I’m not racist, but... Bias in social media, online algorithms, and the bubbles they create
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I’m here for both PSYC with Gillian Patton and for my argumentative speech with Eric Robertson about how to audit fake news. :)

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My name is Zurubi Palacios student, Dr. Luengo’s philosophy 100

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Millennial.

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millennial

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Gen Z

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Gen z

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Millenial

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boomer

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Millenial. By one year.

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I’m at the beginning of Gen X

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I’m right there with you! 1980. Xish

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Oh! GenZ!

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Millennial.

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Quasi-boomer

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No idea... I’m 55

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I have no idea but I'm 23

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Gen X

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Solid Gen X

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Gen X, just barely, on the 1965 side

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X

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I am generation x of all things.

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Baby boomer.

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Gen X

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Gen Z

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millennial

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Millennial

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55 born in 66 is actually GenX . . . hahahaha

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I'm Gen Z and I only have FB LOl I'm weird

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Oh, I guess I'm below the curve on that social media usage.

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what's difference on gen z and gen x ??

23:48
That's a frightening name choice.

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Gen X was born in mid-70s-80

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I agree that name choice is a little scary

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Millenial is roughly 81-00

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yup

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yes

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YES

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Yes

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yes

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yes

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absolutely

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Yes

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Oh, yeah...

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Oh yea

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OMG

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yes

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YES

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yes

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YESSSSS

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It exists everywhere

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yes

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yes, i think racism exists in every space

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Racism exists everywhere

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Oh good lord, heck yes.

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yes

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Yes

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Yes

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yes

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Absolutely

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Yeppers

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Oh, 100 percent!

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yes, of course!

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anywhere people are present, racism will be als

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Poll you have to "launch" it for zoomers to see it.

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The digital divide

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The house just passed the COVID 19 Hate Bill, so there's a small piece of evidence.

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ooh! I'll have to look into that Shane

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I got you: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6721

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nice!

27:38
hidden figures

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?

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Hidden Figures

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Such a good movie

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twitter zoom racism lol

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But the White faces are highlighted...

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Not the Black scientists

28:46
I feel like the ”hidden figures” one was deliberate to the title.

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I could be wrong...

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Coded Bias on Netflix is a great documentary regarding bias in AI. Very interesting. :)

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If it weren’t for social media, I wouldn’t have met my wife.

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FOMO

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I just watched Coded Bias yesterday :)

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Women in Computer Science club hosted Shalini Kantayya, the director for Coded Bias last Friday, it was so enlightening.

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That's so amazing, Rosie!

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I feel like social media is like stepping onto a crowded elevator filled with surface exchanges. How 'ya doing? Great? You? Great.

35:28
Check out Jaron Lanier’s Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now

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Shout out to MySpace for deleting all my embarrassing growing up social media posts when they changed ownership wooo

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hahahaha. MySpace! Oh, Tom, you're so much nicer than Mark.

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Great boomer reference!

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No one wants the responsibility on them. :(

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Human’s fall for cognitive biases

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*Humans

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yes

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yeah

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Oh yeah

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No.

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Yes. Such a lie. :(

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I’ve heard it before.

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“On the Internet nobody knows you’re a dog” (famous New Yorker cartoon)

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It’s hard to use it when you live in a rural area, believe me!

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it is also happening on the app TikTok

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It's my daughter's dream

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Who wrote the code that powers these search algorithms? How many of those coders were people of color/LGBTQIA?

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The problem is that we have chosen an ad based way of paying for social media. We think we get it for free

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Definitely. We've got something to show for that :)

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It’s my only social media now. ;)

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Nobody programs the algorithm. As Lauren said, the machine learns from what it already exists

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I've refrained from using TikTok, there was a study showing that TikTok's algorithms suppress content from lower socioeconomic backgrounds

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But the machine learning process is an algorithm …

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The black box

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(literally, if your background looks "poor"

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no one knows the secret sauce

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I think the first place I heard that term was in the South Park game The Fractured but Whole.

