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Videos 09.27.23

Maya Wiley Testifies Before the Senate Rules Committee on AI and Elections

Our president and CEO Maya Wiley testifies before the Senate Rules Committee on #AI and the future of our elections. Online mis- and disinformation continue to confuse, intimidate, and harass people, especially vulnerable communities and people of color. Our democracy depends on trust, and more must be done to protect voters from the dangers of AI-generated content.

Press Release 09.7.23

The Leadership Conference Education Fund Announces Its “Center for Civil Rights and Technology,” a First of Its Kind Research and Advocacy Hub

WASHINGTON — Today, The Leadership Conference Education Fund launched an unprecedented initiative to create a fair, just, opportunity-rich, and rights-advancing future for all in the face of artificial intelligence with the creation of The Center for Civil Rights and Technology. The Center will serve as a convener, collaborator, and communicator on policy issues, ideas, and potential innovations that can advance, as well as protect, equity in society. Dr. Alondra Nelson — who served as deputy assistant to President Joe Biden and acting director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy — will serve as a senior advisor on Civil Rights and Technology to the president and CEO, Maya Wiley.

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