Jill Finlayson

Do you have a lot of questions about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion? We have answers. Join Bo Young Lee for advice, insights, and candor that cuts through politics. #DEIisnotDOA voices.berkeley.edu/podcast/dei-...

"this feeling of sameness the “AI multi problem,” whereby an AI model produces homogeneity over portraying the variability of humanness."

OpenAI’s Sora Is Plagued by Sexist, Racist, and Ableist Biases WIRED tested the popular AI video generator from OpenAI and found that it amplifies sexist stereotypes and ableist tropes, perpetuating the same biases already present in AI image tools.

"A model’s inability to respect a user’s prompt is particularly problematic" Ask Sora for “A person smiling,” 9 out of 10 videos produced women." College profs, CEOs, political & religious leaders –all men, while childcare workers, nurses, receptionists – all women" www.wired.com/story/openai... #AI

Women in Texas Are Dying Republicans pressured to “clarify” state abortion ban

“ProPublica found that, since the ban, incidence of sepsis has increased by more than 50% for women who had second-trimester miscarriages…
ProPublica also counted 120 deaths of hospitalized pregnant women, a massive increase.” steady.substack.com/p/women-in-t...

Judge temporarily blocks part of Trump’s executive order against prominent Democratic Party-tied law firm Perkins Coie | CNN Politics A federal judge on Wednesday halted parts of President Donald Trump’s executive order that targeted a Democratic-linked law firm.

When “the Queen of Hearts yells ‘off with their heads’ for her subjects,” Howell added, that “cannot be the reality we are living under.” www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...

💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes.

Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out

@innovationhub.bsky.social is happy to open nominations for leaders promoting participation of women and people of color in STEM fields and expanding our workforce for semiconductors, AI innovation, and emerging deep tech careers. Nominate stellar leaders here: edge.berkeley.edu/athena-awards/

Reunited with my original tribe Saturday - what a great afternoon! Not many people my age (60) can take a photo with this many friends from 7th grade, along with a transformative teacher. @jfinlayson.bsky.social

Charting the evolving values relationship between companies and their employees.

& the chilling impact of how "now they’re “rainbow-hushing” by cutting or reframing their DEI programs" while saying “I mean, it’s a little crazy that we need to say this,” Zuckerberg said. “We continue to believe that diversity is a strength.”
www.fromdayone.co/stories/2025...

Charting the evolving values relationship between companies and their employees.

DEI quotes:
"privilege’s sliding scale & impact of exclusion"
“It’s definitely the wild, wild West of the haves & have-nots if you don’t have institutional knowledge”
“Environmental justice is not affirmative action. It’s not DEI to have right to breathe clean air" www.fromdayone.co/stories/2025...

AI agents are practical. Reliability is another matter. - SiliconANGLE AI agents are practical. Reliability is another matter. - SiliconANGLE

Assistant prof. Niloufar Salehi was featured in the Silicon Angle for her insights on the lack of reliability in AI agents.🤖

More: siliconangle.com/2024/11/29/a...

2025 International Day of Women and Girls in Science In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly declared 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. On 11 February 2025, we will celebrate its 10th anniversary together at UNESCO...

Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 is the 10th annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science. 👩‍🔬 🧪 ⚛️ 🔭 🎢 🍎 🥽

Please Don't Be Like Mark Zuckerberg. Jobs Don't Need 'Masculine Energy.' The Meta CEO shared his baffling, retrograde views with Joe Rogan.

He talks about "masculinity & femininity like they’re a vibe, as opposed to institutional inequalities that he is actively perpetuating and deepening" ... “his company & sector is overwhelmingly dominated by powerful, straight white guys.” #masculineenergy www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-z...

"...including neurodiversity in the workplace is not so much 'we need to prepare for neurodivergent people entering the workforce' –It's about recognizing that neurodivergent people are already there"
Khushboo Chabria –'Neurodiversity For Dummies'
#futureofwork #podcast voices.berkeley.edu/podcasts

Ignorance is the enemy within: On the power of our privilege, and the privilege of our power - Ford Foundation Darren Walker on how ignorance can fuel inequality, and learning from our oversights can forge a way towards justice.

“Ignorance, allied with power... is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” – James Baldwin in 1972 www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-sto...

Can We Build a World Where We All Belong? john a. powell explains why we distance ourselves from groups of people and how we can all find the connection that we crave.

Hope is "nostalgia for the future."
"I’m not an optimist, nor I’m a pessimist. I’m a possibilist. I believe what we do matters."
"What we can do, what we must do, is to be engaged without knowing, without having guarantees, of the outcome"
– john a powell greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...