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I’m staying on TT and trying to reprogram the algorithm… LOL

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How do you reprogram the algorithm? Do they have an open API you can use, or are you trying to manipulate the algorithm through crowd efforts?

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Yeah, that. Manipulation. ;)

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Lol when Disney copyrighted "Hakuna Matata" and tried that sht with "Dia de los Muertos" too smh

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The algorithm is designed to keep people on the platform. Raicism is a byproduct

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It’s probably a futile effort but it makes me feel good.

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Canceled

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well said.

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The most I can notice is native American imagery on the butter.

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It's stolen culture

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yes stolen culture

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never give credit

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and, the culture being stolen doesn't make money off these products

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gives*

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Makes an American feel “cultured: :(

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Especially when someones culture is sexualized through costumes and misuse

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Sauvage smells funky anyway

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The "sauvage" commercials are awful.

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I immediately notice the Mexican culture appropriation in the upper left corner.

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But she is not Black.

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The lower left looks like a geisha.

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yes, on a White Barbie.

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Right she isn't black

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I notice that some demographics who sometimes will defend the appropriation because it's misconstrued as representation. They are just happy to see their culture represented in the mainstream that the fact they are profiteering is forgiven, and even defended.

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Is LatinX culturally accepted or appropriate? Because of many many backgrounds

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Is there a time when the use of something from a different culture is appropriate?

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Who would the companies ask for permission to?

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How do people feel about a white person who wears BLM shirts/bracelets?

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If I've offended someone racially, I don't have the right to police the tone. I should be grateful that I am getting some feedback, regardless of the tone.

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@Kerry depends. Allyship is good, but are they marketing their own blm "merch" for personal gain? or did they purchase that from a source that directly benefits the BLM cause?

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If they are wearing a BLM shirt I feel like the cause is seen, so I feel seen.

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@Zurubi, bucketing distinct cultural groups is rooted in ignorance, for sure.

01:00:41
I've seen shirts that say "Kindness Matters". Does that downplay the importance of "Black Lives Matter"?

01:00:58
I'm not sure that they're related, Daria.

01:00:59
Exactly, allyship is about amplifying voices, not speaking for them

01:01:08
I'd have to do some research on it

01:01:43
@Lauren I find it difficult as well that LatinX appropriation

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Intent is everything.

01:02:01
What about people who get tattoos that represent a different culture than they are?

01:02:37
Can white (European) culture be appropriated?

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Asking one “representative” of a culture for “permission” can also be problematic too tho, yeah?

01:03:01
There are times when you could be invited to a celebration, to wear the garb, to participate.

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Is it cultural appropriation, if someone of one culture admires a fashion trend of another culture, and adopts it, if there’s no money involved? Just a personal choice?

01:03:30
I think companies should donate major funds to certain communities if they feel the need to appropriate, like that football team

01:03:59
Yes that was right, thank you

01:04:05
I have a share on wearing BLM if there is time.

01:04:14
Jim, yes! Absolutely. In an ideal world, you’d have lots of voices from that particular culture represented.

01:04:24
Many cultures can tell when someone wants to learn and respect their culture.

01:05:54
So in that case, what do you think a fair representation would look like in cases like the Dia de los Muertos Barbie?

01:06:03
Go for it, Nate

01:06:22
yes!!! @Sean

01:07:32
So it's about intent. :o)

01:08:14
Does America have a unique culture?

01:08:21
This is very helpful!

01:08:35
A person can have good “intent” yet actually be super insensitive to the reality of the situation ...

01:08:46
That part ^^

01:08:49
That's a good point, Jim.

01:08:59
To me it's not only about intent, it's about owning up to your actions, intent might be good, but intent without consideration for those around you is meaningless because your "intent" was only good to a certain extent

01:09:04
It’s also so hard to say that I personally can identify where the “lines” are as a white woman.

