DataedX Group

As a part of the Atlanta Interdisciplinary Artificial Intelligence Network, we are eager to expand the AIAI Network by supporting: ✅ New projects and other research collaborations at the intersection of AI and the humanities that are taking place in and around Atlanta; ✅ New projects and collaborations about the intersection of AI and Atlanta; and ✅ Professional development funds to enable new AIAI members (that’s you!) to support events of their own, such as reading groups, training workshops, speaker series, community events, etc. The deadline is October 24th, make sure you head to the website (linked below) to find out more about the requirements, selection criteria and other details. Apply Here: https://lnkd.in/ebnBBwiy Have a great week, and good luck everyone!

Here's an example of some of the consulting work DataedX Group has been doing recently with the US General Services Administration. Our founder, Brandeis Marshall, PhD, recently co-authored a paper in partnership with Kaniz Fatima, Michael Schuckers, Gerardo Cruz Ortiz, Daqing Hou, Sandip Purnapatra, PhD, Tiffany Andrews, Ambuj Neupane, and Stephanie Schuckers. This scholarly product went on to be presented at the IEEE International Joint Conference on Biometrics. Learn more about the conference here: https://lnkd.in/epydXzav GSA/CITeR Needs: • A culturally competent data scholar to help them achieve their equitable access goals. • An external perspective on assessing the data gaps in the forgery and similarity fraud scenarios across pre-determined demographics. • The objective -- to help the team interpret the vendor’s performance and identity verification capabilities. Our Deliveries: • Weekly meeting attendance to review and discuss newly process vendors’ results. • Illustrated the considerations, pain points and implications between statistical errors and societal biases • Shared feedback, recommendations and resources centering data equity strategies. The Outcomes: • Our guidance helped standardize data collection and documentation processes. • DataedX, CITeR and the GSA team are contributing to facial verification research  through public scholarship dissemination. • The CITeR and GSA teams are now better equipped to distinguish amongst algorithmic errors, network errors and bias across demographic groups. You can read the paper, "A large-scale study of performance and equity of commercial remote identity verification technologies across demographics" by clicking the link below. Click here to read: https://lnkd.in/ew2KUbK2 Additionally, if you'd like to find out how DataedX can help you, your company or entity go from data overwhelm to data clarity click the link below to learn more. Work with us: https://lnkd.in/eQrEdPpm

In the latest edition of the RTN, we're talking about Gavin Newsom's (Governor, CA) veto of the first-in-nation AI safety bill. "California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom (on September 29) vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing safety measures for large artificial intelligence models. Supporters of the bill said it would have set guardrails around job loss, misinformation, invasions of privacy, and automation bias related to large-scale AI models." Admittedly, this bill isn’t perfect. The U.S. Congress – both in the House of Representatives and Senate, have proposed federal legislation, which have largely been bipartisan since the late 20-teens. The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights was released in October 2022 by the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy. No bill has turned into law. Meanwhile, the E.U. has enacted GDPR, Digital Services Act, Digital Market Act and Artificial Intelligence Act into law during the same time period. Makes you go, hmmm 🤔 Read the "Rebel Tech Newsletter No. 70: Hype vs. Humanity | Cali's AI Veto" to learn more about Cali’s AI happenings and why this bill veto reinforces the current #AIHype. Subscribe today to read this issue and get the RTN delivered directly to your inbox every other week by clicking the link below.

Enjoy this amazing review of Data Conscience, and have a great weekend everybody!

[READ ME] Our founder, Brandeis Marshall, PhD, has been nominated for an Experimentation Thought Leadership Award (ETLA)! 🎉 This award honors those who are pushing the boundaries of AI in experimentation. Everyone nominated are experts in their fields, who share invaluable insights on how AI can drive innovation and transformation. Vote for Dr. Marshall under the "AI Influencing Experimentation" category: https://lnkd.in/epvkZ63K ✨ 𝗕𝗢𝗡𝗨𝗦: Vote by October 11, and you could win a $500 team dinner on @Kameleoon because great experimentation is all about teamwork! 🥂 ✊🏾 Thanks for your support!

🎉 Join us in celebrating our founder Brandeis Marshall, PhD's second book anniversary (9/22/22) of Data Conscience: Algorithmic Siege on our Humanity! We are pleased to announce that her work is being used as course material in GA, NC, FL, NY and CA! She wrote this book as a call to action for rebel tech leaders (those who acknowledge and are prepared to address the current limitations of software development) who know the whole saying “move fast and break things” is itself broken and requires change. If you're an educator who wants to pave a more ethical path for your students (i.e. future rebel tech leaders) make sure to add Data Conscience to your 2025 curriculum. Get your copy here: https://lnkd.in/es9DB-XG

This week in the Rebel Tech Newsletter No. 69: Digital Sexism | A New Threat, we're talking about how WIRED reporting uncovered a site that “nudifies” photos for a fee—and posts a feed of user uploads. "The feed included pictures of young girls and images seemingly taken of strangers. With AI image-making technology becoming more powerful and easily accessible, the problem of nonconsensual nude deepfake images has grown more widespread and severe." The juxtaposition of women empowerment in the face of women’s objectification and degradation frustrates so many feminists of all gender identities. How can a world routinely and blatantly marginalize nearly 50% of its population? And yet here we are. Subscribe to the RTN and get the hottest news in data/tech/ai + Brandeis' sassy & snarky commentary delivered to your inbox twice monthly. Subscribe today: https://brandeis.ck.page/

Join our founder, Brandeis Marshall, PhD and Lauren Klein for the Atlanta Interdisciplinary Artificial Intelligence Network's Fall 2024 Kickoff Event next Wednesday, September 25th at the Atlanta Contemporary. Inside, you can tour the current exhibitions and learn about the first year of research in the AIAI Network. Both Lauren and Brandeis will be sharing highlights from the first year of the AIAI Network, while other members of the AIAI Steering Committee will discuss what is to come. Additionally, we'll get the opportunity to hear from the 2023-24 Seed Grant recipients about the exciting work they're doing. Food and drinks will be provided, so please make sure you RSVP below and we look forward to seeing you there! AIAI Fall Kickoff Wednesday, September 25th | 4:30 PM EST 📍 Atlanta Contemporary RSVP: www.bit.ly/AIAIKickoff24

"How does it feel to be a BWD? It feels like sisterhood. It feels like comfort. It feels like you're not the only one." - Iretta Kearse THEE wait is OVA! For your viewing pleasure, we present to you Sunday - Day 2 of the #BWDSummit24! If you missed us this year, we tried to tell you the FOMO would be real! We're still resting over this way and celebrating another amazing #BWDSummit. If you were in the room, we'd love for you to drop your post-Summit reflections below, and for those of you who've already done so -- thank you! 🥹💜👩🏽💻

To all of you who came to the Black Women in Data Summit '24, thank you! While Team BWD takes a moment to rest, why don't you take a moment to enjoy this recap of Saturday - day one of the Summit (for those of you who already saw it live, this version includes some clips from the raffle). We hope y'all are still feeling the love, we know we still are, sis. 💜👩🏾💻💜 Have a great week, folks! 👋🏾 #BWDSummit24