Is the library’s collection diverse in terms of stories written by and depicting Black people? Latinx? Indigenous and Native American folks? Asian and Pacific Islanders Are there materials that celebrate diversity?
There is ample evidence of the discriminatory harm that AI tools can cause to already marginalized groups… Bias is often baked into the outcomes the AI is asked to predict. Likewise, bias is in the data used to train the AI — data that is often discriminatory or unrepresentative for people of color, women, or other marginalized groups
What is used to determine these kinds of predictive AIs are things like histories of arrests in a certain zip code. So if you live in a zip code that has been overpoliced historically, you are going to have overarresting.
Recognizing and addressing bias in generative AI models is crucial to building inclusive technology which ensures diverse perspectives are factored, and that outcomes are both fair and equitable.
Explore the latest research through this interactive map, which was created in partnership with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. You can find information and locations for all 523 known Indian boarding schools in the United States, as well as known Indian residential schools in Canada.
For non-indigenous people (people who might not have thought of this), who are interested in understanding the racism embedded in our culture more fully, consider exploring the 100’s of pages on https://journeyofhealing.net/.
