Tech Policy Press

Unless we confront the ableism in our collective understanding of intelligence and work with the disability community to shape #AI, emerging technologies will create harm that more critical reflection could have prevented, writes Ian Moura.

Freedom House released its annual Freedom on the Net report. It marks the 14th consecutive year of declines in internet freedom around the world, and chronicles concerning government interventions in elections. But there are bright spots- some best practices for information integrity are emerging:

Fundamentally, we all want to keep ourselves and our family safe, we want to maintain some level of privacy, we want our technology to recognize our unique identities, we want access to trustworthy information, and we want it to support our economic opportunities. As “by design” movements have taught us, technology can reach its greatest innovative potential while recognizing the people it serves and guarding against potential harms. Prioritizing and incentivizing “information quality by design” is our opportunity to better align our technology and our values. We often rely heavily on the role of government to promote and enshrine values in policy but the information ecosystem is an opportunity for industry to lead that effort by reorienting itself to promote information quality by design.

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Information integrity deserves fierce advocacy from governments, the intellectual ingenuity of civil society, and the creative muscle of industry. It should be the next "by design" movement, writes Camille Stewart Gloster, Esq.

Predictive policing has over-promised and under-delivered, writes Grace Thomas. Now, the political backlash appears to be growing. But will it be enough to stop growing spending on questionable solutions?

Now is the time to transform technological sovereignty into reality, shaping #Europe’s digital future while safeguarding our #democratic principles, writes Francesca Bria, a fellow at Stiftung Mercator and honorary professor at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP).

?? New Report Alert: "Perspectives on US Tech Policy After November" ?? Outcomes in the 2024 US federal elections will combine with a variety of other variables to shape the future of tech policy in the US and beyond. Gabby Miller and Justin Hendrix collected a variety of perspectives on what to expect after November on a range of issues. Our latest report explores: ??? How the elections may influence tech policy ?? Key perspectives from over two dozen experts ?? Possible scenarios on a variety of issues. Experts included: Katie Harbath Prem M. Trivedi Sabhanaz Rashid Diya David Brody Adam Thierer Adam Kovacevich Daniel Castro Nora Benavidez Barry Lynn Matthew Mittelsteadt Neil Chilson Laura MacCleery Jamie Neikrie Nasser Eledroos Janet Haven Adam Conner K.J Bagchi Cindy Cohn Alexandra Reeve Givens Christopher Lewis Read the full report to gain insights and join the conversation about the future of US tech policy! #TechPolicy #2024Elections #AI #Privacy #FutureOfTech https://lnkd.in/gMZtccfR

Artificial intelligence poses significant threats to #democracy, but even as such threats merit serious responses, insufficient attention is given to its positive contributions to citizen participation in politics and its potential to bolster pro-democracy efforts, write Daniel Calingaert and Vukasin Petrovic.

Keith Porcaro argues that fake robot lawyers prey on the desperate. Repairing people's trust in the law doesn't need superintelligence; it just needs legal institutions redesigned for a low-lawyer reality.