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2 - 'Race After Technology': Breaking Down the New Jim Code
The Innovator's Mic
English - February 11, 2021 07:00 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsBusiness News Tech News media marketing Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In the spirit of Black History Month, today we're talking about our latest Overbooked Book Club choice – Race After Technology,
Marchers Zorina Akhund and Franki Darnold take us through a brief background on the book’s author, Ruha Benjamin and her achievements as a writer and professor. They also cover few major themes of the book – including, how racism is deeply engrained in technology, Benjamin’s coined phrase: “The New Jim Code,” and how discriminatory design impacts the way we interact with tech. Finally, Zorina and Franki answer the overarching question of Race After Technology: Are robots racist?