Community Celebration, Responsible Tech London, and Creating a Better Tech Future for Youth
Learn more about how you can get involved with ATIH's efforts to promote youth, tech, and wellbeing!
👋 Welcome back to All Tech Is Human’s newsletter! In this week’s edition, you’ll learn more about our upcoming Responsible Tech Mixer & Community Celebration in New York City on July 22, find panel videos about the ways we can come together to create a better tech future for Youth from Responsible Tech London, discover information about our upcoming livestream focused on the U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Youth & Social Media, and meet Alexis Crews, our new Senior Fellow, Information Integrity!
👀 We’re hosting a curated workshop on AI Assessments, Audits, and Public Oversight Methods in collaboration with IBM Research on September 20th from 9 AM - 4 PM ET at Betaworks in NYC. Want to learn more? Fill out our interest form!
💡 Here at All Tech Is Human, we tackle the world’s thorniest tech & society issues through community, education, and diversifying those involved. Now onto the newsletter, and all the ways you can help co-create a better tech future. 👇
Join us for our Responsible Tech Mixer & Community Celebration on July 22 in New York City!
We’re hosting a special Responsible Tech Mixer & Community Celebration on Monday, July 22 at Haswell Green’s in New York City! Join us as we celebrate our global community of people at the forefront of Responsible Tech with the release of All Tech Is Human's Ecosystem Pulse Report.
Drawing upon more than six years of data from more than 15,000 people across more than 90 countries, All Tech Is Human's Ecosystem Pulse Report will feature cutting-edge insights about the people and organizations working to co-create a better tech future. Sara M. Watson (Siegel Research Fellow, All Tech Is Human) will lead a presentation featuring high-level insights from the report before hosting a special fireside chat with a curated selection of community members to speak to All Tech Is Human’s programming designed to empower the Responsible Tech Movement across our three pillars: Community, education, and careers.
✍️ Join Lama Mohammed (Tech Policy Fellow, NYU's Center for Social Media and Politics), Emma Cabale (Graduate Student, École Normale Supérieure de Paris-Saclay), Bobby Zipp (Technical Product Specialist, Manhattan District Attorney's Office), and moderator Sara M. Watson (Siegel Research Fellow, All Tech Is Human) along with numerous passionate people across civil society, government, industry, and academia who deeply care about building a better tech future!
Thank you, London! Discover Learnings From Responsible Tech London: A Better Tech Future For Youth 🇬🇧
We were privileged to partner with The Lego Group to host Responsible Tech London: A Better Tech Future For Youth at The Royal Society on June 27, 2024. We convened a packed house of 250 people across academia, civil society, government, and industry to explore how we can enhance digital wellbeing, create healthy online spaces for youth, and ensure emerging technologies like AI promote the best interests of children.
Beyond Safety: Fostering Wellbeing, Belonging, and Positive Digital Interactions for Children featuring Catherine Knibbs (Human Behaviour Technologist and Trauma Therapist), Sonia Livingstone (Professor in the Department of Media and Communications and Director of Digital Futures for Children Centre at London School of Economics), Katy Minshall (Director of Public Policy, Playstation), Maximilian Milovidov (Youth Ambassador to the Children's Commissioner for England), and moderated by Alex Holmes (Deputy CEO, The Diana Award; Director, BBC Children in Need).
The Future of Play: AI, Ethics, and Building a Safe Digital Playground for Children featuring Chanell Daniels (Responsible AI Manager, Digital Catapult), Mhairi Aitken (Ethics Fellow, The Alan Turing Institute), June Brawner, PhD (Senior Policy Adviser, The Royal Society), and moderated by Pearlé Nwaezeigwe (Affiliate, All Tech Is Human).
Scenes from All Tech Is Human’s Responsible Tech London gathering
Addressing the U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory About Social Media & Youth on July 11
What does U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy’s advisory about social media and youth mean for the future of platforms and people?
The U.S. Surgeon General on May 23, 2024, issued an Advisory about the effects of social media platforms on youth health. How does the advisory influence the way social media platforms operate? Will the advisory help protect youth as it intends? What are alternative ways to reduce harms against youth?
