A People’s Guide To Tech

What does listening to music, booking a flight, and getting stopped by the police all have in common? All these activities may involve artificial intelligence (AI) at work today.

As automation, machine learning and big data increasingly control our daily lives, the consequences of AI disproportionately affect historically disadvantaged communities who are technologically redlined. 

What does fairness look like when computers shape decision-making? The path to a more equitable future starts with the humans behind the machines, not just algorithms. Can AI be created by and for low-income and communities of color? This popular education-inspired guide breaks down and contextualizes artificial intelligence technologies within structural racism — and provides hands-on exercises to help us imagine beyond, and dream up alternate and ideal futures with AI.