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Jill Finlayson

@jfinlayson.bsky.social
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Social entrepreneurship, tech4good, startups, innovation, women in tech, future of work, responsible AI, ethics, DEI. CITRIS Innovation Hub and EDGE in Tech at UC, University of California, Go Bears! LinkedIn.com/in/jillfinlayson

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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Do you have a lot of questions about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion? We have answers. Join Bo Young Lee for advice, insights, and candor that cuts through politics. #DEIisnotDOA voices.berkeley.edu/podcast/dei-...
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DEI Is Not DOA, Part 1
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
"A model’s inability to respect a user’s prompt is particularly problematic" Ask Sora for “A person smiling,” 9 out of 10 videos produced women." College profs, CEOs, political & religious leaders –all men, while childcare workers, nurses, receptionists – all women" www.wired.com/story/openai... #AI
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OpenAI’s Sora Is Plagued by Sexist, Racist, and Ableist Biases
WIRED tested the popular AI video generator from OpenAI and found that it amplifies sexist stereotypes and ableist tropes, perpetuating the same biases already present in AI image tools.
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
“ProPublica found that, since the ban, incidence of sepsis has increased by more than 50% for women who had second-trimester miscarriages… ProPublica also counted 120 deaths of hospitalized pregnant women, a massive increase.” steady.substack.com/p/women-in-t...
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Women in Texas Are Dying
Republicans pressured to “clarify” state abortion ban
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
When “the Queen of Hearts yells ‘off with their heads’ for her subjects,” Howell added, that “cannot be the reality we are living under.” www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...
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Judge temporarily blocks part of Trump’s executive order against prominent Democratic Party-tied law firm Perkins Coie | CNN Politics
A federal judge on Wednesday halted parts of President Donald Trump’s executive order that targeted a Democratic-linked law firm.
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes. Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
@innovationhub.bsky.social is happy to open nominations for leaders promoting participation of women and people of color in STEM fields and expanding our workforce for semiconductors, AI innovation, and emerging deep tech careers. Nominate stellar leaders here: edge.berkeley.edu/athena-awards/
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Jackanapes @jacktually.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Reunited with my original tribe Saturday - what a great afternoon! Not many people my age (60) can take a photo with this many friends from 7th grade, along with a transformative teacher. @jfinlayson.bsky.social
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
DEI quotes: "privilege’s sliding scale & impact of exclusion" “It’s definitely the wild, wild West of the haves & have-nots if you don’t have institutional knowledge” “Environmental justice is not affirmative action. It’s not DEI to have right to breathe clean air" www.fromdayone.co/stories/2025...
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Charting the evolving values relationship between companies and their employees.
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UC Berkeley School of Information @berkeleyischool.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Assistant prof. Niloufar Salehi was featured in the Silicon Angle for her insights on the lack of reliability in AI agents.🤖 More: siliconangle.com/2024/11/29/a...
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AI agents are practical. Reliability is another matter. - SiliconANGLE
AI agents are practical. Reliability is another matter. - SiliconANGLE
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Physghoul 👻 🎃 @physgal.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 is the 10th annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science. 👩‍🔬 🧪 ⚛️ 🔭 🎢 🍎 🥽
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2025 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly declared 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. On 11 February 2025, we will celebrate its 10th anniversary together at UNESCO...
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
He talks about "masculinity & femininity like they’re a vibe, as opposed to institutional inequalities that he is actively perpetuating and deepening" ... “his company & sector is overwhelmingly dominated by powerful, straight white guys.” #masculineenergy www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-z...
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Please Don't Be Like Mark Zuckerberg. Jobs Don't Need 'Masculine Energy.'
The Meta CEO shared his baffling, retrograde views with Joe Rogan.
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
"...including neurodiversity in the workplace is not so much 'we need to prepare for neurodivergent people entering the workforce' –It's about recognizing that neurodivergent people are already there" Khushboo Chabria –'Neurodiversity For Dummies' #futureofwork #podcast voices.berkeley.edu/podcasts
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
“Ignorance, allied with power... is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” – James Baldwin in 1972 www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-sto...
