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Experts Call For Urgent Action To Tackle Biases In Medical Tech

Recent findings from a comprehensive review have highlighted biases in commonly used medical devices and technologies that can harm people of color. These include optical medical devices like pulse...

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AI Language Models Are More Biased Than Humans When It Comes To AAVE,...

Recent research has raised alarming concerns about covert racism in AI language models. Experts from the Allen Institute for AI, the University of Oxford, Stanford University, LMU Munich, and the...

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IBM And Usher’s New Look Revolutionize Tech Education For Minority Students

Usher’s New Look (UNL) and IBM have embarked on a groundbreaking collaboration to foster career readiness in AI and professional workplace skills. UNL is a 501c3 organization founded by Usher Raymond...

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This Tech Company Created A ‘Black Female Therapist’ AI Chatbot

Tech companies are now offering AI-powered therapy services designed to meet the specific needs of Black individuals.  The Black Female Therapist The “Black Female Therapist” (BFT), a novel AI...

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AI Tools Are Helping Firms To Prioritize DEI, Report Claims

Nearly 9 in 10 (87%) firms in the UK now prioritize Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), a new report claims, with AI tools playing a significant role in this transformation.  The findings come...

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Celebrating Black Women Tech Founders This Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month 2024 shines a spotlight on ‘Champions of Change,’ celebrating women who advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).  This month-long observance in March honors the role...

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This Atlanta-Based Agency Blends AI And Black Culture For Next-Gen Marketing

Atlanta-based agency Chroma Creators is using artificial intelligence to deliver branding and marketing that is crafted by AI but inspired by Black culture. Chroma Creators Chroma Creators founder,...

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Akina Is The New AI Platform That Wants To Be A “Google For Black Women”

Leigh Higginbotham Butler has a pioneering AI platform and network for Black women, Akina. Akina, which means “strong family bond” in Swahili, originated from a personal need to create a safe space...

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Apple Eyes Google’s Gemini For iPhone Despite Diverse Image Controversy

Google and Apple are potentially joining forces to integrate Google’s chatbot technology, Gemini, into every iPhone amid controversies surrounding its promotion of diversity. Google’s Gemini The two...

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Black Uber Eats Driver Wins Payout Over Biased Facial Recognition Checks

Pa Edrissa Manjang, a Black Uber Eats driver in Oxfordshire, UK, received a payout after facial-recognition checks prevented him from accessing the app, the BBC reported. Racially Discriminatory...

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