01:09:14
yes even good intentions can lead to bad outcomes

01:09:37
All good points :o)

01:09:58
Yes @Rosey I totally agree with you

01:11:08
we don't hear it.

01:11:11
It’s not so bad, Lauren

01:11:13
The sound isn’t that bad

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It's so loud here - SOOO sorry

01:11:55
Make each other laugh

01:11:59
conversations,

01:12:01
Make people really rich!

01:12:02
supporting one another

01:12:03
communicate

01:12:09
Keeping up to date with one another

01:12:12
inspo

01:12:13
Share life updates.

01:12:14
sharing the good things happening in our lives

01:12:19
breaking up

01:12:25
sharing knowledge much faster.

01:12:26
mostly the GOOD

01:12:41
relationship status - it's complicated

01:12:42
LOL! Thank you for this great session today :)

01:13:27
Social media amplifies the most radical positions

01:13:34
My cousin... UGH!

01:13:43
too true, Isabel

01:13:58
I don't have one, I think my dad might be that uncle...

01:14:01
My life sucks.

01:14:05
I enjoy being far less obsessed with the ridiculous opinions of people I don’t otherwise interact with after having gotten off Facebook a couple years ago

01:14:06
I have that uncle...

01:14:42
Shot glasses!! From around the world!

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lol

01:14:50
I don't want to live in a bubble of like minded people but man... sometimes I just want to delete a lot of people off social media... the ignorance is so high

01:14:51
Yesss!!

01:15:14
I already have, Derek...

01:15:16
comparing self to carefully curated content and photo filtered experiences of others... not real life.

01:15:29
youtube is my best friend

01:15:30
Or the side mirror on my car!!

01:16:06
wait, like AOL?!

01:16:14
Like, audio based.

01:16:20
No video at all

01:16:22
remember AOL chat rooms?

01:16:27
Yes!! LOL

01:16:31
AOL, messenger

01:16:32
AOL was the bestttt

01:16:50
AOL was a giant back in the day

01:17:47
Hey I gotta go to work but thanks for the great chat!

01:18:00
Thanks for coming to the talk, Angel

01:18:14
But there is a choice architecture that leads us in a certain direction down the rabbit hole

01:18:28
Exactly….

01:18:34
^ we will talk more about that :)

01:18:50
The recommendations on Netflix, Prime, etc. will filter what you see and keep you in that bubble

01:18:53
$ follows attention. Good nugget.

01:19:40
Capitalism tells us our attention should follow $

01:19:41
How different the world would be if social media was subscription based…

01:19:58
Attention based economy, @Nate

01:21:07
Sean is a great speaker

01:21:50
I reject teachings about how to be old because I don't want to be old LOL.

01:21:58
LOL

01:22:06
haha, good luck with that

01:22:29
the injuries start mounting :)

01:22:31
@Nate LOL YES! I’ll always be immature for my age...

01:22:48
He’s famous in Comm too!!

01:23:31
Or maybe they are just a sociopath

01:23:47
I have to leave for another meeting, this was extremely informative and enlightening. Thank you so much to the hosts and speakers❤️

01:23:50
I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel.

01:23:54
Bye, Amy

01:23:58
Thanks Amy!!

01:23:59
Thanks for joining us

01:24:46
We create our own sense of self from what others think about us. Hence, looking for positive affirmation may inhibit personal growth, when we can learn more from those experience in a way we don't want to see.

01:26:08
Sorry, my internet cut off. What did I miss?

01:26:22
that also doesn't take into account the intersection between gender/ethnicity

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so the representation of women of color is even lower than you think

01:27:06
Yes, exactly.

01:28:22
@ Rosy. Good point. Subset of a group is not represented.

01:28:34
Asians/Asian Americans are overrepresented in the tech world. That did not help ameliorate anti-Asian sentiment

01:28:59
I unfortunately know about this too well as my other half works in captions for a big tech company...

01:29:06
It’s boring.