Big Bang! Business Competition - Round 1 Welcome to the 25th annual Big Bang! Business Competition! The annual Big Bang! Business Competition provides a forum for innovators to collaborate, develop and test business ideas—and compete for cas...

Big Bang! Business Competition & forum for innovators to collaborate, develop & test business ideas—& compete for cash prizes. Eligible teams must have at least 1 founder affiliated with a California-based institution of higher education. March 3, 2025 deadline
ucdavis.startuptree.co/event/s/8xmc...

Little Bang! Pitch + Poster Competition Team Registration 🚀 To compete, register here by 1 PM on February 6, 2025.  UC Davis Reprographics will print your competition poster free of charge. Submit your poster directly to UC Davis Reprographics by February 10...

The Little Bang! define your business idea & communicate it concisely on a poster. Competition is open to all currently enrolled students at the high school, community college, undergraduate or graduate level. The registration deadline is February 6 by 1 PM.
ucdavis.startuptree.co/event/s/bvWS...

Show Her The Money Movie | Screening Hosted by Berkeley Skydeck (Berkeley, CA) A film about venture capital, angel investing and funding women owned businesses.

Show Her the Money screening @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social January 23 : showherthemoneymovie.com/screenings/s...

Catch up with latest Future of Work podcast from Berkeley Extension & CITRIS – incl. where AI & people meet, AI career coaches & PIPs or performance improvement plan. Take a listen as you return to your commute. voices.berkeley.edu/podcasts @innovationhub.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

RSVP to AI Summit + Innovation Mixer - SCET IIR x Soma Cap | Partiful Join us for an evening at the AI Summit + Innovation Mixer, a collaborative event by UC Berkeley's SCET Innovators in Residence Decal (IIR), SCET Student Innovation Fellows Program, and Soma Capital. ...

for the Berkeley startup peoples
AI Summit + Innovation Mixer - SCET IIR x Soma Cap
Monday, Nov 18
5:00pm – 7:00pm
partiful.com/e/c5U334ZTxX...

The future of green technology: catalyzing climate solutions. November 14 6:30 pm in Berkeley.

Near Berkeley? Join us: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-future...

The plastics industry says this technology could help banish pollution. It’s ‘an illusion,’ critics say | CNN The plastic industry is pitching chemical recycling as a great new hope in the battle against the plastic pollution crisis. Experts say not so fast

"No one’s cracking the nut of how to deal with the wide variety of plastics people use every day" Chemical recycling "isn’t turned into new plastic products but rather fuel to be burned" “It’s like a fancy way to incinerate without saying that you’re using an incinerator” www.cnn.com/2024/05/30/c...

The Future of Work Podcast—New Episode! Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the way we worked and the skills we needed to succeed in our respective fields was shifting.

A great conversation on what is happening with job descriptions, hiring processes, and the impact of AI in creating a "Sea of Sameness" both on the job description side and even the applicant pool. Hear from Kat Kibben voices.berkeley.edu/extension/fu...

Homeless people can be ticketed for sleeping outside, Supreme Court rules | CNN Politics The Supreme Court ruled Friday in favor of an Oregon city that ticketed homeless people for sleeping outside, rejecting arguments that such “anti-camping” ordinances violate the Constitution’s ban on ...

“Sleep is a biological necessity, not a crime,” Sotomayor wrote. “For some people, sleeping outside is their only option” The city “punishes them for being homeless. That is unconscionable & unconstitutional” www.cnn.com/2024/06/28/p... Fining people w/out resources makes it harder to escape poverty

Let's talk about giving deskless workers access to generative #AI - Join Murial Clauson at Anthill for great insights and actions voices.berkeley.edu/extension/fu... @innovationhub.bsky.social @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social #podcast

Compassion is making a comeback in America A decade ago, research showed a troubling dip in empathy. A new study provides more hope.

""empathy among young Americans is rebounding, reaching levels indistinguishable from the highs of the 1970s"" www.vox.com/future-perfe...

"We have to give them [our kids] back a human childhood & childhood spent on a screen is not a human childhood" Jonathan Haidt NYU www.brookings.edu/events/the-n...
To do: 1–no smart phone before high school; 2–no social media until 16yrs; 3–phone free schools; 4–more independence in real world

how I am feeling

Michael Wu breaks down what you need to know about #AI as a leader & an organization so you don’t lose your competitive edge.
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