homework at the kitchen table...

SmarterArticles
Open Data Manchester CICMay 8

The Data Cooperative Working Group is back.

Join practitioners, researchers and academics exploring co-operative approaches to data governance in the age of AI and LLMs.

🗓 Tues 12 May
⏰ 12:00–13:00 BST
💻 Online via Whereby

Hosted by Open Data Manchester and Aapti Institute.

#DataGovernance #AI #OpenData #DataJustice

The Internet is CrackSep 21, 2025

🧩 Rethinking Data: There Are Other Options 🧩

AI doesn’t have to exploit. In the latest Internet is Crack episode, Anita Say Chan discusses DAIR (Timnit Gebru), Algorithmic Justice League (Joy Buolamwini), and community-driven visions for ethical data.
We also unpack how misuse fuels inequality and harms vulnerable groups.

🎧 https://youtu.be/wQXYaWIlmkU

#AI #TechEthics #DataJustice #DigitalRights #TheInternetIsCrack #podcast

The Internet is CrackSep 20, 2025

Why does hate speech thrive online? Because it’s profitable.

On The Internet is Crack, Anita Say Chan explains how platforms profit from outrage and disinformation — fueling division, harming youth mental health, and amplifying extreme rhetoric.

🎧 https://youtu.be/wQXYaWIlmkU

#HateSpeech #SocialMediaEthics #DataJustice #TechEthics #TheInternetIsCrack #podcast #Monetization

The Internet is CrackSep 20, 2025

AI Is Already Costing Jobs — This Year’s Grads Are Feeling It

Firms are cutting roles in anticipation of an AI-driven future. Anita Say Chan joins us to talk about the long history — and present dangers — of data misuse, bias, and marginalization in tech.

🎧 https://youtu.be/wQXYaWIlmkU

#AIJobs #TechEthics #DataJustice #TheInternetIsCrack #podcast

The Internet is CrackSep 17, 2025

The age of “do no evil” is over.

From “do no evil” to ruthless data extraction—Dr. Anita Say Chan traces how tech’s anti-human turn is fueling harm, inequality, and ethical collapse.

🎧 https://youtu.be/wQXYaWIlmkU

#TechEthics #DataJustice #TheInternetIsCrack #AnitaSayChan #AIandSociety #podcast

KPaqRVAJul 26, 2025

https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/the-federal-government-cut-64-million-in-grants-at-uva-heres-what-it-means-for-the-community/

#foodsecurity #farming #UVA #Virginia #charlottesville #cville #USDA #renewableenergy #humanties #piedmontblues #datajustice #blackculture #blackhistory #cleanenergy

Farming, food security, and farm labor are just part of the list of issues addressed by UVA programs. The impact is huge for Charlottesville, but also for Virginia and the nation.

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The federal government cut $64 million in grants at UVA. Here’s what it means for the community

From clean energy and farming to blues music and youth mentorship, dozens of UVA programs tied to federal grants have been abruptly halted — leaving students, researchers, and community leaders questioning what’s next.

Charlottesville Tomorrow
MercurySecurity.ioJul 23, 2025
**AI is rewriting the rules of lending — but is it fair?**
From hidden bias to black-box decisions, the future of credit might depend on the questions we ask _now_.
<https://mercurysecurity.io/ai-in-lending-innovation-or-injustice>
#AI #Fintech #DigitalEthics #BiasInAI #FairLending #DataJustice
The Internet is CrackJul 8, 2025

💡 How AI Learns Old Bias—and Spreads It

This week on The Internet Is Crack, Dr. Suresh Venkatasubramanian explains why algorithms trained on historical data keep reproducing injustice—and what real accountability looks like.

🎧 https://youtu.be/GQiFnpK7Wyo

#AIEthics #AlgorithmicBias #DataJustice #TechPolicy #TheInternetIsCrack

The-14Jul 4, 2025
AI-powered assistive technologies are changing how we experience and imagine public space
#Tech #AI #AssistiveTech #UrbanFutures #DisabilityJustice #SmartCities #WearableTech #DigitalInclusion #Accessibility #TechEthics #DataJustice #InclusiveDesign
https://the-14.com/ai-powered-assistive-technologies-are-changing-how-we-experience-and-imagine-public-space/
AI-powered assistive technologies are changing how we experience and imagine public space | The-14

AI-driven assistive tech is reshaping urban life and access, but key ethical, social & spatial questions remain—especially for disabled people and city planning

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