01:29:41
it's mostly due to AI and machine learning, these technologies rely on data, and since data comes from available history, then tech evolves as the data tells it to

01:29:57
@Rosey that’s correct

01:29:59
history is predominantly "white" thanks to colonization and imperialism

01:30:48
It was fun at first..

01:31:00
AI only gives responses, not thinking, not awareness, not consciousness. .

01:31:16
You miss out on different perspectives

01:32:52
This is just a different type of “appropriation”

01:32:59
That's so sad. It's 2021, we should be doing better.

01:33:28
Jim, yes!

01:33:43
They want to make money, and it’s working very well for them

01:33:44
Capitalizing on the moment for their own benefit

01:33:51
Does anyone think we actually ARE doing better than in the past?

01:33:54
No long term systemic changes

01:34:05
@Jennifer I do

01:34:26
Thanks to all the people who came before and fought

01:34:51
@Isabel <3

01:34:59
Corporations are doing an amazing job of trying to appear “woke” and I worry that we are giving them a pass on so many of the social justice things that are no better.

01:35:15
not realistic, because there are definitely ways that social media can be used appropriately

01:35:58
I have no social media at all, but I do use technology everyday.

01:36:13
@ JIm. TOTALLY. I do research on actual hiring practices vs. what co's show as consumer facing representation of diversity. The hiring of diversity is still lacking, especially in tech.

01:36:37
google has been firing the very people they hired to address diversity

01:36:39
it's a big problem

01:37:28
Yes, thankfully there is a huge backlash surrounding Dr Gebru and Dr Mitchell's firing, but the way they went about it, the gasmighting is a perfect example of how these corporations cannot self police worth a damn

01:37:38
gaslighting*

01:37:44
so on point, Rosey. I'm so glad you're here!

01:38:22
This is so helpful, Doc

01:38:49
Great info!

01:39:21
robots love engagement, good or bad, doesn't matter to the platforms what that engagement is.

01:39:26
I HAVE to keep IG just so I can check restaurant specials. But I did delete the app… ;)

01:39:48
@Nate So right!

01:39:50
Thank you guys so much for this zoom meeting! I have another meeting in 5 mins. Thank you guys again!

01:39:59
Are we recording this?

01:40:16
I hope yes.

01:40:34
Yes, its being recorded!

01:40:35
I have to go as well, but thank you!! Such an interesting and informative talk.

01:40:36
It shows in the corner that it is being recorded (upper left)

01:40:59
Thanks Olivia!

01:41:04
Thanks Jazzy!

01:41:12
When I worked as a server we were always taught that someone will pass on a bad experience to 10 people but great service will only tell 1 person.

01:41:19
How can people hate him, he just wants to give you a living wage and healthcare. Literally America's grandpa

01:42:13
Because money > humanity is how to many function

01:42:52
library.miracosta.edu

01:43:02
library.miracosta.edu/misinformation

01:43:03
Thank you so much, this was an awesome panel

01:43:16
Thank you Lauren!!!

01:43:27
You're amazing Lauren!!

01:43:29
Thank you, everyone on the panel and in the chat.

01:43:30
Happy National Librarian Day, Lauren!

01:44:31
Doc and Sean are the best!

01:44:32
This was so cool! Great event, great series!

01:44:35
Thank you all for doing these Friday panels.

01:44:36
thank you for let me be part of it! ;)

01:44:44
Just want to say thank you to all for the conversation! I really enjoyed it and I came from the recommendation of Professor Thompson!

01:44:45
Thank you Rocy for coming :)

01:44:50
Thank you all!

01:44:53
thank you!

01:44:55
Thanks!

01:44:56
Thank you

01:44:56
Thank you, have a wonderful weekend!

01:44:56
Thanks for the panel!

01:44:58
Thank you all!

01:45:09
Thank you! Come to the next one!

01:45:11
Thank You

01:45:24
Thank you! Bye!