Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by AI Equity Council

Research! by ji @argmax.com · Sep 11

“If knowledge is power, then losing it is disempowerment. Public data belongs to the people, and efforts like the Data Rescue Project, CDC Restored, and grassroots archivists are fighting to reclaim and preserve it.” ht @datarescueproject.org www.healthbeat.org/2025/09/04/t...

Public health data has been disrupted under Trump. Here's what's at risk.

Public health professionals rely on federally maintained data to track disease trends, assess risk factors, and design interventions. Beginning in late January, datasets central to this work started t...

www.healthbeat.org

3 6

Reposted by AI Equity Council

RiftValley @riftvalley.bsky.social · Dec 28

#AI is definitely biased. I am working on integrating AI into my application. Tested a few and it is clear that developers code in a tunnel. None of them have relatives or acquaintances that are disabled. #ADA requirements should be coded into any half decent AI application. Send me your ideas here

2 1

AI Equity Council @aiequitycouncil.bsky.social · Dec 22

AI Equity Council, a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit, Launches End-of-Year Drive to Support the Disabled
www.prlog.org/13053778-ai-...

AI Equity Council, a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit, Launches End-of-Year Drive to Support the Disabled

AI Equity Council, a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit, Launches End-of-Year Drive to Support the Disabled. Donations will directly support projects such as the development of AI-powered assistive technologies for ...

www.prlog.org

2 1

Reposted by AI Equity Council

ANDREW GURZA @andrewgurza1.bsky.social · Dec 21

if a disabled person has a fundraiser this holiday season, for whatever it is, if you have the means, give them $5. We always say that we want to help people, well, disabled people need your help. Disabled people are under-employed, many are living in poverty and so much more. Help them out.

4 29 83

Reposted by AI Equity Council

Commentary @commentary.bsky.social · Dec 16

#tip ChatGPT does not have an interface for #signlanguage. #AI is not addressing that issue yet.

DigitalTrends @digitaltrends.bsky.social · Dec 16

🌍Recommending-The #AIEquity Council 🤖
This 501c3 #nonprofit fights to make AI accessible and inclusive- empowering people with disabilities and underserved communities.
✅ Donations are tax-deductible!
👉 Visit: aiequitycouncil.org
👉 Donate: tinyurl.com/AiEquity-non...
👉 Share to spread the word!

1 3 3

AI Equity Council @aiequitycouncil.bsky.social · Dec 16

Thanks!
🌍 AI Should Work for Everyone, Not Just a Few 🤖

DigitalTrends @digitaltrends.bsky.social · Dec 16

🌍Recommending-The #AIEquity Council 🤖
This 501c3 #nonprofit fights to make AI accessible and inclusive- empowering people with disabilities and underserved communities.
✅ Donations are tax-deductible!
👉 Visit: aiequitycouncil.org
👉 Donate: tinyurl.com/AiEquity-non...
👉 Share to spread the word!

Reposted by AI Equity Council

DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · Dec 15

Need mentors in AEST! #DisabledInSTEM

DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · Dec 15

The #DisabledInSTEM 2025 program is still looking for mentors from Europe and Australia!

Please fill out this form to join: forms.gle/hK36kzPpgdJa...

Mentor Application for DisabledInSTEM 2025

Thank you for your interest in becoming a mentor for DisabledInSTEM! Here, we aim to provide people with disabilities a mentor to help guide them through their careers as they enter STEM. If you have ...

forms.gle

7 6

AI Equity Council @aiequitycouncil.bsky.social · Dec 4

acceleratelearning.stanford.edu/event/ai-lea...

AI + Learning Differences Hackathon • Stanford Accelerator for Learning

New Horizons, New Solutions

acceleratelearning.stanford.edu

1

AI Equity Council @aiequitycouncil.bsky.social · Dec 4

partiful.com/e/3epN485eJA...

RSVP to AI + Learning Differences - Hackathon | Partiful

Join Us for the AI + Learning Differences Hackathon! Get ready to be part of a one-day hackathon dedicated to transforming education for learners with disabilities through the power of AI. Hosted by ...

partiful.com

Reposted by AI Equity Council

ThisDay @thisday.bsky.social · Nov 3

#geekwire - #AI overwhelmingly prefers white and male job candidates in new test of resume-screening bias
#Blackmen fared the worst with the models preferring other candidates nearly 100% of the time.
www.geekwire.com/2024/ai-over...

