| domain | ethicaldesign.guide |
| summary | Here’s a summary of the two articles, “Dr. Timnit Gebru, Big Tech, and the AI Ethics Smokescreen” and “Excluding Non-binary People by Design: How Sign-up Forms Can Lead to Discrimination”:
Dr. Timnit Gebru, Big Tech, and the AI Ethics Smokescreen: This article details Dr. Timnit Gebru's experiences at Google, highlighting a pattern of suppression of her research on algorithmic bias, specifically concerning facial recognition technology. It argues that Big Tech companies prioritize profit and public image over genuine AI ethics, utilizing “ethics smokescreens” – superficial efforts to appear ethical – to deflect criticism and maintain the status quo of biased AI systems. The piece underscores a lack of accountability and a systemic silencing of Black women in the field of AI.
Excluding Non-binary People by Design: How Sign-up Forms Can Lead to Discrimination: This article explores how website sign-up forms, often relying on gendered questions, inadvertently discriminate against non-binary individuals. Because these forms typically offer only “male” or “female” options, non-binary users are frequently forced to misidentify themselves, leading to exclusion from services, inaccurate data collection, and ultimately, discriminatory outcomes in areas like advertising and product development. It argues this exclusion isn’t accidental but a result of design choices prioritizing a binary understanding of gender. |
| title | Ethical Design Guide |
| description | Tech is always political. The way data is collected and handled is often biased, and many products are neither accessible nor inclusive. Ethical Design Guide is made to share resources on how to create ethical products that don't cause harm. |
| keywords | article, design, racism, resources, accessibility, anti, race, ethics, binary, asian, book, library, guide, newsletter, equity, tech, products |
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| nslookup | A 35.157.26.135, A 63.176.8.218 |
| created | 2025-11-09 |
| updated | 2025-11-09 |
| summarized | 2026-02-06 |
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