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Videos
Ethics and product development
60+ techies and Tech Leaders from Santa Barbara to the OC [Orange County] came together on June 29 to discuss how to make our digital products more equitable and ethical. The four panelists came from across the public sector, big tech, HR, manufacturing and social enterprise. They all shared their practice, along with successes and challenge , in applying equitable data practices to product design and development. Watch the video here or catch the highlights here.
BAD INPUT from Consumer Reports
This is an explainer series of three short films that look at how biases in algorithms and data sets result in unfair practices for communities of color, often without their knowledge. They into into discriminatory coding within healthcare, housing and facial recognition software. Watch them here.
Empowering Your Organization: Data Equity Edition
Wondering where to start with data ethics and equity? Eva Sachar and Cindy Lin presented at the Good Tech Fest on May 4 and we’re happy to be able to share the video recording with you.
Books
Data Feminism: approachable overview of equity issues in data
Design Justice: a framework for scoping data projects ethically
Invisible Women: great read on the intersection of gender and data
Organizations
Algorithmic Justice League: advocacy for equitable and accountable AI
Tools
Datasheets for Datasets: a framework for documentation as a tool for data equity
Data Nutrition Project: a framework for promoting equity in data and AI
Model Cards: a framework for transparency in machine learning models
Mitigating Bias in Artificial Intelligence: a toolkit from the Berkeley Haas Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership
Feminist Data Manifest-No: a set of refusal-commitments toward fair data practices
We All Count: suite of resources and content related to data equity