AI overwhelmingly prefers white and male job candidates in new test of resume-screening bias

Kyra Wilson, left, University of Washington doctoral student in the Information School and Aylin Caliskan, a UW assistant professor in the iSchool. (UW

www.geekwire.com

3 1

Reposted by AI Equity Council

NewsCenter @newscenter.bsky.social · Oct 31

#CNN - #Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
#Google reportedly owes the #Kremlin more than 2 undecillion rubles — a 2 followed by 36 zeroes — after refusing to pay fines that are now accruing for blocking pro-Russian channels on #YouTube.
www.cnn.com/2024/10/31/t...

Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 | CNN Business

Russia is seeking an unfathomable sum of money from one of the world’s biggest tech companies.

www.cnn.com

3 3

AI Equity Council @aiequitycouncil.bsky.social · Oct 29

#apnews #British man sentenced to 18 years for using AI to make child #sexual abuse imagery
Nelson took commissions from people in online chatrooms for custom explicit images of children being harmed both sexually and physically.
apnews.com/article/ai-d...

British man sentenced to 18 years for using AI to make child sexual abuse imagery

A British man who used artificial intelligence to create images of child abuse was sent to prison for 18 years.

apnews.com

AI Equity Council @aiequitycouncil.bsky.social · Oct 27

#cnn #ChatGPT can be tricked into telling people how to commit crimes, a tech firm finds
ChatGPT produced lists of methods to help businesses evade #sanctions, such as those against #Russia, including bans on certain cross-border payments and the sale of arms.
www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/b...

ChatGPT can be tricked into telling people how to commit crimes, a tech firm finds | CNN Business

ChatGPT can be duped into providing detailed advice on how to commit crimes ranging from money laundering to the export of weapons to sanctioned countries, a tech startup found, raising questions over...

www.cnn.com

2 1

AI Equity Council @aiequitycouncil.bsky.social · Oct 26

#apnews - An AI chatbot pushed a teen to kill himself, a lawsuit against its creator alleges
Character.AI allows users to create customizable characters or interact with those generated by others, spanning experiences from imaginative play to mock job interviews.
apnews.com/article/chat...

An AI chatbot pushed a teen to kill himself, a lawsuit against its creator alleges

A Florida mother is suing a tech company over an AI chatbot that she says pushed her son to kill himself.

apnews.com

4 3

Reposted by AI Equity Council

VentureBeat @venturebeat.bsky.social · Jul 2

@reuters - #FearlessFund: Diversity funds and Black founders feel chill
Diversity-focused funds were created to level the playing field for communities who were historically excluded from services, employment & funding opportunities before the Civil Rights Act of 1964
www.reuters.com/legal/us-cou...

Fearless Fund: Diversity funds and Black founders feel chill

Just weeks after a U.S. appeals court blocked a Black-owned venture capitalist from funding women-of-color-led businesses, the ruling has had a chilling effect across the small industry of diversity-focused venture capital funds, according to founders, investors and lawyers who spoke to Reuters.

www.reuters.com

1 1

AI Equity Council @aiequitycouncil.bsky.social · Apr 1

@techcrunch.com - Women in AI: #BrandieNonnecke of UC #Berkeley says investors should insist on responsible #AI practices
Nonnecke hosts a video and podcast series, #TecHype, that analyzes emerging tech policies, regulations and laws
techcrunch.com/2024/03/31/w...

Women in AI: Brandie Nonnecke of UC Berkeley says investors should insist on responsible AI practices | TechCrunch

To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved -- and overdue -- time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of

techcrunch.com

AI Equity Council @aiequitycouncil.bsky.social · Mar 31

@venturebeats | #LLMs exhibit significant Western cultural bias, study finds
The findings, published on #arXiv, raise concerns about the cultural fairness and appropriateness of these powerful #AI systems as they are deployed globally.
venturebeat.com/ai/large-lan...

LLMs exhibit significant Western cultural bias, study finds

Georgia Tech researchers introduce CAMeL, a benchmark revealing significant Western cultural bias in AI language models, emphasizing the need for culturally-aware AI systems.

venturebeat.com

Reposted by AI Equity Council

VentureBeat @venturebeat.bsky.social · Feb 27

@geekwire - #Microsoft invests in startup #MistralAI, outlines broader #AI principles
Mistral AI will be able to train and deploy its AI models via Microsoft’s data centers, and Microsoft will make Mistral AI’s models available to customers through its #Azure cloud service.
tinyurl.com/2spp6tux

Microsoft invests in startup Mistral AI, outlines broader AI principles

Microsoft announced a series of principles for AI development and deployment, and an investment in Mistral AI.

tinyurl.com

1 6