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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 22/03/2026

How is this an "assist" when no one asked for this? We don't want ICE on our streets. Why would we want them "assisting" at our airports? Their assistance has only brought killing, chaos, and injustice.

A screenshot of a news article headline from NBC News that reads "Tom Homan says ICE agents will assist at crowded airport security points amid TSA staffing shortages" written by Alexandra Marquez on Sunday March 22, 2026

White House border czar Tom Homan (pictured) said Sunday that ICE agents will deploy to airports across the country on Monday to assist TSA officers with security at airport entrances and exits where lines have been particularly long in recent weeks.

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 20/03/2026

Should AI really determine who lives or dies? From Anthropic's fallout with the Pentagon to Israel's use of AI in Gaza attacks to data centers being hit, I talk about AI's influence in global politics in my latest newsletter. Read here: bit.ly/code-conscie... Or listen: youtu.be/9D2LrEUDiwY

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 19/02/2026

Black history shows us that oppressive systems can be challenged. In Code & Conscience #20, I discuss how the resistance of the past can help communities hold tech companies & leaders accountable today. Read the issue here: bit.ly/code-conscie... Or listen on YouTube: youtu.be/RIwKQy2VW3E

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 12/02/2026

Could Black History be a blueprint for fighting modern “technofascism”? Technofascism isn’t just about politics or tech. It is about who holds power and uses systems to push their ideologies while claiming to maintain order. Read more here: bit.ly/code-conscie... #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 09/02/2026

Good intentions don’t scale but frameworks do. I talk about the orgs showing what this looks like in practice–from building harm checks to embedding safety principles into how models behave. AI becomes trustworthy by anticipating harm instead of reacting. Read here: bit.ly/code-conscie...

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 29/01/2026

When AI harms show up once, maybe it's a mistake. When they keep showing up even after we see the damage, it’s fair to ask if it’s intentional. In my latest issue, I explore why some genAI harms stop looking like bugs and start looking like features. Read the issue here: bit.ly/code-conscie...

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 23/12/2025

Tech can often yield unexpected outcomes. You build Feature A, expecting Result B, but you end up with Result Z! Since outcomes are not always linear, #SystemsThinking is an approach I use as a tech leader to build complex and interconnected systems. Read more here: bit.ly/code-conscie...

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 27/11/2025

I’m writing a #book! 📚 And I want to take you all on this journey with me. If you know me, you KNOW I’m about building safe tech. This issue kicks off a 3-part series exploring the ideas inside the book, starting with #TechStrategy and the crisis of Societal Debt. Read here: bit.ly/code-conscie...

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 13/11/2025

Tech is having a midlife crisis. Google is anxious, Apple is confused, & Meta is trying too hard. The tech bubbles of the last few years have been existential dread disguised as innovation. Read more in my latest issue of Code & Conscience: “Tech’s Midlife Crisis” bit.ly/code-conscie...

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 04/11/2025

Is it possible to develop #AI without harming society & the planet? I think so. The answer isn’t bigger models; it’s smarter ones. #DecentralizedAI & #SmallLanguageModels are proving that we can innovate & protect the environment. Read & subscribe here: code-conscience.kit.com/posts/code-c...

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 16/10/2025

Remember “Move fast and break things”? It built Silicon Valley and now it’s breaking everything else. In my new #CodeAndConscience issue, I talk about why our culture of reckless innovation needs to shift and how we can build with conscience, not chaos. Read & Subscribe: bit.ly/code-conscie...

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 14/10/2025

Having such a great time @allthingsopen.bsky.social, catching up w/ old friends, making new ones, & hearing from some of the best to get on stage! For day 2, I'll share my quest to balance #AI innovation w/ #opensource #SLMs without losing focus on performance, privacy, & the planet. See you there!

All Things Open 2025 is happening in Raleigh, NC, October 12-14.

This promotional speaker graphic features Erica Stanley--Technology Leader, Community Organizer, Investor, and Advisor.

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 12/09/2025

#CodeAndConscience is back after a hiatus to focus on family. In this issue, "The Role of Tech in #PublicHealth," I explore how tech can transform public health. But at what cost? I ask tough questions on data, ethics & equity. Read & join the conversation: bit.ly/code-conscie... #HealthTech

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 17/07/2025

The recent #TexasFloods were catastrophic. Meteorologists predicted the storms, but too many folks didn’t get an alert. The problem wasn’t the tech; it was #DOGE, the overreliance on #AI, & #layoffs of human staff. Read “Who Bears the #Climate Consequences of #EmergingTech?” bit.ly/code-conscie...

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 09/07/2025

#BlackSky You’ve likely seen new AI videos giving “Black auntie energy.” But what you’re seeing is manufactured--digital Blackface showing up as AI rappers, fake influencers, & bots using AAVE to go viral. I break down why it’s harmful & how to fight back ⬇️ Read & subscribe: bit.ly/code_conscie...

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 09/07/2025

Looks like Sotomayor agreed with the court's decision that it was legal and Kagan was silent 🤷🏾‍♀️

This is a screen capture from a CNN article on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's solo dissent.