Join Vaishnavi J (Founder & Principal of Vyanams Strategies; former Head of Youth Policy, Meta), and Dr. Megan Moreno (Professor of Pediatrics and Affiliate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison) in conversation with moderator David Ryan Polgar (Founder, President, All Tech Is Human) for an interactive livestream conversation on Thursday, July 11, at 1 PM ET.
From First Internship to First Career: Getting Students Started in Responsible Tech
How can students get their start in Responsible Tech? Steven Kelts (Director, Responsible Tech University Network) hosted a livestream discussion about career pathways in the field with Alexandra Johnston (Associate Professor of the Practice and Director of Career Management in the Department of Linguistics, Georgetown University) and Deb Donig (Lecturer, Information & Data Science MA, UC Berkeley School of Information & Assistant Professor of English Literature, Cal Poly, SLO) on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
They were joined by a panel of students from the Responsible Tech University Network Board of Directors including Milan Wiertz (Political Science Student at UBC & Sciences Po), Katie Bernard (Computer Science and Creative Writing Student at Colby College), and Desiree Ho (Public Policy Student at UVA).
We’re Proud to Appoint Alexis Crews as our Senior Fellow, Information Integrity 🎉
We’re thrilled to announce the appointment of Alexis Crews as our Senior Fellow, Information Integrity.
“I am excited to join All Tech is Human as a Senior Fellow, Information Integrity because I see their potential as a global player in the world of responsible technology. As technology evolves, and the conversations and understandings of traditional platforms, artificial intelligence, information integrity, and the profession, as well as the brilliant people who work on these issues, continue to expand, I am eager to lend my expertise on platform governance, elections, and geopolitics. My goal is to ensure All Tech is Human moves beyond being known merely as an organization that convenes, but one that leads the industry in responsible technology. I’m enthusiastic about working on workshops and one-pagers for policymakers, spotlighting emerging leaders, and highlighting global policy efforts to shape the future of technology and its support for humanity.” -Alexis Crews
Alexis Crews is the founder of ENOUGH Consulting and a strategist at the technology and geopolitics intersection. Her global impact was prominent at Meta, where as a Strategic Advisor for Governance, she developed frameworks for emerging technologies and led educational programs for the Facebook Oversight Board, focusing on global compliance and policy engagement. In 2019, Crews was key in the Regulatory Escalations team, overseeing global legal takedown requests, and showcasing her proficiency in international regulatory affairs. Her strategic prowess was evident in the 2020 US Elections War room, where she directed over 200 specialists globally to devise an electoral integrity strategy.
In Case You Missed It… 👀
Rebekah Tweed (Executive Director, All Tech Is Human) moderated a 90-minute session dialogue on Meaningful Connectivity: Closing the Digital Divide at the United Nations Headquarters for the International Conference on Population and Development #ICPD30 Global Dialogue on Technology, hosted by the governments of The Bahamas, Luxembourg, and the UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund). Watch the panel now!
All Tech Is Human's community will be featured on stages across TrustCon! We've created an Airtable to help you navigate panels featuring Mentors, Affiliates, and Fellows from our community. Are you attending TrustCon later this month? Reach out to Sandra Khalil to let us know!
How can you get started with H-1B in Responsible Tech? Nayyara Rahman (Consultant, Arthur Lawrence) and Yasmin Goes (Program Assistant at the Technology Program, ORF America) joined Sarah Welsh (Program Director (mentorship program), All Tech Is Human) for a livestream discussing actionable insights. Read more and watch the full livestream!
How can AI policy focus on ethical and inclusive innovation? Renée Cummings (Senior Fellow for AI, Data & Public Policy, All Tech Is Human) joined Rebekah Tweed to discuss the latest in Responsible AI. Read more about AI hallucinations, privacy concerns, and the most pressing questions at the forefront of AI development. And don’t forget to join Renée and Rebekah for their upcoming livestream on July 18.
Are you searching for a new career in Responsible Tech? Discover 10 new roles across all fields and 10 roles in Trust & Safety.
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