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Ignorance is the enemy within: On the power of our privilege, and the privilege of our power - Ford Foundation
Darren Walker on how ignorance can fuel inequality, and learning from our oversights can forge a way towards justice.
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Hope is "nostalgia for the future." "I’m not an optimist, nor I’m a pessimist. I’m a possibilist. I believe what we do matters." "What we can do, what we must do, is to be engaged without knowing, without having guarantees, of the outcome" – john a powell greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...
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Can We Build a World Where We All Belong?
john a. powell explains why we distance ourselves from groups of people and how we can all find the connection that we crave.
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Big Bang! Business Competition & forum for innovators to collaborate, develop & test business ideas—& compete for cash prizes. Eligible teams must have at least 1 founder affiliated with a California-based institution of higher education. March 3, 2025 deadline ucdavis.startuptree.co/event/s/8xmc...
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Big Bang! Business Competition - Round 1
Welcome to the 25th annual Big Bang! Business Competition! The annual Big Bang! Business Competition provides a forum for innovators to collaborate, develop and test business ideas—and compete for cas...
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
The Little Bang! define your business idea & communicate it concisely on a poster. Competition is open to all currently enrolled students at the high school, community college, undergraduate or graduate level. The registration deadline is February 6 by 1 PM. ucdavis.startuptree.co/event/s/bvWS...
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Little Bang! Pitch + Poster Competition Team Registration
🚀 To compete, register here by 1 PM on February 6, 2025.  UC Davis Reprographics will print your competition poster free of charge. Submit your poster directly to UC Davis Reprographics by February 10...
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Show Her the Money screening @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social January 23 : showherthemoneymovie.com/screenings/s...
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Show Her The Money Movie | Screening Hosted by Berkeley Skydeck (Berkeley, CA)
A film about venture capital, angel investing and funding women owned businesses.
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Catch up with latest Future of Work podcast from Berkeley Extension & CITRIS – incl. where AI & people meet, AI career coaches & PIPs or performance improvement plan. Take a listen as you return to your commute. voices.berkeley.edu/podcasts @innovationhub.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
for the Berkeley startup peoples AI Summit + Innovation Mixer - SCET IIR x Soma Cap Monday, Nov 18 5:00pm – 7:00pm partiful.com/e/c5U334ZTxX...
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RSVP to AI Summit + Innovation Mixer - SCET IIR x Soma Cap | Partiful
Join us for an evening at the AI Summit + Innovation Mixer, a collaborative event by UC Berkeley's SCET Innovators in Residence Decal (IIR), SCET Student Innovation Fellows Program, and Soma Capital. ...
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Near Berkeley? Join us: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-future...
The future of green technology: catalyzing climate solutions. November 14 6:30 pm in Berkeley.
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 29/06/2024
"No one’s cracking the nut of how to deal with the wide variety of plastics people use every day" Chemical recycling "isn’t turned into new plastic products but rather fuel to be burned" “It’s like a fancy way to incinerate without saying that you’re using an incinerator” www.cnn.com/2024/05/30/c...
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The plastics industry says this technology could help banish pollution. It’s ‘an illusion,’ critics say | CNN
The plastic industry is pitching chemical recycling as a great new hope in the battle against the plastic pollution crisis. Experts say not so fast
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 28/06/2024
A great conversation on what is happening with job descriptions, hiring processes, and the impact of AI in creating a "Sea of Sameness" both on the job description side and even the applicant pool. Hear from Kat Kibben voices.berkeley.edu/extension/fu...
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The Future of Work Podcast—New Episode!
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the way we worked and the skills we needed to succeed in our respective fields was shifting.
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 28/06/2024
“Sleep is a biological necessity, not a crime,” Sotomayor wrote. “For some people, sleeping outside is their only option” The city “punishes them for being homeless. That is unconscionable & unconstitutional” www.cnn.com/2024/06/28/p... Fining people w/out resources makes it harder to escape poverty
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Homeless people can be ticketed for sleeping outside, Supreme Court rules | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court ruled Friday in favor of an Oregon city that ticketed homeless people for sleeping outside, rejecting arguments that such “anti-camping” ordinances violate the Constitution’s ban on ...
