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Common image search results are overwhelmingly white, a new study finds

May 28, 2024 Common image search results are overwhelmingly white, a new study finds Searches for common terms also yield younger-than-average ages in the image results. BY Chris Stokel-Walker Search engines are undergoing significant changes of late, with many users particularly worried that generative AI could introduce new biases into the results page. But a new … Continue reading Common image search results are overwhelmingly white, a new study finds

3 blunt things Black people want their white coworkers to know, but won’t say to their faces

    By Fatimah Gilliam February 02, 2024 I believe it is time to lift the veil on a workplace reality some white leaders, managers, and employees may find surprising. Many white people aren’t on nearly as good and friendly terms with some of the Black people they work with as they might think. In … Continue reading 3 blunt things Black people want their white coworkers to know, but won’t say to their faces

Over half of employees, including white men, downplay parts of their identity to fit in better at work

  By Shalene Gupta November 14, 2023 The rhetoric around DEI has changed, but how much have things actually changed for employees? Deloitte and the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at NYU School of Law collaborated on a study where they surveyed 1,269 employees across the United States about “covering,” or downplaying the … Continue reading Over half of employees, including white men, downplay parts of their identity to fit in better at work

AI companies will reportedly commit to safeguards at the White House’s request

Seven AI companies commit to safeguards at the White House’s request   Kris Holt   @krisholt Microsoft, Google and OpenAI are among the leaders in the US artificial intelligence space that have committed to certain safeguards for their technology, following a push from the White House. The companies will voluntarily agree to abide by a … Continue reading AI companies will reportedly commit to safeguards at the White House’s request

Instacart announces new health offerings alongside White House partnership

  By Jessica Bursztynsky March 24, 2023   Instacart is taking a big swing in its healthy food initiative.   The grocery delivery platform announced today a handful of new offerings alongside with the White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities Kickoff event. As part of its ongoing “Instacart Health” project, the … Continue reading Instacart announces new health offerings alongside White House partnership

Acadia’s Jared Belsky On Why CRO Is The New White Space

Acadia’s Jared Belsky On Why CRO Is The New White Space by Joe Mandese  @mp_joemandese, January 10, 2023 When Jared Belsky founded performance marketing agency Acadia in July 2021, he wanted to leverage a model he learned over the 13 years at 360i, which morphed from a pure-play search shop into what ultimately became one … Continue reading Acadia’s Jared Belsky On Why CRO Is The New White Space

Why the focus on ‘white fragility’ is a distraction

By Porter Braswell   August 03, 2022     In the wake of George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, the term “white fragility” soared to prominence in American culture. Fueled by social media and corporate diversity initiatives, the nuanced arguments behind the term were quickly accepted as fact, particularly by certain progressives eager to demonstrate … Continue reading Why the focus on ‘white fragility’ is a distraction

3 ways Black workers say their white colleagues and managers can support them

By Jennifer R. Joe and Wendy K. Smith—The Conversation   February 12, 2022   President Joe Biden committed the U.S. government to racial equity by issuing four executive orders on Jan. 26 that seek to curb systemic racism. In the orders, he cited the killing of George Floyd in 2020, which sparked months of protests … Continue reading 3 ways Black workers say their white colleagues and managers can support them