All Tech Is Human: San Francisco
On Saturday, September 21st, 175 technologists, designers, academics, students, big tech, advocates, policymakers, and more gathered for an all-day summit tackling some of the thorniest issues in tech. All Tech Is Human is an accelerator for tech change. We speed up the process of progress by uniting multiple stakeholders, promoting knowledge-sharing and collaboration, and building out an essential hub for the tech change community to tap into.
Here is a window into how the day went…
9:00 to 9:45 | Coffee & Registration
Very excited to be spending my day at #AllTechisHuman! Great to see a large community of people interested in social impact of #tech. #ethicaltechsummit pic.twitter.com/f9OBN68jdp
— Ksenia (@KBenifand) September 21, 2019
9:45 to 10:00 | Welcome, David Ryan Polgar (founder & exec director of All Tech Is Human)
#alltechishuman Conference #sf- we don’t lack for talented people who care. Need a societal solution to #tech problems @AllTechIsHuman pic.twitter.com/RVF3yD8Qmz
— Lorenn Ruster (@LorennRuster) September 21, 2019
Shout out to our board member @TechEthicist hosting #alltechishuman @thoughtworks in SF. Talking content moderation, digital civility and a more inclusive internet. #Digital4Good pic.twitter.com/3HZ75jnsN7
— #ICANHELP (@icanhelp) September 21, 2019
10:00 to 10:40 | Fireside chat with the FCC's Jessica Rosenworcel and TheBridge's Allie Brandenburger
Kicking off #alltechishuman with @aebrandenburger @JRosenworcel of the @FCC. “7 in 10 teachers in the US assign homework that requires Internet, and 1 in 3 households do not have internet access.” #digitaldivide pic.twitter.com/BartE2cy9A
— Susan Etlinger (@setlinger) September 21, 2019
Spending the day nerding out on responsible tech 🤖 #AllTechIsHuman pic.twitter.com/u3dinrTQe3
— Kushaan Shah (@kushaanshah) September 21, 2019
Excited to start the morning at #AllTechIsHuman conference, discussing digital civility, content moderation and building a more thoughtful future towards technology. #EthicalTechSummit 🙌🏽 pic.twitter.com/G7fbsPiP4E
— London Lee (@londo_lee) September 21, 2019
talking about the impact of tech connectivity and the enormous ethical challenges that it entails. for instance, how are we addressing historical bias? @jrosenworcel #ethicaltechsummit pic.twitter.com/59RjT5wSHM
— taranamol kaur (@taranamol) September 21, 2019
Lightning talks, Round 1
Christopher Ategeka
@helloUCOT founder @chrisategeka at #AllTechIsHuman San Francisco: We need to "get out of ourselves"... flip the ME to the WE — eschew self-interest for the greater good. pic.twitter.com/60kjDwHpe8
— EthicsInTech (@EthicsInTech) September 21, 2019
The country of Facebook via @chrisategeka #ethicaltechsummit #alltechishuman pic.twitter.com/Dq8e7iYq2o
— Mika Joy (@mikajoyworld) September 21, 2019
Susan Etlinger
Ethics in tech are on the rise! "Companies are designing ethical processes into their organizations. BUT I'm worried about 3 things: trendiness, 'Columbusing' (thinking you discovered something) & the zero sum" @setlinger at #AllTechIsHuman San Francisco pic.twitter.com/NRrozqPNss
— EthicsInTech (@EthicsInTech) September 21, 2019
@setlinger: innovators and ethicists need to be in dialogue, rather than have ethicists always come to tech innovation after the fact. Side note: as I learned at an event by @MiaD, ethics and inclusion can be brought in from the inception stage of ideas in tech #ethicaltechsummit pic.twitter.com/RrDlLqOxTC
— Mika Joy (@mikajoyworld) September 21, 2019
Bogdana Rakova
Excellent talk by @bobirakova at #alltechishuman ...rethinking algorithms and responsible AI pic.twitter.com/bUd45gvaud
— Margaret Warren (@ImageSnippets) September 21, 2019
that thing where your mind is so blown you don’t know what to say..after seeing talk by @bobirakova
— brett webb (@brettwebb) September 21, 2019
AI, system categorization, self organizing, algorithms
fairness, accountability and transparency#alltechishuman #EthicalTechSummit pic.twitter.com/dN7biimENc
