Tech giants took a stance on Wednesday after violence sabotaged the joint Senate –House of Representatives session to confirm Joe Biden’s electoral win. Twitter and Facebook led the charge and marked Trump’s updates instigating insurrection as ‘being reviewed’ first to taken down later on.
Despite the generalized budget cuts and corporate funding pivots led by the pandemic, tech companies big and small have continued their sustained investment in lobby and public affairs.
That’s why I have put together a handy list for everyone out there interested in discovering the intersection of technology, ethics and societal impact. Mind that this is quite an eclectic selection, including books, papers, debates and panels covering a wide range of topics, from AI’s explainability and interpretability to data privacy, automated decision-making or the philosophy behind emerging technology frameworks.