Designing Anti-Racist Technologies for a Just Future
Experts critiqued smart cities, agtech, blockchain, and policing during Stanford s first Technology and Racial Equity Conference.
Jun 28, 2021 |
Sachin Waikar
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Digital technologies can be a force for good, but too often they emerge from sources reflecting inequality and may amplify existing racial bias and discrimination.
“Each of us has a part to play in building the world we want and envisioning ways forward,” said
“We can’t leave technology development and monitoring merely to those who have the technical know-how,” Benjamin continued. “The experiences and insights of the marginalized matter.”
Scholars, policymakers, technologists, and civil rights activists including leaders from USAID, Stop LAPD Spying Coalition, and the Harvard Kennedy School spoke on topics ranging from blockchain, policing technology, and digital agrifood all through the lens of racial equity. Here
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