December 31, 2020
10 Reads for Your 2021 List
We made a list of notable books (and a few articles) from 2020 that will inform and inspire you and your organization this year.
Digital Impact was created by the Digital Civil Society Lab at Stanford PACS and was managed until 2024. It is no longer being updated.
September 30, 2020
Can a Machine Learn Inclusivity? That Depends on the Teacher
The 4Q4 podcast returns with an introspective look at machine learning with a researcher who is helping to counteract bias.
September 15, 2020
Closing the Fairness Gap in Machine Learning
With racial unrest shedding new light on AI’s fairness problem, an open source tool developed with the help of Digital Impact aims for a more holistic fix.
July 23, 2020
#RaceTechCS Twitter Chat
Activists, scholars, and policy experts discuss how tech contributes to inequity and offer ways to build a more resilient civil society.
July 22, 2020
Have We Forgotten the Human Aspect of Technology?
The pandemic has nonprofits accelerating their use of tech, overwhelming many whose operations aren’t designed for digital.
June 27, 2020
Metrics are Driving Disinformation
Prioritizing news distribution over reporting makes journalists and platforms active participants in spreading misinformation.
June 20, 2020
Unmasking Racial Inequality Amid COVID-19
Police surveillance amid the pandemic underscores discriminatory policies against Black Americans.
June 13, 2020
Is the Jury Still Out on Zoom?
Overreliance on platforms like Zoom could result in a further loss of rights for those adversely affected by predictive tech and the digital divide.
June 12, 2020
A New Class of the ‘Tech Left-Behind’
A recent report suggests that while technology today is advantageous for some, the culture behind it debases the core tenets of human dignity.
April 24, 2020
Creating a New Global Standard for Privacy and Location Sharing
A geolocation system developed by citizen scientists could provide potentially life-saving data without eroding the right to privacy.