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 22/06/2024
Let's talk about giving deskless workers access to generative #AI - Join Murial Clauson at Anthill for great insights and actions voices.berkeley.edu/extension/fu... @innovationhub.bsky.social @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social #podcast
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 26/04/2024
""empathy among young Americans is rebounding, reaching levels indistinguishable from the highs of the 1970s"" www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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Compassion is making a comeback in America
A decade ago, research showed a troubling dip in empathy. A new study provides more hope.
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 09/04/2024
"We have to give them [our kids] back a human childhood & childhood spent on a screen is not a human childhood" Jonathan Haidt NYU www.brookings.edu/events/the-n... To do: 1–no smart phone before high school; 2–no social media until 16yrs; 3–phone free schools; 4–more independence in real world
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 02/04/2024
how I am feeling
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 02/03/2024
Michael Wu breaks down what you need to know about #AI as a leader & an organization so you don’t lose your competitive edge. @berkeleyischool.bsky.social @citrisnews.bsky.social @innovationhub.bsky.social #futureofwork #podcast #AI #NextGen #lifelonglearning voices.berkeley.edu/extension/fu...
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 27/02/2024
“But it didn’t. Even after accounting for things like BMI and medication use, women born later had nearly twice the odds of experiencing daily hot flashes than in prior generations.” www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 09/02/2024
Please take a listen - a great discussion of evidence based insights and data for job trends with @danielzhao.bsky.social FYI @berkeleyischool.bsky.social @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social @ucberkeley-cto.bsky.social @econberger.bsky.social @citrisnews.bsky.social voices.berkeley.edu/extension/fu...
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CITRIS Innovation Hub @innovationhub.bsky.social · 16/01/2024
Undergrads #UCBerkeley - Enroll now: Two courses open: "Designing Startups to Transform Society Challenge Lab" scet.berkeley.edu/students/cou... for new innovators and "Innovators in Residence" for experienced startup students decal.berkeley.edu/courses/7306 #socent #impact #startups
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 11/01/2024
#Climate #Health #Poverty #Women #Equity edition.cnn.com/2023/12/05/a... "Studies have linked air pollution to an increased risk of endometriosis" Girls with higher exposure to air pollution had earlier first periods. Research "showing an impact on girls as early as in utero... is terrifying"
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 11/01/2024
Deepfake porn is a crisis, and Google directs people straight to the material, even including it in image results. I searched for the names of 36 female celebrities + the word "deepfakes" and the top results for 34 of them were nonconsensual deepfake porn. www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
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Google and Bing put nonconsensual deepfake porn at the top of some search results
Google and other search engines include nonconsensual deepfake porn in top image search results alongside tools that advertise the ability to create such material.
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 20/12/2023
New Future of Work Podcast with Barry O'Reilly and Michelle Hector - Check it out and line up your upskilling for the new year. voices.berkeley.edu/extension/fu... @innovationhub.bsky.social
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 29/11/2023
“unlock the monument” "Kinfolk is placing 4 new statues ...in collaboration with the Black artists... fashioned not from bronze or marble but from bits and bytes, visible only using augmented reality... Build hundreds of digital monuments for the price of one” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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CITRIS Innovation Hub @innovationhub.bsky.social · 26/11/2023
2023 EDGE in Tech #Holiday #giftguide for People in Tech Great gift ideas for women, people of color, and others in tech! edgeintech.medium.com/2023-holiday... Please share @berkeleylab.bsky.social @ucberkeley-cto.bsky.social @kcisbister.bsky.social @ucscgenomics.bsky.social @sheilaw.bsky.social
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 22/11/2023
"For their own self preservation, AI models need to be able to distinguish between real and fake content." -Hany Farid arxiv.org/abs/2311.12202
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 19/11/2023
Deadline extended to Mon Nov 27! Nominate amazing leaders fostering diversity in tech. See prior winners & nominate: edge.berkeley.edu/athena-awards/ Last year's winners: Jodi Shelton, Tonya Evans, Dr. Erika Moore, and Cal NERDS. Give thanks for those who make a difference. Nominate now!
