Is It True Nobody Reads the T&Cs?
Also known as Terms of Service, Terms of Use, User Agreements or Service Agreements, it is true that most are a case of clicked-accept-but-didn’t-read but they may matter more now than ever.
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AI, Bias and the Courts
AI is reshaping how courts make decisions, but without transparency and accountability, these tools risk amplifying bias, eroding civil rights, and undermining public trust in the justice system. This is a summary of Mallory Knodel’s keynote at the Michigan Judges Conference.
Rethinking Robots: Why Visual Representation of AI Matters
The images we use to depict AI, from robots, to blue brains and cascading code, are more than just clichés. They shape public understanding, feed myths and undermine meaningful engagement. Better Images of AI is working to change that.
Who Is Organizing the Tech Workforce?
A few weeks ago in the IX community, we were talking about the tech workforce, particularly in light of recent mass layoffs and protests over Big Tech’s role in supporting Israel’s occupation of Gaza. There was a time when employees at the world’s most powerful tech companies
Leading by Example: Civil Society Use of AI
This week, in our main story, IX's Ramma Shahid Cheema, feminist media and advocacy expert, discusses how civil society organizations are increasingly turning to AI tools to boost their efficiency in policy, advocacy, and communications, while also confronting the ethical challenges that come with their use.
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Shaping AI: How data redefines the obligations and responsibilities to our future
Mallory Knodel examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping governance, arguing that while AI promises efficiency, it often deepens societal inequalities.
Concrete Steps towards AI in the Public Interest from Abeba Birhane
Cognitive scientist Abeba Birhane reflects on the Paris AI Action Summit, and critiques the dominant narratives around “public interest AI.” In our main article today, she explores how powerful corporations, militarization, and technosolutionism can stall real progress, and lays out concrete steps to push technology toward the public good.
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