emily witt

Research Sr. Director for Product Ethics & Inclusion @Salesforce, Master-of-Information @BerkeleyISchool, Former Technologist-for-Good @Roomtoread

[Sasha Costanza-Chock @schock]

Now class, can anyone tell me why this might be a bad idea?

[Daniel Griffin @danielsgriffin]

gathering some of my recent "reimaginings of how corporate announcements might look if they were grounded in an ethic of care and community"

1. a brave period tracker app
2. a beneficent search engine
3. editing the edit button tweet

(HT: @annejonas for the phrasing)

[emily witt @emilyewitt]

@kingjen @fatemehx2 Of course *you two* know each other! 🥰

[Daniel Griffin @danielsgriffin]

r̶a̶c̶y̶ oppressive search results
"addressing feedback" through only *claimed* representational repairs going forward is not "remediation through legitimate processes"[1]

Google's duty isn't just to stop reinforcing oppressive representations, but to provide remedy, reparation.

[Deirdre K. mulligan @DMulliganUCB]

Support #PublicInterestTech by supporting programs that produce leaders @JoeBeOne @kingjen @npdoty @emilyewitt @emilylengle @ssnstudy @zephoria @andwewmcd Ashkan Soltani, Nitin Kohli & is cultivating the nextgen @emma_lurie @lauren_marietta @orissa_rose @nchisays @JiSuYoo1 etc..

[emily witt @emilyewitt]

I just love a good hot take from @DMulliganUCB!

[Deirdre K. mulligan @DMulliganUCB]

hot take: human rights & ethics in tech emphasis on decisional & other tools is pointless without experts w right mix of interdisciplinary knowledge & training. That iswhy @BerkeleyISchool & our alum matter @JoeBeOne @npdoty @kingjen @DanielKluttz @emilyewitt @zephoria @ssnstudy

[emily witt @emilyewitt]

+💯

[Daniel Griffin @danielsgriffin]

Do you:
- work in data engineering?
- and search the web at work?
I am a PhD candidate @BerkeleyISchool interviewing people in data engineering-related roles about their use of web search at work.
If interested, please email me at [email protected] or send a DM. Thanks!

[Daniel Griffin @danielsgriffin]

The Sound of Music was my dad’s favorite movie. He passed the day after Christmas last year. This year my siblings and mom (scattered across a half-dozen houses) are watching it together and sharing memories/laughs. @emilyewitt & I are overjoyed to watch with our 1-week old baby!

[Daniel Griffin @danielsgriffin]

🚨 @CTSPBerkeley's Call for Fellowship Applications!
- Health + Sensors
- Sustaining Democracy and Building Community
- Integrating Safety & Privacy
- Just Algorithms: Fairness, Transparency, and Justice

Co-sponsorship opp w/ @CLTCBerkeley @AfogBerkeley
https://t.co/MN5wkL84Qo

[Office of Equality @SalesforceEQ]

Having difficult conversations at work is not only inevitable, it’s necessary for the growth of your business, brand, and company. @RachelMGillum shares how she’s managed these conversations — from the workplace and beyond: https://t.co/kWUZyvxLTu

[emily witt @emilyewitt]

Thanks @glennsorrentino! So grateful you’re part of my community of practice (the importance of which I mention in the piece)!

[emily witt @emilyewitt]

Thanks @baxterkb! 🥰

[emily witt @emilyewitt]

I wrote about what I’ve learned as a user researcher, in collaboration with designers, PMs, ethicists, and others as we’ve worked to incorporate ethics (and equity! and justice!) into our design process in order to guide our technologies’ impact on users, non-users, and society.

[Daniel Griffin @danielsgriffin]

@biocuriosity pictured: a young cat-goat (white with black mask) on a window sill

[Alexander Manevitz - Historicities on BSKY too @historicities]

My piece today in @washingtonpost @madebyhistory on the lessons (and warnings) of Reconstruction's shortcomings and the urge to "get back to normal" in the time COVID and of #BlackLivesMatter.

https://t.co/Tbc4Z8K91l