What happens when an economic value-add comes at the expense of humanity? What are our obligations to people?

Local experts Daphne McFerren (Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change) and Meka Eqwuekwe (CodeCrew) join us to share insights from their 2023 Policy Papers directly researching the impacts of automation on the workforce, the ethics of AI, and more.

Resources mentioned in the episodes include:

• Benjamin L. Hooks Institute of Social Change at University of Memphis
• Code Crew
• Hooks Institute 2023 Policy Papers
• Algorithmic Justice League
• Joy Buolamwini TED Talk "How I'm fighting bias in algorithms"

This episode is made possible in partnership with Independent Bank.