[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"conference-blog-article-in-ai-era-timnit-gebru-says-not-to-accept-the-devaluing-of-black-people":3},{"id":4,"author":5,"authors":19,"title":21,"subTitle":15,"excerpt":22,"slug":23,"body":24,"categories":25,"tags":31,"featuredMedia":44,"publishedAt":52,"publishedAtGMT":53,"updatedAt":54,"updatedAtGMT":55,"type":56,"listicle":57,"disableContentGate":58,"disableListicleNumbers":58,"canonicalUrl":15,"socialThumbnail":15,"readingTime":59,"customFields":60,"additional":61,"acf":62},276864,{"id":6,"avatar":7,"firstName":8,"lastName":9,"displayName":10,"email":11,"username":12,"normalizedUsername":13,"description":14,"htmlBio":15,"twitter":16,"facebook":15,"instagram":17,"registeredAt":18},119,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.afrotech.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F08\u002Fupdated-headshot-scaled.jpg","Samantha","Dorisca","Samantha Dorisca","samantha.dorisca@blavity.com","SamanthaDorisca","samanthadorisca","Samantha Dorisca is a Houston-based journalist and photographer whose mission is to impact communities through the gift of storytelling using the written word or visual media. She completed her B.A at The University of Texas at Austin and is pursuing a M.A at The University of Memphis. Her work can be found on platforms such as Houstonia Magazine, Girls' Life Magazine, and Blacque Magazine. Samantha mainly reports on tech, trends, and entrepreneurship.","","https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002Fsammiedormedia","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fsammiedormedia\u002F","2021-08-16T13:14:58+00:00",[20],{"id":6,"avatar":7,"firstName":8,"lastName":9,"displayName":10,"email":11,"username":12,"normalizedUsername":13,"description":14,"htmlBio":15,"twitter":16,"facebook":15,"instagram":17,"registeredAt":18},"In The AI Era, Dr. Timnit Gebru Says The World Should Not Accept The Devaluing Of Black People — 'Technology Needs To Work For Us'","In the AI Era, Timnit Gebru says not to accept the devaluing of Black people, stating that tech should serve the community.","in-ai-era-timnit-gebru-says-not-to-accept-the-devaluing-of-black-people","\u003Cp>Dr. Timnit Gebru believes Black people should not be devalued in the pursuit of tech innovations, particularly in AI.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gebru\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">founder\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">executive\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">director\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Distributed\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Artificial\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Intelligence\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Research\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">(DAIR)\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Institute,\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">author\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">memoir\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">“Deep\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Unlearning,”\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">\u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">co-author\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">research\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paper\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">\u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">“On\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dangers\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Stochastic\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Parrots:\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Can\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Language\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Models\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Be\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Too\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Big?”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">\u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paper,\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">which\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">examined\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dangers\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">implications\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">large\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">language\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">models,\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">\u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">led\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">being fired\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fafrotech.com\u002Fphotographers-used-google-pixel-11-in-culture-in-focus-campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Google\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">2020,\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">where\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she\u003C\u002Fspan> had \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">co-led\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">its\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Ethical\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">AI\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Research\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Team,\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.technologyreview.com\u002F2020\u002F12\u002F04\u002F1013294\u002Fgoogle-ai-ethics-research-paper-forced-out-timnit-gebru\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003Cspan class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">\u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">according\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">MIT\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Technology\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Review.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">X\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Eyee,\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">partner\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Offline\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Research,\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moderated\u003C\u002Fspan> a panel featuring \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gebru\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Main\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Stage\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fafrotech.com\u002Flouis-carr-tech-creators-afrotech-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">2026\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">AFROTECH™\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Conference.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">X\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Eyee\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">noted\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">\u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Stochastic\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Parrots\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paper\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cited\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">18,000\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">times\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">became\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">“one\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">most\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">influential\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">papers\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fafrotech.com\u002Fseattle-storm-player-dominique-malonga-is-studying-computer-science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">computer\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">science.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quality did not pass the quality bar,” Gebru told the audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cfigure id=\"attachment_276906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-276906\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-276906 size-large\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.afrotech.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FIsmael-Quintanilla-III_The-Human-Cost-of-Smarter-Systems_ATC26_Halo_IQ34451-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.afrotech.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FIsmael-Quintanilla-III_The-Human-Cost-of-Smarter-Systems_ATC26_Halo_IQ34451-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.afrotech.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FIsmael-Quintanilla-III_The-Human-Cost-of-Smarter-Systems_ATC26_Halo_IQ34451-scaled.jpg 320w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.afrotech.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FIsmael-Quintanilla-III_The-Human-Cost-of-Smarter-Systems_ATC26_Halo_IQ34451-scaled.jpg 1200w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.afrotech.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FIsmael-Quintanilla-III_The-Human-Cost-of-Smarter-Systems_ATC26_Halo_IQ34451-scaled.jpg 160w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.afrotech.