Conversation Block #1
A: Digital Civility
A. Anne Collier, Maura Tuohy di Muro, Tami Bhaumik. Moderated by Matt Soeth.
Content Moderation & Speech w/ @icanhelp, @SalesforceOrg, @SpectrumLabsAI
— London Lee (@londo_lee) September 21, 2019
“How can we make disagreement more conversational and less divisive?” @MattSoeth #AllTechIsHuman pic.twitter.com/b43cidc3gt
How is digital civility different from civility? Who is ultimately responsible for keeping things civil online? Great panel discussion #alltechishuman pic.twitter.com/syt0lPaduy
— SMAHRT (@SMAHRTeam) September 21, 2019
So thrilled to meet @annecollier!Such an important voice in tech and mental health. Great way to wrap up the #EthicalTechSummit pic.twitter.com/1oNoF4bY44
— SMAHRT (@SMAHRTeam) September 21, 2019
We need more digital civility. Thanks @tamibhaumik for making it a focus at @Roblox. Really enjoyed hearing from you at #AllTechIsHuman
— Sean Herman (@seanherms) September 21, 2019
B. Tech & Policy
B. Congressman Jerry McNerney, Bulbul Gupta & Julia Reinhardt. Moderated by Renee Farris.
All tech is human panel with amazing women @bulbulnyc @ReneeFarris @AllTechIsHuman #AllTechIsHuman pic.twitter.com/y2Ha1SiiOV
— Mia Dand (@MiaD) September 21, 2019
Talking tech + policy @ #AllTechIsHuman
— Marta Kosmyna (@martakosmyna) September 21, 2019
Fav quote: "Policy codifies our values & morals" -@bulbulnyc
Fav question: "Are we entering world where US creates tech & the EU regulates it?" -@farrisra
Overall impression- conversation is grounded in the human rights framework ✅ pic.twitter.com/LKcPOJgBTP
Eclectic panel on tech and policy at all day summit on ethics, from Congressional to entrepreneurial, international to domestic lens; now discussing bias, diversity and the need for standards, guardrails, fairness tests, transparency etc. #ResponsibleAI #AllTechIsHuman pic.twitter.com/L0rC0IO63I
— Amy Jussel (@ShapingYouth) September 21, 2019
“AI and ethics are inseparable” @AllTechIsHuman #alltechishuman #EthicalTechSummit pic.twitter.com/g3IlQUgaOt
— Eva Sasson (@EvaSasson) September 21, 2019
@bulbulnyc really appreciated the solutions approach you gave for #techpolicy collaboration between the orgs and the legislators.
— Josh Srago, CTS (@JSrago) September 21, 2019
I’m ready to jump into the regulatory sandbox! #alltechishuman #EthicalTechSummit
12:30 to 1:20
Lunch & relationship-building
1:30 to 2:05
Lightning Talks, Round 2
Antonio Aguilera
Thanks for expanding the definition of “tech workers” to include anyone who adds value to a technology product or supply chain @antonioaguilera #AllTechIsHuman #ethicaltechsummit pic.twitter.com/4HKjKoJeUB
— Jonny LeRoy (@jahnnie) September 21, 2019
Loving the resources to empower tech workers who are organizing for better working conditions and better pay @AllTechIsHuman #AllTechIsHuman pic.twitter.com/qGVoU0qNPu
— Mia Dand (@MiaD) September 21, 2019
Very excited to hear about the massive potential of tech worker solidarity and the work by @antonioaguilera and @teamcoworker for wide scale systemic change! #AllTechisHuman #EthicalTechSummit pic.twitter.com/v3sWFWIToD
— Ksenia (@KBenifand) September 21, 2019
Catie Cuan
Punctuating a celebratory weekend with this @AllTechIsHuman event! So excited to be speaking about dances and robots @thoughtworks SF! #alltechishuman #dancingrobots pic.twitter.com/cMLitkRnSn
— Catie Cuan (@CatieCuan) September 21, 2019
72% of americans are more afraid of robots than death according to a study-via @catiecuan#EthicalTechSummit #alltechishumam
— brett webb (@brettwebb) September 21, 2019
If you don’t choose to participate, someone else is making decisions
— brett webb (@brettwebb) September 21, 2019
who is missing out on your unique contribution?
