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Join Women in AI Ethics on March 26 for Women's History Month, as we host a fireside chat with the Honorable Yvette D. Clarke, Member of Congress at the Brooklyn Public Library. We will discuss Rep. Clarke's latest bill to require content provenance like digital watermarking on AI-generated videos & images & giving victims the ability to seek recourse, the urgent need to protect women from image abuse, & the importance of AI literacy programs in keeping our communities safe in the AI age.
OVERVIEW:
2024 is an historic year for democracies as nations representing nearly half of the world's population will hold elections. In the United States, the election season has kicked off & this year, American voters will choose their next president & decide which party holds the House & Senate. This is the first national election since Generative AI took center-stage & made it easier to produce highly convincing deepfake videos, disinformation campaigns, & launch cyberattacks while the AI detection tools haven't kept up.
Furthermore, AI-generated deepfakes are being increasingly weaponized against women. A 2019 report shows that non-consensual deepfake pornography, accounted for 96% of all deepfakes. The recent flood of explicit non-consensual deepfake images of Taylor Swift on social media sites is one of many recent examples of our ongoing exposure to image-based abuse. Social media companies are slashing their content moderation teams, further increasing the risk of disinformation & false content spreading like wildfire. These developments pose a serious risk to our communities, increase the risk of voter deception, threaten our democratic processes, & shake the public's trust in democratic institutions.
**This is an in-person event, which will not be livestreamed but a recording will be posted on our YouTube channel 1week after the event.**
AGENDA:
3.30PM - 4.00PM Registration & doors open
4.00PM - 4.15PM Opening remarks
4.15PM - 5.15PM Fireside chat with the Honorable Yvette D. Clarke, Member of Congress
5.15PM - 5.25PM Break
5.25PM - 6.30PM Closing keynote
SPEAKER PROFILE:
Hailing from central Brooklyn, Congresswoman Yvette Diane Clarke feels honored to represent the community that raised her. She is the proud daughter of Jamaican immigrants & takes her passion for her Caribbean heritage to Congress. Clarke is a Senior Member of both the House Energy & Commerce Committee & House Committee on Homeland Security, & she has been a member of the Congressional Black Caucus since coming to Congress in 2007 & today serves as its First Vice-Chair.
Prior to being elected to the United States House of Representatives, Congresswoman Clarke served on New York's City Council, representing the 40th District. She succeeded her pioneering mother, former City Council Member Dr. Una S. T. Clarke, making them the first mother-daughter succession in the City Council's history. Congresswoman Clarke is a graduate of Oberlin College & was a recipient of the prestigious APPAM/Sloan Fellowship in Public Policy & Policy Analysis. She received the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the University of Technology, Jamaica, & the Honorary Doctorate of Public Policy from the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean. Congresswoman Clarke currently resides in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, where she grew up.
ABOUT US:
This event is hosted by Women in AI Ethics (WAIE), a fiscally sponsored project of Social Good Fund (Tax Id: 46-1323531), a California nonprofit corporation & registered 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission is to increase diversity & inclusion in the AI/tech industry by elevating underrepresented & diverse ethical voices. You can learn more about our work on WAIE website.
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All our activities are funded by donations & ticket sales. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law & used to fund mission-aligned activities, which includes but is not limited to free AI literacy, reskilling, & mentoring resources to support marginalized communities in this space.
CODE OF CONDUCT
We reserve the right to refuse membership or entrance to anyone who is disruptive, dangerous, and/or poses a threat or harasses our members/speakers in any manner. Harassment includes but is not limited to heckling the members or speakers, deliberate misgendering, using any kind of slur, bullying, racist comments, or any other attempt to intimidate other attendees or disrupt the event. We reserve the right to take action including but not limited to removing/blocking members who are in violation of our rules. There is no place in our group for hate or harassment.
REFUND POLICY
We do not offer refunds.
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