AI is in the news a lot today - & most of it is not good. From tools that classify people by race & gender to systems that try to predict future crimes based on racist police data sets, AI-driven systems seem to be classifying, dividing, & controlling people more intensely than ever before. The effects of these systems are uneven, with immigrants, trans, Black, & poor people facing particular threats in the United States.

In this discussion, two emerging leaders in AI research & policy, Os Keyes & Mutale Nkonde, will join QX co-organizer Danya Glabau to discuss the roles played by regulation, politics, & the culture of the tech industry in shaping AI futures. What can be done to make AI a tool for equity, rather than a tool for oppression? And how can the experiences & demands of queer & trans folks in particular be centered in shaping how these technologies will develop?

Join us for a discussion with Os, Mutale, & Danya, community conversation, & time to meet & greet. Suggested (but not required) $5 donation to support the panelists.

~*Panelists*~
Os Keyes, genderfucky nightmare goth & infrastructure troubler at the University of Washington

Mutale Nkonde, AI Governance expert interested in embedding civil rights protections in AI Policy, and, oh, thinks the tech sector needs to get smarter on race

Dr. Danya Glabau, QX co-organizer, feminist rabble rouser, & faculty at NYU Tandon School of Engineering & the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research

~*WHO SHOULD COME?*~
{} Anyone who works on AI, machine learning, or other automated surveillance & decision-making systems.
{} Activists & advocates for ethical uses of technology, including social media, ed tech, ad tech, civic tech, & more.
{} Literally everyone, because these systems are already tracking our every move!

~*SNACKS*~
We will provide some lite eats & beer, water, soda, etc.!

~*WHAT TO BRING*~
No required fee, but a $5 optional donation can help support speakers (because we pay them!).

~*THANK YOU*~
Thank you to AI Now for use of the space & support of the event!