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I have problems with the EU High-Level Expert Group on AI's Policy Recommendations, and have a paper on my views forthcoming in @EurJRR. The preprint is now up on @lawarxiv at osf.io/preprints/lawa…. Here's a summary (short thread): 
I argue (with the help of a Discworld metaphor, cc @Jackstilgoe) that we don't need policy interventions to help us know when to use AI as much as when *not* to use it (and to frame the problem properly)
Where are the 'low level experts'? (thanks, @sedyst) '720 more professorial chairs in applied ethics' are recommended (!): but where will skills to organise to affect business models like #TechWontBuildIt and #GoogleWalkout come from? And where are affected communities?
In April, 2 organizers of #GoogleWalkout, Meredith Whittaker & Claire Stapleton, came forward with stories of retaliation they’ve faced as a result of speaking out at the company. Claire left Google this week. Here’s the note she shared on her last day: link.medium.com/A9dA2WkmkX
"I have such a simple, pure nostalgia around the years I spent at Google in Mountain View, 2007-2012, that it almost figures in my mind like a childhood—a blur of grass and sun. I used to go out of my way to check out a weekly dodgeball game (that was a thing then).
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"I whizzed around campus on those primary-colored bikes. I dabbled in veganism. But the most potent sense-memory I have comes from five years’ worth of Fridays standing at the side of the stage in Charlie’s, half a beer deep,
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@AOC is right: technology reflects society. Here is an incomplete list of experts you should follow if you are interested in this topic / thread:
@safiyanoble – read her great book ‘Algorithms of Oppression – How Search Engines Reinforce Racism’ nyupress.org/books/97814798… with @NYUpress
@jovialjoy – and her Gender Shades project gendershades.org, her work with the Algorithmic Justice League ajlunited.org and the Safe Face Pledge safefacepledge.org
@firstround publishes a yearly #startups survey and the results are in - hugely useful data for all founders of all genders. But we have some thoughts when you look a little closer... stateofstartups.firstround.com/2018/
1. Only 17% of respondents were women, and results are not broken up by gender. So it calls into question finding #1, that most founders believe AGE is the #1 investor bias in tech.
1a. Obviously, if 83% of respondents are men, and never personally experience gender bias, this finding is massively biased itself.
#GoogleWalkout update: Collective action works, but we need to keep working. True equity depends on it. bit.ly/googlewalkoutu…
Last week, 20,000 Google employees and TVCs walked out to protest discrimination, racism, sexual harassment and a workplace culture that only works for some. By taking collective action, and joining a global movement, these workers took a risk.
The risk was calculated, and their demands were reasonable: these employees were asking for equity, dignity, and respect.
What they showed is that collective action works, and when we work together we can make change.
What they showed is that collective action works, and when we work together we can make change.
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When I shared my experiences of interviewing at Google, I braced myself for public attacks. So far the difficult thing about speaking out has been receiving notes from other women who also experienced Richard DeVaul’s inappropriate behavior. My heart breaks for all of them.
Google X was my first big interview. I was 24, and arrived at a legendary campus full of hope. I left wondering if I should just quit tech for good. Back then, I imagined nobody would care and nothing would ever change.
I work with execs worldwide to shape culture from the top of their organizations. At the same time, every employee in every company has the power to be a part of the change they want to see. Don't wait for your leaders to get on board. thecut.com/2018/11/google… #GoogleWalkout
I understand that there's a ton of privilege in being able to walk out of work. Millions are not in a financially safe position to do so but there are other ways to organize and advocate for healthy work environments that enable you to thrive. Speak up about your needs.
Request medical leave. Ask for breaks as often as you need them. Document everything.
We're going to be at the #GoogleWalkout in New York City this morning starting at 11am ET. Here's why thousands of Google employees around the world are walking out: bit.ly/2Olw6Ds
In August 2017, a 10-page memo written by now-former Google engineer James Damore argued that fewer women become engineers because of inherent biological differences from men #GoogleWalkout bit.ly/2OlBJl4
Internal unrest erupted early this year after Google's workforce learned about a contract under the Pentagon's Project Maven to build AI to decipher military drone footage #GoogleWalkout bit.ly/2OlhFiS
We, Google employees and contractors, will walkout on November 1 at 11:10am to demand these five real changes. #googlewalkout
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1. An end to Forced Arbitration in cases of harassment and discrimination for all current and future employees.
2. A commitment to end pay and opportunity inequity.
3.A publicly disclosed sexual harassment transparency report.
1. An end to Forced Arbitration in cases of harassment and discrimination for all current and future employees.
2. A commitment to end pay and opportunity inequity.
3.A publicly disclosed sexual harassment transparency report.
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4. A clear, uniform, globally inclusive process for reporting sexual misconduct safely and anonymously.
5. Elevate the Chief Diversity Officer to answer directly to the CEO and make recommendations directly to the Board of Directors. Appoint an Employee Rep to the Board.
4. A clear, uniform, globally inclusive process for reporting sexual misconduct safely and anonymously.
5. Elevate the Chief Diversity Officer to answer directly to the CEO and make recommendations directly to the Board of Directors. Appoint an Employee Rep to the Board.