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FIsmael-Quintanilla-III_The-Human-Cost-of-Smarter-Systems_ATC26_Halo_IQ34451-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.afrotech.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FIsmael-Quintanilla-III_The-Human-Cost-of-Smarter-Systems_ATC26_Halo_IQ34451-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.afrotech.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FIsmael-Quintanilla-III_The-Human-Cost-of-Smarter-Systems_ATC26_Halo_IQ34451-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.afrotech.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FIsmael-Quintanilla-III_The-Human-Cost-of-Smarter-Systems_ATC26_Halo_IQ34451-scaled.jpg 1568w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.afrotech.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FIsmael-Quintanilla-III_The-Human-Cost-of-Smarter-Systems_ATC26_Halo_IQ34451-scaled.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-276906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ismael Quintanilla III\u002F Halo Creative Studios for AfroTech\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Chr \u002F>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Gebru spoke Tuesday, Nov. 3, in the session “The Human Cost Of Smarter Systems” at the AFROTECH™ Conference, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Houston. The conference runs through Friday, Nov. 6, and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fafrotechconference.com\u002F\">tickets are still available\u003C\u002Fa> for the rest of the week.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr \u002F>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gebru\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">also\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">addressed\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">misunderstandings\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">surrounding\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fafrotech.com\u002Fchristelle-mombo-zigah-stylemycrown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">AI\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">systems\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">are\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">built.\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">AI\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">marketing\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">term\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">\u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">coined\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">by\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">“white\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dudes\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">1956″\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that when people claim\u003C\u002Fspan> to \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">use\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it,\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">their\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">likelihood\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">securing\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">venture\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">capital\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">funding\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">increases\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">by\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">\u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">15%\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">50%\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There have been what are called AI summers and AI winters. AI summers are times when a lot of money is thrown into AI and everybody’s excited about it … It wasn’t quite the AI summer yet so I identified myself as a computer vision researcher. However, at some point I realized, I’m an AI researcher because that’s what gets you money. That’s what gets you fame. And right now we’re in one of the probably, perhaps, the biggest AI summers ever … Because of that, do you know what some people do? People literally hire what we call AI impersonators to pretend to be chatbots. So my institute, \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">DAIR\u003C\u002Fspan>, works with some of these AI impersonators. This is the kind of space we’re in right now,” she explained to the AFROTECH™ audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Freel\u002FDfS9M1PJap3\u002F?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">\u003Ca style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Freel\u002FDfS9M1PJap3\u002F?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by AFROTECH (@afro.tech)\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, she noted that \u003Cspan style=\"font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">datasets play a critical role in AI systems, with \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">hundreds of millions of data workers globally building datasets by creating, supplying, cleaning, and labeling them. Yet, many of them, she says, live in vulnerable communities and aren’t paid $1 an hour and are “very traumatized” by “the way content moderators are.” \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was a Black man who was the first person to be wrongfully accused of a crime based on face recognition systems in Detroit,” Gebru said. “…This was because of the datasets that were used … No one wants to tell you that the dataset is the most important part of the whole system because it doesn’t sound very novel or smart or exciting … If you’re just gonna scrape the internet, which is how all of these companies are making their money, often not compensating \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fafrotech.com\u002Fd-nice-on-why-artists-can-now-demand-ownership-or-true-partnership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">artists,\u003C\u002Fa> not compensating all the people that they’re taking data from, you’re not carefully thinking about what is in your dataset.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Accountability\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">urges\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">community\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">demand\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">transparency\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">\u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">datasets\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">used\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">train\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">AI\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">models and the risks companies are taking in their pursuit of innovation.\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">encourages\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">people\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ask\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">where\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">information\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">comes\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">argues\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">narratives\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">AI\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">models\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">going\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rogue\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">distract\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accountability and that companies are improperly testing.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Separately, she urges Black communities to “not accept any kind of devaluing of our own people.” She points to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fafrotech.com\u002Fnaacp-demands-shutdown-of-elon-musks-xai-facility-built-near-historic-black-community-in-memphis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data centers\u003C\u002Fa> in Memphis, TN, which she says are causing asthma among Black residents, as an example of the harm communities should not have to accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gebru’s overarching argument is that “technology needs to work for us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[26],{"id":27,"name":28,"slug":29,"description":15,"image":30},46,"Technology","technology",null,[32,36,40],{"id":33,"name":34,"slug":35,"description":15,"image":15},8304,"AfroTech Conference","afrotech-conference",{"id":37,"name":38,"slug":39,"description":15,"image":15},297,"AI","ai",{"id":41,"name":42,"slug":43,"description":15,"image":15},1662,"Black Woman Founders","black-woman-founders",{"url":45,"thumbnail":45,"credit":46,"title":47,"alt":15,"type":48,"width":49,"height":50,"mimeType":51},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.afrotech.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FTimnit-Gebru.jpg","Ismael Quintanilla III\u002F Halo Creative Studios for AfroTech","Timnit 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