Co-Creating A Better Tech Future: Community Visions For Aligning Our Tech Future With The Public Interest

A better tech future is one where communities – especially
historically overlooked communities – are centered in the design,
development, and deployment of technology. Even more so,
humans’ relationship with technology has changed because
humans’ relationships with each other have changed. Cross-sector
endeavors and cross-functional teams allow people with myriad
skillsets to successfully collaborate to prioritize problems, identify
opportunities for improvement, develop technology while
mitigating systemic bias, and implement tech and data solutions
that address community-identified needs. Technical innovation and
complexity continues to progress at incredible rates, and access to
advanced technology is widespread.
A better tech future also includes structures

that provide enough support for people and
organizations to positively impact the world
in sustainable ways. This means the world has
business structures that allow both for-profit
and not-for-profit organizations to benefit
when they design for equity and inclusion.
Additionally, policies and regulations

encourage strong technical talent in all
sectors. Finally, investors fund not just
technical innovation but also process
innovation, and support incremental
improvements in addition to new
products and services.
AFUA BRUCE, PRINCIPAL, ANB ADVISORY GROUP LLC
CO-AUTHOR OF THE TECH THAT COMES NEXT
BETTER TECH FUTURE | 2

It’s encouraging to see more and more bright spots and innovations
from the industry around safety and it gives me great hope for the
future. But while we are moving in the right direction, it’s still true
these efforts are not as consistent and comprehensive as we’d all
like them to be. But the industry pendulum is definitely swinging in
the direction of a greater focus on safety, and the right kind of
questions are being asked and the right people are asking them.
It’s my hope more companies will start to embrace Safety by

Design to make their products safer for users right from the design
and development phase and we will continue to work
collaboratively with industry in an effort to make this a reality.
It’s also gratifying to see other countries

and jurisdictions taking a pragmatic and
consistent approach to regulation to not
only improve online safety for their
citizens, but also provide clear and
consistent guidance to industry about
what their global safety obligations
should be. We’re all in this together,
and only by working together can
we hope to create a safer and more
civil internet while continuing to
harness the myriad of benefits
technology brings to humanity.
JULIE INMAN-GRANT, AUSTRALIAN ESAFETY COMMISSIONER

I have always said any solution that is dependent on me is a solution
that is doomed... that the real problem…the anchor problem that
led to all these downstream consequences was not enough
different kinds of people were sitting at the table.
Our goal, what I view as success, is if we could have a million people

in the world who could have a conversation about the tradeoffs in
social media — the design of these systems, the significance of
different choices at a level of competency that was similar to mine
— that would be success. Because I don't believe any solution that
involves a couple hundred people scattered around the world can
ever be authentically democratic.
And so we're going to keep working to bring more

and more people to the table to be effective
commentators, to be effective inventors.
*Watch our recent video interview with

Frances Haugen and her vision for a better
tech future.
FRANCES HAUGEN, ADVOCATE FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND
TRANSPARENCY IN SOCIAL MEDIA

A better tech future must be centered on public interest values
that shape both the development of technological innovation, and
the public policy that sets guardrails around it. The public cannot
afford to be passive consumers of technology any longer. Internet
centered innovation provides the public with great power to
communicate, create, share, and form bonds in community.
This democratic power to communicate never existed before the

internet. The public also has distributed responsibility for the use of
that power, especially when it is used to create harm. Values like
free expression, competition and consumer choice, privacy and
control of individual data, quality content moderation, and
affordable access, and other values have to be as important as a
tech company's bottom line. It will take the public
will, through democratic government and civil
society organizations, to set this expectation
in tech innovation... and to enforce it through
regulation that is specific and flexible as
innovation develops.
*Public Knowledge, alongside the Association

for Progressive Communications, Creative
Commons, Derechos Digitales, Internet
Archive, Niskanen Center, and the
Wikimedia Foundation recently
launched the Movement for a
Better Internet.
CHRIS LEWIS, PRESIDENT & CEO AT PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE

Table of
Contents
Visions for a better tech future Learning from previous reports
9 Welcome letter 55 Responsible Tech Guide
10 Introduction 59 HX Report
12 About All Tech Is Human 63 Improving Social Media
13 A Hub of Knowledge 68 AI & Human Rights
14 8 categories for a better tech future
16 Multi-stakeholder collaboration Additional Learnings

