All Tech Is Human

Our new Responsible Tech Guide is here! Download it here: https://lnkd.in/eDbKw3zc The Responsible Tech Guide is designed to inform, inspire, and illuminate pathways for more people to thrive in the Responsible Tech ecosystem. It is our flagship resource, and takes learnings from our mentorship program, working groups, dozens of in-person gatherings, Slack community of over 10k across 98 countries, and more. This year's Responsible Tech Guide features profile interviews of Afua Bruce, Audrey Tang, Baroness Beeban Kidron, Camille François, Cansu Canca, Ph.D., Eugenio V Garcia, Gemma Galdon Clavell, PhD, Johanna Weaver, Dr. Joy Buolamwini, June Okal, Lyel Resner, Navrina Singh, Oumou L., Sean Litton, Sinead Bovell, Sonia Livingstone, Stéphane Duguin, and Trisha Prabhu! Read about the people, organizations, and ideas of the Responsible Tech movement! Whether you are involved (or interested in) Responsible AI, Trust & Safety, or Public Interest Technology, this guide has you covered for actionable ways to get involved with the community. A big thank you to The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation which has supported our work for the last three years, Siegel Family Endowment which supported a research fellow helpful to this guide, Oak Foundation, Schmidt Futures, and the Online Trust & Safety Fund (Eli Sugarman). We'd also like to thank Mozilla; we are partners for their Rise25 Awards, and our guide features four honorees! We'd also like to thank the Ford Foundation and Project Liberty for their previous support that has been instrumental in helping our org grow. Is there someone who would benefit from the Responsible Tech Guide?! Send it their way! #AllTechIsHuman #ResponsibleTech #ResponsibleTechGuide

Join Rebekah Tweed in conversation with Arvind Narayanan, professor of computer science at Princeton University and the director of the Center for Information Technology Policy. He is a co-author of the book AI Snake Oil and a newsletter of the same name. Both the book and recent newsletter topics will be discussed, with a focus on the recent post, "Is AI progress slowing down?", which digs into questions about whether or not model scaling is dead, whether or not inference scaling is the next frontier, and why we should stop deferring to tech insiders when evaluating those questions. Tune in on January 30th at 1pm EST!

How do we ensure our agency with social media platforms and emerging technology? In our latest installment of our Responsible Tech Author Series, we bring on author Mara Einstein. Mara is the author of the newly-released book, Hoodwinked: How marketers use the same tactics as cults. Dr. Mara Einstein is an internationally recognized expert on deceptive marketing tactics. She worked in corporate marketing for advertising agencies, MTV Networks, and NBC before transitioning to academia. She is the author of eight books, including "Hoodwinked: How marketers use the same tactics as cults" (Prometheus Books, 2025), which has been selected for a book talk at SXSW 2025. You also might recognize Dr. Einstein from "Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy," the Netflix documentary about overconsumption, marketing, and its impact on society and the planet.

Today, our team launched Grant Guardian, a new tool built here at The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation that uses AI to help grantmakers and nonprofits streamline the grant application and diligence process. The philanthropic sector isn’t usually known for being the first to embrace innovation and new technology. But one of the most fun parts of the development process was to see how eager our fellow grantmakers were to help us shape the product and learn how AI was making things work under the hood! My colleague Hazem Mahmoud and I expand on this and other reflections from the Grant Guardian journey in the post below. I hope you'll take a look! (And another round of congratulations to Hazem, Valmik Patel, Nicholas Davis, Nick Trimmer, and Hana K. Awad on the launch!)

On 6 February, ATIHxParis and Women in Safety and Ethics (WISE) are hosting an informal gathering to discuss how we can collectively affect, inform, and improve the Responsible Tech ecosystem as it relates to public interest tech, responsible AI, tech policy, and more. While the sign-ups have reached capacity, you can join the waitlist for spots that may open up. ATIHx our independently-organized gatherings that leverage our community to "find the others." We have a Paris channel in our large Slack community (10k+ members across 104 countries), along with numerous other cities. This gathering is being led by Michelle Nie. #ResponsibleTech #ResponsibleAI #AllTechIsHuman https://lu.ma/d2c6szjk

We know you have thoughts on DeepSeek and its capabilities, so why don't you join our livestream this Thursday? Rebekah Tweed is in conversation w/ Arvind Narayanan, author of AI Snake Oil, professor of computer science at Princeton University, and the director of the Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy. Join us this Thursday, Jan 30th at 1pm ET; send your questions through during the livestream, and we'll bring a few up on screen. #ResponsibleAI #ResponsibleTech #AllTechIsHuman https://lnkd.in/esTGGZEw

What will the year ahead look like for the Responsible Tech ecosystem? David Ryan Polgar and Deb Donig, our Siegel Family Endowment Research Fellow, recently held a livestream on the topic. Deb has been studying the evolving field of Responsible Tech and Public Interest Technology. In this video, you'll hear about some of the challenges for the year ahead, along with actionable ways that individuals can get more involved. #AllTechIsHuman #ResponsibleTech https://lnkd.in/e_MsSHJ5

At the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, we’re always exploring ways that AI can respond to unmet needs in the social sector. While we most often look outward to answer that question, last year we also turned our attention inward, to our own operations and those of our fellow grantmakers. Generative AI is a well-known productivity tool, but we asked: what does that mean for a grantmaking institution like ours? We explored that question, and found an opportunity to create a product designed to strengthen philanthropic practices as a whole. After months of development and collaboration, we're preparing to launch an AI solution that will benefit both foundations and the organizations they support. Stay tuned. Next week, we'll share how we're reimagining what's possible when we combine technological innovation with social purpose. #AI #TechForGood

We need to reduce tech-facilitated gender-based violence. That's why I'm honored that All Tech Is Human is joining on as a community partner with the incredibly important Safety Showcase initiative. For those in the SF Bay Area, Alexandra Robinson, Stephanie M., and Katherine Townsend of UN Population Fund's tech and gender violence online team will be in SF next week to meet with those working on developing these tools, and with organizations that are looking to expand understanding and practices around tech-facilitated gender-based violence. Do you know an individual or org that should be involved? Let me know (or tag them here). In particular, outside of meetings, we are looking into setting up a casual gathering next Tuesday or Wednesday after 5pm--so ping me if you are connected with an ideal office, bar, or restaurant. The team is also building a criteria for product designers, government procurement officers, and digital rights organizations to use in building and assessing a product for reducing TFGBV. This important work is being supported by the Numun Fund, UK International Development, eSafety Commissioner, the Australian gov't, and the UNFPA. #ResponsibleTech #AllTechIsHuman

We're honored to announce that we will be holding a curated gathering on strengthening multistakeholder collaboration in Responsible AI with the Consulate General of Finland in New York! This special gathering for 75 individuals across civil society, government, industry, and academia will be held on Wed, May 21st from 3 to 8:30pm. There will be opening remarks by Ambassador Jarmo Sareva, All Tech Is Human's David Ryan Polgar, and more to be announced, along with two panel conversations. This convening at the Finnish Consulate will be directly followed by a reception to be held at the Finnish Residence. We are currently gathering interest and speakers for this key gathering promoting multistakeholder collaboration. You can express your interest here: https://lnkd.in/e8ck9nHh Is there an individual or org that you believe should be involved? Let us know. #ResponsibleTech #ResponsibleAI #AllTechIsHuman