Everyone who interacts with technology in any way is either affected by or directly affecting algorithmic bias on a daily basis, and most of it is invisible to us. That’s what I’m talking about today: algorithmic bias, where it comes from, how it affects you and your business, and how we can use strategic big-picture thinking to mitigate and erase the harm it causes.
Tag: Dr. Dorothea Baur
Does the Future of Work Mean More Agency for Workers?
This week, we look at a few of the macro trends shaping both the labor market today and the future of work — such as the Great Resignation and collective bargaining — and examine how tech-driven business has both brought them about and potentially given workers more freedom and leverage.
How Tech Harms – and Can Help Heal – the Climate
By almost any reckoning, the climate emergency is the most urgent and existential challenge facing humanity for the foreseeable future. All of the other issues we face pale in comparison to the need to arrest and reverse carbon emissions, reduce global average temperatures, and begin the work of rebuilding sustainable models for all of us to be able to live and work on this planet. Not only do I have hope, but many of the climate experts I have read and spoken with are hopeful as well.
What is a Tech Humanist?
https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/S2E0_WhatIsATechHumanist.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHello and welcome to The Tech Humanist Show! In this introductory episode, host Kate O’Neill explains what a tech humanist is and what you can expect from future episodes. Guests on this episode includue Emma Bedor Hiland, Oluwakemi Olurinola, Dorothea Baur, Rumman Chowdhury, Chris Gilliard, and Rahaf Harfoush. The […]
The Tech Humanist Show: Episode 7 – Dorothea Baur
https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/TTHS_ep_7_podcast-final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAbout this episode’s guest: Dorothea Baur is a leading expert & advisor in Europe on ethics, responsibility, and sustainability across industries such as finance, technology, and beyond. Her PhD is in NGO-business partnerships, and she’s been active in research and projects around sustainable investment, corporate social responsibility, and increasingly, […]