20 Greater tech oversight
71-72 20 Podcasts
23 Diversifying the tech pipeline
73-75 50 related roles from our job board
28 Proactive tech policy
77 Thank you to the community
32 Better tech education
78 Get involved
35 Underlying systemic issues
38 Human flourishing alongside tech
42 Re-imagining tech futures

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BetterTechFuture.com

Let's co-create a better tech future.
But how? That is the major question that we are exploring in this report.
In order to align our tech future with the public interest, as is the aim for our
non-profit, we must actively engage a wide swath of the public across various
disciplines, backgrounds, and lived experiences, so that we can better
understand commonalities, differences, and the complex trade-offs involved in
how we design, develop, and deploy technologies.
What I hope you take away from this report is that we need a better system in
order to co-create a better tech future. Since 2018, All Tech Is Human has been
committed to creating a more cohesive Responsible Tech ecosystem that unites
the knowledge across civil society, government, industry, and academia while
promoting greater community and opportunities for collaboration. We have also
been focused on greatly expanding pathways for more individuals to be actively
involved in the "tech conversation."
The major shift that our organization is advocating for is to move away from the
traditional top-down mentality where a few anointed thought leaders develop a
plan that is then disseminated to the masses. In my opinion, that is an outdated
way of approaching the wicked tech & society issues we face. In order to move
the needle toward co-creation that is more considerate over a range of impacts
and interests, we need far greater public participation.
The future of technology is intertwined with the future of democracy and the
human condition, so it is necessary to create structures that are multi-
stakeholder, multidisciplinary, and unify multiple perspectives. I welcome you to
join our community Slack group and open working groups, attend our summits
and mixers, peruse our reports and job board, take part in our mentorship
program, and more.
Together we can define our ideal tech future and work

towards co-creating it,
David
DAVID RYAN POLGAR

Founder & Director of All Tech Is Human
New York, New York
David@AllTechIsHuman.org BETTER TECH FUTURE | 9

Introduction
“What we need is a mix of regulatory oversight, different business models, industry
self-regulation as well as citizen action, however appealing it may be to focus on a single
person.“ - Zeynep Tufekci, New York Times Opinion, Nov 4, 2022
We call ourselves “All Tech Is Human” for a reason. As an organization and a

movement, we take a human centered approach to technology. We believe that in
order to align our tech future with the public interest, we need to actively involve
the general public in the design, development, and dissemination of the tools that
permeate our lives.
Towards that end, all our reports - including this one - center the voices of our
community. For this report, we have aggregated answers to the question “What
does your better tech future look like and what can we do to achieve that future?” from
a wide range of individuals from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives, as well
as from surveys of our community through our large community Slack channel,
online gatherings, and the multiple in-person summits and mixers we have held
over the last year.
The purpose of this report is to better understand community values and trade-offs
so we can have a more collective approach to determining our tech future.
Decisions that affect so many should never be made with the input of so few.
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We’ve also reviewed previous reports for relevant perspectives, pulling insights
from our Responsible Tech Guide, as well as our reports on HX - Aligning our Tech
Future with our Human Experience, Improving Social Media, and AI & Human Rights.

Co-Creating a Better Tech Future
Some key themes have emerged - highlighting the importance of fostering multi-
stakeholder collaboration, addressing underlying systemic tech issues, improving
tech education, diversifying the tech talent pipeline, providing greater tech
oversight and proactive tech policy, actively reimagining tech futures, and fostering
human flourishing alongside tech. It appears we have a good sense of what a better
tech future should look like. Our next challenge is applying these insights towards
thoughtful and inclusive creation.
Since our founding in 2018, All Tech Is Human has been working towards a
paradigm shift that highlights the multiple interconnected parts of our socio-
technical ecosystem, acknowledges the competing values and complex trade-offs
involved in co-creating a better tech future, and recognizes that diversity is a
strength. Our participatory model that weaves together multiple perspectives is
entirely intentional, as it surfaces and holds space for the variety of opinions,
research, and resources needed to solve a complex problem and gathers energy
and support as, together, we chart a path forward.
Our processes strive to model our values and our approach. We believe that a
better tech future requires an active system of knowledge circulation across all
stakeholders - civil society, industry, academia, government, media, etc. Towards
that end, we have very intentionally cultivated an agnostic space that encourages
the intermingling of backgrounds, disciplines, and perspectives. Our working
groups, Slack channel conversations, educational programming, and events foster
bi-directional communication, community building, and interaction across multiple
groups. This approach is both relatively unique and profoundly necessary - helping
create a more conducive environment for tackling thorny tech and society issues.
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About All Tech Is Human
All Tech Is Human is a non-profit committed to co-creating a tech future aligned with the
public interest. Based in New York City with a global audience and lens, we have a wide-
range of activities focused around three key workstreams: multi-stakeholder convening &
community building, multidisciplinary education, and diversifying the traditional tech
pipeline with a broad range of backgrounds, disciplines, and lived experiences.
This holistic, multi-prong approach allows us to grow and support the overall Responsible
Tech ecosystem and movement around community values. A better ecosystem is better
equipped to tackle thorny tech & society issues.
Since 2018, we have brought together thousands of individuals from a variety of