we have to decide we want to be part of the conversation
-a greatly paraphrased @catiecuan talking about robots#EthicalTechSummit #AllTechIsHuman pic.twitter.com/esLOzh7YE3
Andrew McWilliams
2:10 to 3:05
Conversation Block #2
A. Women in Tech
A. Harini Gokul, Rona Yu, Suzanne Yuen. Moderated by Mia Dand
Very excited to hear this #womenintech panel at #AllTechIsHuman #EthicalTechSummit pic.twitter.com/D5NsQLyRy4
— Ksenia (@KBenifand) September 21, 2019
#AllTechisHuman #womenintech Diversity is bringing multiple perpectives to the table, acknowledging & valuing all differences: background, gender, age, color ... being open to other opinions. Representation is important, so are metrics. pic.twitter.com/AfyRxd5X7n
— Mireille HELOU (@HELOU_Mireille) September 21, 2019
My favorite panel of the day with inspiring women moderated by @MiaD #AllTechIsHuman #EthicalTechSummit @AllTechIsHuman pic.twitter.com/GARvqgicL8
— Eva Sasson (@EvaSasson) September 21, 2019
Filterable, topical, handy list of women in #AI #ethics puts an end to the "we don't know who's who" excuse of all male tech panels ("manels") https://t.co/GwOkkpPaib On 9/21 @lh3com partners w/ #AllTechIsHuman #SF to bring diversity to the forefront #journo #MoreLikeThisPlease pic.twitter.com/leALhG1mbC
— Amy Jussel (@ShapingYouth) September 15, 2019
B. Content Moderation & Speech
B. Matt Soeth, Zineb Laraki, Justin Davis. Moderated by Mo Johnson
#AllTechIsHuman@moridesamoped asking TOUGH questions on #ContentModeration
— Marta Kosmyna (@martakosmyna) September 21, 2019
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Is deplatforming an acceptable format of moderation or violation of #FreeSpeech?
When platforms are a single source of news for a community, what responsibilities do they have? (ex FB in Myanmar) pic.twitter.com/A3IimJp36g
3:10 to 4:05
Conversation Block #3
A. Mental Wellbeing & Tech
A. Vicki Harrison, Bhupendra Sheoran, David Ball. Moderated by Lauri Goldkind
"#techlash offers opportunity to redefine what's valued; this must be core of any biz model. Imagine headlines like, Instagram is the platform where teens feel most empowered, instead of the detrimental effects on self-esteem" Vicki Harrison @stanfordyouthmh #AllTechIsHuman pic.twitter.com/bxjnaZF2zc
— EthicsInTech (@EthicsInTech) September 21, 2019
Can youth push social media platforms to more ethical business models? The youth mental well-being and tech panel featured @stanfordyouthmh @SheoranYTH @secondmuse #alltechishuman pic.twitter.com/xjqW02EF5Z
— SMAHRT (@SMAHRTeam) September 21, 2019
B. Responsible Innovation & Design
B. Carey Jenkins, Steven Tiell, Mia Dand. Moderated by Sheryl Cababa
If you're keeping score.. @Carey_Virginia said fantastic things @ #EthicalTechSummit this weekend re: Tech not being just a tool in it's current state - it's much more
— brett webb (@brettwebb) September 23, 2019
&
The ethics of a product are most importantly examined during the business model development.#AllTechIsHuman
4:10 to 5:00
Today I Learned & Tomorrow I Will
[Summary session w/ whiteboard]
Led by Mo Johnson & Matt Soeth
5:00 to 6:00
Cocktails & Connecting
@AllTechIsHuman great day of ideas for co-creating a more thoughtful future towards technology. Thank you. Perhaps the best one is this experiment in Canada, Instagram with no likes! #digitalhealth #mentalwellbeing #AllTechIsHuman #EthicalTechSummit
— Gulnur Tumbat, PhD (@gulnurtumbat) September 21, 2019