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Women in AI Ethics official account @womeninaiethics.bsky.social · 16d

Western media coverage of Africa relies pre-dominantly on Western sources. Join Emsie Erastus, Head of Voices from Africa at WAIEplus (@waieplus.bsky.social) on last Tuesdays at 1p ET as she elevates voices from the continent. Her guest today is artist Esther H. Mwema us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Map of Africa with text overlay "Do we want Google here?"
Artist Esther H. Mwema

Women in AI Ethics official account @womeninaiethics.bsky.social · 19d

Create and defend AI/bot-free digital spaces.
We discourage the use of AI notetakers at our online events, which are intentionally designed for human-to-human interactions and critical thinking.
#AI #Ethics #humansfirst

AI note takers To encourage learning and critical thinking, we discourage the use of AI note takers at our online events. Most sessions are recorded and posted on youtube/@womeninaiethics and womeninaiethics.substack.com so you can review at your convenience.

Women in AI Ethics official account @womeninaiethics.bsky.social · 19d

⌛ At 11a ET today (Friday, Sept 26), we will discuss Dr. Danielle Phillips- Cunningham's book on Nannie Helen Burroughs whose leadership as an educator and civil rights leader was revolutionary in transforming the economic landscape for Black girls and women.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Monthly AI Ethics Reading Circles . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Women in AI Ethics official account @womeninaiethics.bsky.social · Sep 15

👉🏽 Dr. Danielle Phillips- Cunningham's book shares the story of Nannie Helen Burroughs whose leadership as an educator and civil rights leader transformed the economic landscape for Black girls and women. Join us to discuss this important book on Sept 26 at 11a ET us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join WAIE on last Fridays at 8a PT/ 11a ET to discuss AI ethics books and research papers in an informal setting. Our reading circles prioritize materials authored by women and non-binary experts. The...

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AI, Tech, Labor, & Capitalism

Women in AI Ethics official account @womeninaiethics.bsky.social · Aug 31

Here's your essential reading list for this labor day!
Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant
A People's Guide to Capitalism By Hadas Thier
The Mechanic and the Luddite by Jathan Sadowski
Chokepoint Capitalism by Cory Doctorow & Rebecca Giblin
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Checkout out this list on Bookshop

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Women in AI Ethics official account @womeninaiethics.bsky.social · Aug 28

Should we use AI in education? Join us today at 11a ET as we discuss the promise and pitfalls of using AI and digital tools in education with Ishe Hove, Data Scientist & STEM Educator and Amelia Vance, Public Interest Privacy Center President.
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Jason Murphy @jason-murphy.bsky.social · Aug 26

I just learned about this monthly webinar. Particularly interested in AI & Africa and hoping to learn more about decolonial data sets.

Women in AI Ethics official account @womeninaiethics.bsky.social · Aug 26

Are you ready?
1 Day | 4 Virtual Events | 8 AI Experts | Aug 26, 2025
Trustworthy AI: From Principles to Procurement Practices
AI & Africa: Digital Security - Auditing the Machine
To Use Generative AI or Not to Use it?
AI & Current Events | Available on Substack
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1 Day | 4 Virtual Events | 8 AI Experts

On August 26, WAIE & WAIE+ bring together experts to discuss AI Ethics topics that matter to 99% of humanity

1 Day | 4 Virtual Events | 8 AI Experts

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Women in AI Ethics official account @womeninaiethics.bsky.social · Aug 26

Are you ready?
1 Day | 4 Virtual Events | 8 AI Experts | Aug 26, 2025
Trustworthy AI: From Principles to Procurement Practices
AI & Africa: Digital Security - Auditing the Machine
To Use Generative AI or Not to Use it?
AI & Current Events | Available on Substack
open.substack.com/pub/womenina...

On August 26, WAIE & WAIE+ bring together experts to discuss AI Ethics topics that matter to 99% of humanity

1 Day | 4 Virtual Events | 8 AI Experts

Women in AI Ethics official account @womeninaiethics.bsky.social · Aug 26

Are you ready?
1 Day | 4 Virtual Events | 8 AI Experts | Aug 26, 2025
Trustworthy AI: From Principles to Procurement Practices
AI & Africa: Digital Security - Auditing the Machine
To Use Generative AI or Not to Use it?
AI & Current Events | Available on Substack
open.substack.com/pub/womenina...

On August 26, WAIE & WAIE+ bring together experts to discuss AI Ethics topics that matter to 99% of humanity

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Bhaskar Mitra | ভাস্কর মিত্র @bmitra.bsky.social · Aug 25

📆 Join us Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 26 at 2p ET!