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 01/11/2023
Future of Work podcast: October 2023: Becoming an AI Native with Chalenge Masekera, data scientist at Faros AI.  With AI evolving at lightning speed, are we entering the age of adopt or perish? voices.berkeley.edu/extension/fu...
Future of Work podcast image - With the advent of generative AI and large language models and chatbots, we need to take a look at the skills you will need, the jobs that are impacted and the opportunity to increase productivity—not only for yourself, but for an organization as a whole. With AI evolving at lightning speed, are we quickly entering the age of adopt or perish? To take a deeper dive, we have invited Chalenge Masekera to join us. Chalenge is a data scientist currently working at Faros AI, a company dedicated to enabling enterprises to get invaluable insights into their engineering operations. Chalenge's passion lies in harnessing the boundless potential of AI and data-driven insights. He envisions a world where businesses and individuals alike can seize unparalleled opportunities from AI for success in our rapidly evolving world. He received his masters in Information Management and Systems from the UC Berkeley School of Information.
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
Apply by 31 Oct 2023 Robotics for Good, AI for Good Innovation Factory is United Nations-focused pitching platform to help start-ups grow & scale innovative robotics solutions, by connecting to potential business partners, investors, governments, big IT companies aiforgood.itu.int/event/meet-t...
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
"So much of teacher training is very stagnant. There isn’t enough innovation and there’s a lot of resistance to change.” www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/07... "More “transformative leadership” is needed to hold institutions accountable to their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion"
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
"Ellingrud said 85 percent of jobs impacted by generative AI will be concentrated in four job categories: food services, customer service and sales, office administration, and manufacturing. The first three are dominated by women." foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/21/a... #AI #gender #equity #futureofwork
A solar-powered robot gathers tea sprouts using automatic optical identification in a tea garden in Hangzhou, China, on March 28.LONG WEI/FUTURE PUBLISHING VIA GETTY IMAGES
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
"Should — and if so, how should — writers be recognized and remunerated for AI-generated works that mimic their voices?" “We generate a person’s profile as they passively use our product.” techcrunch.com/2023/10/25/g...
Imagine a company tapping a Grammarly voice profile while a writer’s on leave — or after they’ve been let go — to publish blog posts under their byline without their approval and without compensating them. Or, picture a Grammarly voice profile being used to impersonate someone in a sophisticated phishing attempt.

It’s not as far-fetched as it sounds. Author Jane Friedman discovered in August that new books were being sold on Amazon under her name — new books that she didn’t write, and that appeared to have been generated by AI. (Amazon later removed the fake books and said that its policies prohibit such imitation.)
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
Monday, 30 October 2023  GLOBAL SUMMIT REPLAY Armin Wedler, DLR Robotics Institute; Bernhard Kowatsch, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). #AI #Food
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 27/10/2023
Halloween costumes #theoryofchange www.linkedin.com/posts/vu-le-...
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
Pioneering e-Commerce for Governments?! Let's go Founder Paola Santana and Glass! commerce.glass/blogs/glass-...
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
Don't miss: #AI w/Timnit Gebru citris-uc.org/event/citris... DAIR ...approach not only outperforms current models from Big Tech corporations in applications like machine translation & automatic speech recognition, but also serves to distribute power across the world in the hands of grassroots orgs
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
"The students are inspiring in their willingness to embrace unfamiliar learning environments & advance their ability to solve big societal challenges. It’s an honor to watch them grow ...& develop lasting skills that will serve them well in their future careers." citris-uc.org/experience-i...
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 13/10/2023
"It’s a decision scores of college-educated women have made over the years & which, in part, explains why gender earnings gap is wider among college-educated women compared with those w/out a college degree." "Men are able to step forward because women step backward" www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
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Jill Finlayson @jfinlayson.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
Investing in Inclusion Pitch Competition Saturday, October 28⋅9:00am – 1:00pm Haas School of Business - 2220 Piedmont Avenue - Chou Hall, Spieker Forum - Berkeley, CA 94720 For details, go here: haas.berkeley.edu/equity/event...
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