Autistic, Not Superhuman For Autism Acceptance month 2024. Take a moment to consider why referring to neurodiversity as a superpower, may not be as supportive as you think.

For Autism Acceptance month 2024. Take a moment to consider why referring to neurodiversity as a super power, may not be as supportive as you think.

Careless People: A Mirror To Moral Drift Reading through Careless people, it’s difficult not to feel a quiet sense of vindication. Sarah Wynn-Williams account is detailed, unflinching, and for those who have spent years in tech; achingly…

Careless People represents a timely reminder that negligence in tech is often deliberate, efficient and profitable.

From Beautician to Art Director in Tech: An Interview with Meg Gregory Meg shares her unconventional journey into tech. Honest, funny, and inspiring; our first episode is a reminder that creativity, curiosity, and courage can lead you anywhere.

Our inaugural podcast has landed.

We chat with Meg about her journey into, and experiences as a woman and tech.

AI Bias, Corporate Responsibility & The Need For Regulation Innovation, progress and equitability are not mutually exclusive. But achieving all three is only going to be possible with meaningful regulation.

However, you measure innovation. It’s very difficult to call products that discriminate against marginalised groups as “progress”…unless, of course, you are ‘making bank’ in the gold rush.

Rethinking Code Tests in Technical Hiring In an era where AI can ace coding tests that stump talented developers, are we finally ready to admit these tests have always been broken?

Even in the age of code assistants. Understanding algorithms, data structures, coding best practises and system architectures remains essential to making informed decisions.

…but people can possess all these abilities, and still fail a code test.

#codetests #technicalhiring #techtalent

How AI Is Transforming Maternal & Newborn Care In Africa It is easy to spend a lot of time reflecting on how AI is being used to undermine rights. But, we also have to accept it has capacity for great good; both things can be simultaneously true.

AI is often in the spotlight for its risks, but what about its potential for good? Both realities can coexist. 

In this article, i look at how AI is already transforming lives, especially in regions where healthcare access is limited.

Weapons Of Math Destruction; Eight Years On In 2016, Cathy O’Neil exposed to a mass audience how mathematical algorithms shape modern life, often in ways that reinforce inequalities and injustices.

Weapons of Math Destruction was an unsettling read when it was first published. Nearly a decade later, one of the most troubling aspects is not just the persistence of algorithmic bias; it's how normalised it's becoming.

56% Of All Cybecrime Prosecutions in the UK Involve Police Officers Misusing Data Access And the victims are disproportionately women.

And just like that, the British police provide yet another example of why strong encryption isn’t just a cybersecurity issue; it’s a fundamental safeguard against abuse of power.

#BritishPoliceEncryption #PowerAbusePrevention #PoliceAbuseOfPower #EncryptionNeeded #StrongEncryptionMatters

Building a Better Tech Culture: Why Diverse Talent Leaves & What We Can Do Getting a more diverse mix of people into tech is one challenge. Keeping them in the industry is another altogether. The evidence suggests that culture, is a key factor in this.

You cannot be, what you cannot see. Statistics also suggest you cannot be in a place of work where you are unfairly treated because of your differences.

We need to keep encouraging a diverse range of individuals into tech. We also need to change the culture to keep them.

#tech #diversity

Why Public Innovation Funds Should Demand Diversity in Engineering Teams. Between 2004 and 2022 Innovate UK distributed billions in taxpayer money, to companies who have perpetuated inequality in the science and technology sector. It's time for this to change.

If the goal of Innovate UK is to fund projects with the greatest potential for impact, then ignoring diversity is both short-sighted and counterproductive.

Time for this to change.

Why Weakening Encryption Endangers The Most Vulnerable Weakening encryption doesn’t just threaten privacy—it threatens equality. When governments demand backdoors, they aren’t just targeting criminals; they’re putting the most vulnerable at risk.

If you care about your privacy, and perhaps even your own personal safety; now is the time to start moving your data out of Apple’s iCloud.

A couple of weeks ago, when this standoff first came to light, we published their piece about the dangers of weakening encryption 👇

We moved; equitable.dev is becoming equitabletech.io A new home for a growing vision

We moved; equitable.dev is becoming equitabletech.io

It is our fundamental belief that technology should be a space where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive, and that only by achieving this can we build technology that serves everybody in society…so we created this publication.