Dear friends,
Today’s news is near-constant speculation about what generative AI will bring. Will it decimate entire industries or render them unrecognizable? Will its massive potential bring along with it unknowable human consequences? Will proposed legislation get right everything we’ve previously gotten wrong about tech regulation?
Maybe. But guess what? Tech is already tipping the scales in unexpected ways – and not because the algorithms are super-intelligent, but because they’re, well, super-unintelligent. We find all the time too, that the algorithms are the direct technical reflections of decisions that human beings are making, and those decisions end up causing a whole lot of harm.
Your doctor’s office portal is leaking your most sensitive info. Your tax prep service is too. Murky mechanisms are doling out subsidized housing and donated organs.
The world of black box algorithms and automated decision-making is right here, right now.
And we’re on it.
We’re digging deeper than ever. We’re partnering with incredible local newsrooms. We’re in the crucial conversations. We’re listening to super-smart people about what’s coming next. We’re getting noticed.
We’re challenging technology to serve the public good. We’re getting results. And we’re doing it thanks to you.
All that stuff to worry about? We’ve got your back. Thanks for having ours.
With gratitude,
Nabiha & Sisi