All Tech Is Human is building the Responsible Tech pipeline; making it more diverse, multidisciplinary, and aligned with the public interest.

Founded in 2018 and based in Manhattan with a global audience, we are a non-profit organization that has intentionally brought together a diverse range of individuals and organizations across civil society, government, and industry. Our aim is to bring together multiple stakeholders in order to co-create a better tech future, promoting knowledge-sharing and collaboration among a more cohesive Responsible Tech community. The community we are cultivating is a powerful force to affect the underlying tech pipeline, as new voices are entering the field who deeply care about the impact of technology. We believe that we can build a better tech future by changing the people involved in it.

Right now technology is developed and deployed by a small sliver of society that is ill-situated to handle to complexities of how emerging technology impacts us on an individual and societal level. The tech industry is not just for technologists, and much of what we do is developing greater understanding and access for a variety of backgrounds to actively get involved affecting how technology is created and distributed. By creating pathways for new voices from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives to enter the tech pipeline, we are altering our tech future for the better. Technology affects everyone, so it behooves us to ensure that it is aligned with our values and the public interest.

We define “Responsible Tech” as the nascent space concerned with reducing the harms of technology, diversifying the tech pipeline, and ensuring that technology is aligned with the public interest.

All Tech Is Human has a range of activities that are all connected to building community and the overall Responsible Tech pipeline. Our flagship resource is the Responsible Tech Guide , which will have a refreshed and expanded version coming in mid-September. The Responsible Tech Guide is aimed at providing guidance to the diverse range of college students, grad students, young professionals, and career-changers that are looking to get involved in the nascent Responsible Tech ecosystem but oftentimes unsure about the careers, needed educations, organizations, and pathways for their future in the field.

We also have a Slack group (over 1600 members), an ASK A MENTOR! video interview series, regular livestream series, and a Responsible Tech Job Board of curated roles from companies, organizations, and universities. Our community has recently developed two reports, Improving Social Media: The People, Organizations, and Ideas for a Better Tech Future and The Business Case for AI Ethics: Moving From Theory to Action that were both made the contributions of over 100 individuals each and featured interviews with dozens of leaders. In addition, we recently started a Responsible Tech Mentorship Program and a Responsible Tech University Ambassadors Program.

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“All Tech Is Human exposed me to a world of young people who are about to graduate or newly graduated looking to make a difference and knowing they are being connected with people who are already in positions of influence. I think norm making, especially on a level that requires global buy-in, takes time and is important work. All Tech Is Human is helping develop the kind of norms and values that are currently lacking to guide and govern the future of technology, one that is 'all inclusive'. It is raising the standards on ethics. Technology touches us in all aspects of our life, and all cultures and races.” -Ayca Ariyoruk, Director of Global Partnerships and Communication, Soliya [NYC]

“It has given me a community of like-minded, passionate individuals that motivate me to use the resources around me to make the tech sphere a more sustainable and ethical space. It's taught me that anyone has the power to make a difference!” -Megan Yu, Salesforce Technical Program Manager, Infrastructure Engineering and Big Data [San Francisco]

“All Tech is Human has allowed me to meet individuals who share my interest in responsible innovation and come from diverse backgrounds and professions.” -Tamra Moore, Corporate Counsel, Litigation (Washington, DC)

“ATH has helped to validate my interest and 'place' in this space. When I mention my concerns and interests related to responsible tech innovation, colleagues usually either yawn, tilt their heads or move along. I feel our voices and perspectives belong at the table but not being tech trained it can be intimidating to engage. ATH lights the path!” -Bonnie Ervin, Change Agent & Educator/Arizona State University [Phoenix, Arizona]

“It led me to meet so many like-minded individuals and helped me battle imposter syndrome! I realized I was not alone in finding out that many responsible tech jobs are directed towards more senior level people, rather than new grads and it was comforting to know that we are all learning & navigating the world together.” -Jack Lucas Chang, Data Engineer [Seattle, WA]

“I love seeing the many backgrounds that are celebrated in this community! Too often we emphasize one field or skillset or degree over others, and I'm energized to see the many perspectives included and empowered. Tech policy needs that!” -Irene Solaiman, Public Policy Manager / OpenAI [Washington, D.C.]

“All Tech is Human has exposed me to a community of individuals that are committed to ideas and actions that allows for continued innovation while also ensuring that we are moving forward in a responsible manner. It is both refreshing and humbling to see how many people are willing to donate their time and expertise not for personal gain, but to ensure societal wellbeing.” -Jeff Felice, President, CertNexus [Atlanta, GA]

“Seeing so many people coming together to consider a more responsible future for technology is majorly inspiring.” -Laure Cast, Head of Research at Marco Polo [Portland, OR]

“It has been a useful resource in helping me learn more about responsible tech, as well as providing me with the tools to hold meaningful discussions about responsible tech.” -Rhea Reid, UX designer [Kansas City, MO] 

“For a long time I thought I was teaching things people didn't want to hear about or care about and in discovering this community I found so many people who care as I do. I love that people in the community highlight the positives and awesome work people are doing in the tech space while also calling out the injustices, directing attention to problems, and offering solutions.” -Anna Slavina, PhD, UX Researcher [Denver CO]

“All tech is human has exposed me to the wider movement, as previously I had found it hard to find others interested in the topic.” -Zoe Gomez, UX Researcher [Adelaide, Australia]

“It has led me to join a community of leading experts across various fields and made them accessible to me.” -Favour Borokini, Research Fellow [Nigeria]

“My own background and environment I'm embedded in focuses, perhaps overly, on ML and AI. Being a part [of the] All Tech Is Human community has enabled me to get to know of people and work from a much broader background and exposed me to diverse perspectives. I very much appreciate this, and the humility and learning opportunities that come with this diversity.” -Subhabrata (Subho) Majumdar, Senior Inventive Scientist, AT&T Data Science and AI Research [NYC]