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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