Chatbots, Local Weather Reports, and a Boon for Kenya’s Smallholder Farmers Troch Anne Stopper Jan. 9, 2024 Strathmore University is the recipient of a Mozilla Common Voice grant. Its project combines data collected from mini-weather stations with a new chatbot to offer smallholder farmers real-time digital climate information in both English and Swahili.
Tenant Screening Companies Make Hard Situations For Renters Even Harder — Here’s How Troch Xavier Harding Oct. 30, 2023 Renters looking for a new apartment are faced with invisible algorithms and software working against them. Here’s how.
Effective Talking Points for Different Audiences Troch Subbu Vincent, Santa Clara University Sept. 8, 2023
Conversations about Responsible Computing and Employment Choices Troch Margo Boenig-Liptsin, Cathryn Carson, UC Berkeley Sept. 8, 2023
Facial Recognition Software Struggles To Detect Dark Skin — Here’s Why & How Troch Xavier Harding Aug. 7, 2023 Facial recognition tech routinely performs worse when attempting to detect Black and brown faces. Why do face detection tools struggle with dark skin?
Funding Building Blocks for a Better Data Ecosystem Troch Mozilla July 13, 2023 The Data Futures Lab’s new Infrastructure Fund will provide awards of up to $50,000 for tools that fuel a more fair data economy.