Registration is free but required to join the debate live: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Poster for WAIE+ "Join the Debate" with Mia Shah-Dand, Hessie Jones, Beatriz González Mellídez, and Bhaskar Mitra.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: AI & Africa: Community Voices with Emsie Erastus. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · Aug 26

Join Mia Shah-Dand @womeninaiethics.bsky.social tomorrow as we debate the Use of Generative AI. The reasons for and against, you may think, are binary. Aside from the usual suspects when it comes to ethics there arises some value. Join us as tomorrow Aug 26th

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Women in AI Ethics official account @womeninaiethics.bsky.social · Aug 23

📖 Join us on Friday, August 29, 11a ET for our monthly AI Ethics Reading Circle to discuss "Programmed Inequality: how Britain discarded women technologists and lost its edge in computing" by historian & scholar Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social
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AI Ethics Reading Circle
Friday, August 29, 2025
11AM - 12PM ET
Programmed Inequality: how Britain discarded women technologists and lost its edge in computing
Author: Mar Hicks

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Women in AI Ethics official account @womeninaiethics.bsky.social · Aug 24

Registration link for AI & Africa web series us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join Emsie Erastus in this powerful monthly session spotlighting African perspectives on artificial intelligence. AI & Africa brings together community voices, lived experiences, and expert insights t...

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Women in AI Ethics official account @womeninaiethics.bsky.social · Aug 24

In WAIE+ series – AI & Africa, Emsie Erastus interviews Africans in AI & emerging tech space. Join her on Tuesday, August 26, for 'Digital Security - Auditing the Machine' to explore digital security across Africa with experts Natasha Msonza & Tawanda Mugari from Digital Society of Africa (DSA).

Women in AI Ethics official account @womeninaiethics.bsky.social · Aug 23

⏰ On Tuesday, August 26 at 11a ET, we will kick off the first episode of WAIE+ monthly web series 'Beyond the AI Hype' with globally renowned AI expert, President of Center for AI and Digital Policy, Merve Hickok.
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Resources on Refusing, Rejecting, and Rethinking Generative AI in Writing Studies and Higher Education

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · Aug 23

Looking forward to next week's AI Ethics session ...

Women in AI Ethics official account @womeninaiethics.bsky.social · Aug 23

📖 Join us on Friday, August 29, 11a ET for our monthly AI Ethics Reading Circle to discuss "Programmed Inequality: how Britain discarded women technologists and lost its edge in computing" by historian & scholar Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social
Register => us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · Aug 23

To explain this photo a bit more: back then, most programming was done on paper (sometimes on special coding sheets), then punched onto cards/tape, then fed into a mainframe to be tested (& if necessary debugged). Counterintuitively, needing LESS computer time was the mark of a better programmer!

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · Aug 22

Anne Moffatt's memoir, The IT Girl, details the story behind the photograph with the baby—where Moffatt, then Technical Lead at Shirley’s company, Freelance Programmers, programmed the black box flight recorder for the Concorde

Figure 13-3. Ann Moffatt writes software for the Concorde at home on coding sheets on her kitchen table as her baby daughter looks on. Moffatt's memoir, The IT Girl, details the story behind the photograph.

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Women in AI Ethics official account @womeninaiethics.bsky.social · Aug 23

📖 Join us on Friday, August 29, 11a ET for our monthly AI Ethics Reading Circle to discuss "Programmed Inequality: how Britain discarded women technologists and lost its edge in computing" by historian & scholar Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social
Register => us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · Aug 20

Megan McIntyre @rcmeg.bsky.social · Aug 19

In case it's useful for folks, here's a resource list for Refusing, Rejecting, and Rethinking Generative AI in Writing Studies and Higher Education.

"Algorithmic Contaminations" by derekGavey is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Resources on Refusing, Rejecting, and Rethinking Generative AI in Writing Studies and Higher Education Last updated March 202...

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Devon @devononabike.bsky.social · Aug 20

THANK GOODNESS

Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · Aug 20

Lots of great collected resources folks are putting together for educators to use in resisting and refusing GenAI. Starting a thread - and please add more! #EduSky

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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · Jul 8

Today is our first show!

Women in AI Ethics official account @womeninaiethics.bsky.social · Jul 7

🎙️ Start your Tuesday mornings with @hessiejones.bsky.social and our founder Mia Shah-Dand at 11a ET as they sort through the latest AI hype to bring you news that matters to 99% of humanity in their new weekly online series “AI & Current Events.” us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · Aug 14

New from 404 Media: ICE added a random person to group chat, exposed highly sensitive details about an active manhunt in real-time. The person says they were added weeks ago, thought they were scam texts until start seeing data lookups etc. Incredible security failure www.404media.co/ice-adds-ran...

ICE Adds Random Person to Group Chat, Exposes Details of Manhunt in Real-Time

The texts were sent to a group called “Mass Text” and show ICE using DMV and license plate reader data in an attempt to find their target, copies of the messages obtained by 404 Media show.

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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · Aug 7

This promises to be a great conversation about #generativeAI !

Women in AI Ethics official account @womeninaiethics.bsky.social · Aug 7

🤔 To use Generative AI or not to use it?

Join the AI debate hosted by @hessiejones.bsky.social and @womeninaiethics.bsky.social founder, Mia Shah-Dand on last Tuesdays as they discuss both sides of the most critical issues of our times.

Registration is free! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Last Tuesdays at 11a PT/2p ET Join the AI Debate
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