
Inspiring Links
These video links provide a unique way to learn about complex concepts in a visual, engaging and interactive way. They cover a range of topics, from the basics to more advanced concepts, and are suitable for better understanding underlying issues for today's social problems. Whether you're looking to brush up on your knowledge or gain new insights, these videos are sure to help you understand complex concepts on how technology and racial equity collide more deeply.
Smart while Shockingly Stupid
"Computer scientist Yejin Choi is here to demystify the current state of massive artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, highlighting three key problems with cutting-edge large language models (including some funny instances of them failing at basic commonsense reasoning.) She welcomes us into a new era in which AI is becoming almost like a new intellectual species -- and identifies the benefits of building smaller AI systems trained on human norms and values."
Social Significance
"Heather invites us to consider how analytics should be utilized to maximize social significance. Heather Whiteman, PhD is a teaching Professor of Data Science and Social Justice at University of Washington, a visiting lecturer of People Analytics at UC Berkeley, and an Executive Fellow at Future Workplace. heather is a Fulbright Scholar to Guatemala and US representative for the international Organization for Standardization (ISO). her passion and focus lie in helping prepare for a fairer future of work where digital transformation, data and analytics are use for good. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx"
How Curiosity Will Save Us
"For Mónica Guzmán, curiosity isn’t a muse that flits by when we wonder about something. It’s the most powerful tool we have to navigate our world, especially when our world is dangerously divided along political lines. “If you can’t be curious across divides in a polarized world,” she says, “you can’t see the world at all.”
Resisting Dehumanization In the Age of AI
"For Mónica Guzmán, curiosity isn’t a muse that flits by when we wonder about something. It’s the most powerful tool we have to navigate our world, especially when our world is dangerously divided along political lines. “If you can’t be curious across divides in a polarized world,” she says, “you can’t see the world at all.”
The A.I. Dilemma
If social media was an attempt to gain control of our engagement, then this round of tech is an attempt to gain intimacy or the ability to influence how we think.
"Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin discuss how existing A.I. capabilities already pose catastrophic risks to a functional society, how A.I. companies are caught in a race to deploy as quickly as possible without adequate safety measures, and what it would mean to upgrade our institutions to a post-A.I. world." Center for Humane Technology
12 Steps of Machine Learning
"The course is designed to enlighten AI beginners, grow technology leaders, inform better citizens, and amuse AI experts. If you prefer to learn in bite-sized nibbles, you can find the individual chapters as short videos on the http://bit.ly/mf-ml playlist. The episode guide is in the top right hand corner of every video." Cassie Kozyrkov
The Delmar Divide
If redlining is a concept you're trying to grasp the fallout from, then this video will highlight today's impact of outdated laws and practices.
"Delmar Boulevard is a street in St. Louis, Missouri that is widely regarded as a socio-economic and racial dividing line. This mini-documentary explores the meaning of the Divide, its origin, and the future of St. Louis." Jacob Sowers
AI and Stochastic Parrots
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Coded Bias
"We are socially controlled in a way we do not see. There's no accountability."
Deconstructing Karen
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Moving Race Conversations Forward
"In this 2020 TEDxSeattle talk, Dr. Caprice Hollins explains why we often fail to have productive conversations about race, race relations, and racism in this country. Her talk sheds light on why People of Color and White people take different approaches to these conversations and what White people can do to move race conversations forward."
The Promise of Utopia through AGI
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