A Briefing on Artificial Intelligence and Civil Rights with Sen. Cory Booker and Leading Advocates
Time: 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Date: Thursday, September 28, 2023
Please join Senator Cory A. Booker and leading advocates for a briefing about artificial intelligence and civil rights. This session will address questions, including: What is AI and how does it work? How does bias enter the system? What are the civil rights implications for current and emerging AI technologies? What are some of the proactive measures that Congress and the Administration can take to strengthen protections for marginalized communities? The briefing will bring together lawmakers, academics, advocates, affected citizens, and congressional staff to discuss how to harness the promise of artificial intelligence, effectively manage its risks, and safeguard our civil rights.
Featuring:
DR. JOY BUOLAMWINI, founder of the Algorithmic Justice League, author of “Unmasking Al: My Mission to Protect What is Human in a World of Machines” and the protagonist of the Emmy Nominated documentary, Coded Bias
SURESH VENKATASUBRAMANIAN, director of the Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination, and Redesign (CNTR) with the Data Science Institute at Brown University, Co-Author of the Blueprint for an A Bill of Rights
DEBORAH RAJI, Mozilla Fellow, computer scientist and activist, recognized by MIT Technology Review and Forbes as one of the world’s top young innovators
- ROBERT WEISSMAN, President, Public Citizen
- OLGA AKSELROD, Senior Staff Attorney in the Racial Justice Program at the American Civil Liberties Union
- RIDHI SHETTY, Policy Counsel with the Center for Democracy and Technology’s Privacy & Data Project
- FABIAN ROGERS, a Community Advocate, member of HOPE (Housing Organizers for People Empowerment), and BGJ (Brownsville Green Justice) in Brooklyn
- DAVID BRODY, Managing Attorney of the Digital Justice Initiative at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- YESHIMABEIT MILNER, Founder & CEO of Data for Black Lives