Thanks so much @nadia for organizing such an important event on such a crucial topic. For me the most important takeaways for now (as you said, we’ve just started scratching the surface of something so detrimental) are the following:
- we need to increase tech literacy about the systems in place: if we (individuals, governments, policymakers) don’t know how the black boxes work, how do we know that what they promise us is actually what results they give us. How can we question outcomes if we aren’t informed about the manner in which the systems arrive at conclusions?
- we also need to understand the tipping point into creating action: when was the last time you really got upset and demanded change? The problem lays again with the fact that we often don’t even know about the injustices (from increased traffic, to the inability to speak to people instead of machines). This topic I think relates to the first point. We can’t be angry to the point of taking action (protests, etc), if we don’t even realize/understand where the injustice is coming from. Side note: we may even want to take it further: should we use certain systems if we don’t know how they work?
- If actors say they need certain systems, we need to ask them why. Why not do it by hand? The idea is that these systems will solve everything, but they are just accelerating broken systems.
Looking forward to hear what the other people at the event found most interesting! And looking forward seeing everyone again 