Theo Schlossnagle starts by taking about the need to be outraged on stage. I know this feel. “It’s hard not to be angry when things happen every day” (paraphrased)
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Another example of Black folks not getting detected by things like automated soap dispensers. These failures expose the total lack of diversity in the industry. But for many cases the combinatorics of harm are not solvable just through representation—we need to think critically
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[the sheer number of ethical morasses in the tech industry is so staggering that case studies, at this point, are so numerous as to feel normalized]
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The ACM’s last revision of the Code of Ethics was in 1992. This has finally been updated in 2018. [nb tomorrow I’ll be discussing this]
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The IEEE has a similar document that covers how to dissent at work.
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Takeaway: Keep records of every single thing. [I endorse this. Leave paper trails EVERYWHERE]
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The talk is done. Sorry for obliterating your feeds!

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