The text reads: "Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the senior liberal, agreed with the decision. While she nodded to Jackson’s concerns about restructuring “federal agencies in a manner inconsistent with congressional mandates,” she pointed out that the White House had required agencies to carry out the reductions in a way that is “consistent with applicable law.”

Whether or not they do so, Sotomayor suggested, is a question for a future case.

Justice Elena Kagan, another member of the court’s liberal wing, was silent."

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 04/07/2025

Meta made a Black queer mom named Liz. She’s not real. And not a single one of her creators is Black. In #CodeAndConscience 8️⃣, I unmask digital Blackface as racism hiding behind code, allowing companies to profit off Blackness w/ none of the consequences. Read & subscribe: bit.ly/code_conscie...

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 26/06/2025

When folks say “tech is neutral,” what they really mean is “I’m not ready to talk about who’s being harmed, who’s being helped, and who’s pulling the levers.” I talk the myth of tech’s neutrality, share some personal news & really good book recs. Click here to subscribe: code-conscience.kit.com

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 19/06/2025

Tech is NOT neutral. Those in power behind the tech can shape movements, politics, & perception. Read my latest issue of Code & Conscience: Can Algorithms Drive Revolution? Read & subscribe here: code-conscience.kit.com/posts/code-c... Or listen on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R55M...

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 06/06/2025

New Code & Conscience is out: 🗣️ AI Is NOT One of Your Little Friends! I talk AI boyfriends, therapy bots, and where we draw the line. Click here to subscribe: code-conscience.kit.com Or listen on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEYb... #CodeAndConscience #AI #MentalHealth #HumanCenteredTech

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 08/05/2025

Code & Conscience #005 is out: The Career Issue! I talk #careergrowth, #resilience, meaningful #networking, and why #community is the secret recipe to thriving and growing. Click this link to subscribe: code-conscience.kit.com/posts/code-c... Or listen on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQvq...

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 17/04/2025

📢 New Code & Conscience 004 is out! Explore how senior leaders are defining the future of tech leadership with intention, ethics, & global citizenship. We are key in shaping a responsible tech world. Read & subscribe! code-conscience.kit.com/posts/code-c... #CodeAndConscience #TechLeadership

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 02/04/2025

📢 I just published issue #3 of my newsletter, Building a Better Tech Future for Women, yesterday! I felt recognition of some awe-inspiring #womenintech 🔥 was necessary for #WHM —along w/ a callout for the kind of cultures we need to grow future women tech leaders. Read more here: lnkd.in/et8AiakP

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 01/01/2025

Happy New Year from Panama! 🥂 🎆

Erica and her husband on a rooftop, with the Panama City skyline in the background

Erica and her husband visiting the island of Taboga, Panama

2 glasses of champagne in front of city lights

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 01/01/2025

In these last few hours of 2024, I thought I'd share my end-of-year #recap. I had some lofty goals for this year and hit many of them. Here's my top 5 for 2024:

Erica Stanley shares her top 5 accomplishments of 2024:

1. 7 Keynotes, 2 Workshops, 7 Fireside Chats and Panels, and 16 conference sessions, including 1st Global Workshop with WomenTechmakers.
2. 14 REFACTR.TECH events
3. 3+ years at Google Play
4. First visit to Paris
5. Wrapped up 11 Years of Women Who Code in Atlanta

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 31/12/2024

If you see this post a concert picture you took this year 🎶

A live up-close view of Stevie Wonder's Atlanta show for his October 2024 tour

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 31/12/2024

At one of the #Atlanta #Tech Holiday mixers, @prpatel.dev and I discussed how we like to use the winter holidays to catch up on reading. I have a rotation of books that I start in December, but realistically, don't finish until March. This time, I thought it'd be fun to share what I'm reading.

Engineering leader, Erica Stanley, shares what she's reading over the winter holidays, including:
1. Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin
2. Automating Inequality by Virginia Eubanks
3.AI Engineering by Chip Huyen
4. Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
5. Executive Engineering by Jack Danger Canty
6. Black AF History by Michael Harriot
7. Software Architecture: The Hard Parts by Neal Ford et al
8. Engineering Management for the Rest of Us by Sarah Drasner
9. Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
10. An Elegant Puzzle by Will Larson

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 25/11/2024

With my Bluesky fam growing by a few thousand folks in a few weeks, it seems intros are in order. Welcome new friends & welcome back OGs! I’m an engineering leader @ Google Play, based in Atlanta. I also co-organize @refactrtech.bsky.social along w/ @angelmbanks.bsky.social & @bethlaing.bsky.social

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Erica Stanley @ericastanley.com · 24/04/2024

Excited for this #keynote at #AMxDC24! I've wanted to delve into this topic for a while, w/ increased usage of #emergingTech like #BCI, #wearables, #IoT, & #XR/ the #metaverse transforming traditional #interaction patterns. What are the new patterns & what does all of this mean for #accessibility?

A picture of keynote speaker, Erica Stanley, and the details of her session at AndroidMakers by droidcon. Her session is entitled: Accessibility and Interaction in a World Beyond Screens.

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