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Leaders Say Public Health Ethics Is Necessary for Social Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

How does the field of public health—given its role in making decisions that impact entire populations—define ethics? How can it be used to advance health equity and social justice? Ethical values are critical to all that we do,” says Dr. Nancy Krieger , a professor of social epidemiology at Harvard T.H.

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AI and Racial Justice: Navigating the Dual Impact on Marginalized Communities

NonProfit Quarterly

Without intentional, ethical oversight, the data and algorithms behind AI risk repeating patterns of exclusion, discrimination, and bias. It reaches into healthcare, finance, justice, education, and public policy, promising to streamline and elevate.

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The Stories We Tell About AI

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Alex Ash Narratives are an essential prerequisite to social change. These stories are championed uncritically by the media , are present in nascent industrial policies , and are reinforced by a majority of business leaders. For example, a headline from Tech Policy Press reads Why Hasty AI Regulation Could Hurt Africa.

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Honest Brokers, Technology, and Health Justice: What Are We Learning?

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: anuwat Sikham on iStock In healthcare and social services, amid an aging population and an increased demand for care, there is a growing need for neutralor at least quasi-neutral honest brokers who can build trust and balance the conflicts of competing parties.

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Building Boundaries in Love for Equity and Justice: An AI Manifesto

NonProfit Quarterly

It calls for AI that is designed explicitly to dismantle systemic inequities and address the social ills caused by historical and present-day injustices. To prevent injury, we must establish metaphorical boundaries of love through ethical guardrails that guide AI development with compassion, care, and foresight.

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Unlocking the Power of Data Refineries for Social Impact

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Social progress, on the other hand, shows a very different picture. What explains this massive split between the corporate and the social sectors? Some refer to this as the “ data divide ”—the increasing gap between the use of data to maximize profit and the use of data to solve social problems.

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A Social Movement Requires Momentum

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In the realm of social change, community-based leaders are skilled at influencing and using momentum to advance local solutions but often lack all the financial resources they need to push those solutions to their full potential. In its wake, momentum for change seemed to build. What if millions of congregants followed suit?