Creating technology for social change

On NPR’s Fresh Air, alum Dr. Joy Buolamwini (Civic Media) talks about the social implications of artificial intelligence.

Media Lab alum, Dr.Joy Buolamwini spoke to IEEE Spectrum about her work and her recent book, Unmasking AI.

David Nuñez, an alum of the Media Lab’s Personal Robots research group, takes MIT Technology Review on a tour of the re-imagined Museum.

The awards recognize, support, and amplify the voices of extraordinary women who are dedicated to improving the lives of other women.

Joy Buolamwini talks with Molly Wood about bias research that’s built into artificial intelligence and facial recognition technology.

The field of public health has transformed medicine, yet failed the most vulnerable. This trajectory can be avoided.

The segment highlighted Dr. Buolamwini's work on bias in AI.

Four Emmy nominees in this year’s Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary category feature MIT students, faculty, and alumni.

Civic Media alum Charlie DeTar talks to the MIT Alumni Association about his work with Literati, using technology for social good, and more.

Chelsea Barabas shares her thoughts on these topics in an episode of the Philosophical Disquisitions podcast.

Joshua B. Hoe interviews Chelsea Barabas of MIT about criminal justice monitoring, surveillance, and algorithms

“This is why we keep seeing race science emerging time and again," writes Chelsea Barabas. "It’s because publishers publish it."

With large-scale gatherings being put on-hold, it's proving time for digital engagement tech.

The University of South Carolina profiles its alum Blakeley Payne, now a master’s student in the Personal Robots group.

Civic Media head Ethan Zuckerman and others discuss how increasing team diversity can improve outcomes.

What would social media look like if it served the public interest?

Joy Buolamwini talks to Frontline about bias in AI, and what can be done about it.

The Root 100 is our annual list of the most influential African Americans, ages 25 to 45.

Commending a formidable variety of international change-makers driving digital transformation in government.

These 50 women made bold moves, raised major capital, and wowed us with their fearless vision.

Humanity is facing thorny problems on all fronts. These folks are working to solve them—and trying to avoid the unintended consequences.

An exhibition at the Barbican in London features work from OpenAg, the Mediated Matter group, Joy Buolamwini, and more.

Ethan Zuckerman speaks at a gathering of Senators and Representatives who came to MIT for an Aspen Institute event in May, 2019.

Cristina Quinn shares what she learned in a visit to the AI + Ethics summer camp run by Personal Robots group student Blakeley Payne.

Joy Buolamwini has been selected as one of Fortune Magazine’s “40 Under 40.”

The MIT Media Lab is setting out to reimagine the tired old monthly enterprise with a “period hackathon."

Richie Mehta’s show balances negative media narratives of the Indian police & catalyses empathetic conversations on their working conditions

Ethan Zuckerman reflects on a year of research with collaborators to determine how the French media landscape differs from that of the US.

What are the fundamental questions that need to be answered within the next decade so that humanity and technology can grow side by side?

Joy Buolamwini talks to the AP about her work on algorithmic bias.

An open letter asking Amazon to stop selling Rekognition to law enforcement agencies.

More than three dozen AI researchers have signed an open letter asking Amazon to stop selling Rekognition to law enforcement agencies.

Researchers detail a study's results to help determine how successfully newsrooms in five countries covered the shootings in New Zealand.

Communicating a message through entertainment can be difficult, because you have to be careful not to preach to the audience.

Public talk outlines ambitious plans to make his nation a hub for technology and innovation.

Now activists are working to bring women, and feminism, back to Silicon Valley.

Rubez Chong writes about the Center for Civic Media’s work with the City of Boston’s Office of Returning Citizens.