backgrounds and perspectives to work towards co-creating a better tech future. We have a
community Slack group of over 4k members, our reports have profiled hundreds of
individuals, and our summits & mixers have united stakeholders across civil society,
government, industry, and academia. In addition, our mentorship program, job board, and
talent pool serve as a major pathway for new backgrounds and disciplines to work directly
in the emerging Responsible Tech ecosystem.
MULTISTAKEHOLDER MULTIDISCIPLINARY
DIVERSIFYING
CONVENING EDUCATION THE PIPELINE
Community Slack group Community reports Responsible Tech Guide

Summits & mixers Livestream series Job Board & talent pool

Multi-sector working groups Tech Stewardship Mentorship Program &
Program University Ambassadors
All Tech Is Human focuses on a wide range of activities so that we can both understand and
influence the entire Responsible Tech ecosystem. Through our programs, individuals and
organizations greatly benefit through a hub of knowledge and community-building. Our
activities work to create a more robust ecosystem that then is able to better tackle complex
issues.
A Hub of Knowledge
RESPONSIBLE TECH JOB BOARD:
All Tech Is Human curates a Responsible Tech Job Board, which features hundreds of
jobs, fellowships, and internships that focus on reducing the harms of technology,
diversifying the tech pipeline, and helping ensure that tech is aligned with the public
interest. These include roles in Ethical AI, Trust & Safety/integrity work, Tech Policy
and Governance, Data Privacy, Accessible & Human-Centered Design, Digital
Wellbeing, Tech & Democracy, and Public Interest Technology.
https://alltechishuman.org/responsible-tech-job-board
500+ RESPONSIBLE TECH ORGANIZATIONS:

All Tech Is Human has been mapping the emerging Responsible Tech movement
since 2018 - developing an evolving list of over 500 Responsible Tech organizations
that are working to build a better tech future. This list of organizations, tagged by
location and topic, is available on our website. When curating our list, we considered
the structure of the org, areas of focus (key topics are Responsible AI, Trust & Safety,
Public Interest Technology, Tech & Democracy, Youth/Tech/Wellbeing), ability for
others to get involved, and what the organization is producing. Through this list, you
will easily find thousands of resources that are being developed by the Responsible
Tech community. https://alltechishuman.org/responsible-tech-organizations
400+ RESPONSIBLE TECH INTERVIEWEES:

Since our founding in 2018, All Tech Is Human reports and events have featured a
diverse range of Responsible Tech leaders across civil society, government,
academia, and industry. By uniting these stakeholders, we are better able to tackle
thorny tech & society issues. Review our searchable list of the 400 + people who have
been involved with All Tech Is Human as profile interviews in our reports, panelists
and speakers at our summits, special guests for our livestreams, and more. We have
featured individuals from the United Nations, Aspen Institute, Berkman Klein Center,
World Economic Forum, Data & Society, Mozilla, IEEE, DataKind, Center for Humane
Technology, IBM, Salesforce, New_Public, Deloitte, Accenture, the New York Times,
Avanade, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, TikTok, Discord, Sesame Workshop,
Consumer Reports, eSafety office of Australia, Google, the FCC, Hulu, Roblox,
Partnership on AI, Web Foundation, Omidyar Network, Tony Blair Institute, and
many more! https://alltechishuman.org/responsible-tech-community
8 Categories of a Better Tech Future
Better Tech
Education
Proactive Tech Underlying
Policy Systemic Tech

Issues
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Tech Issues Human
Diversifying Flourishing
Tech Pipeline Alongside

Tech
Greater Tech Reimagining

Oversight Tech Futures
Responses to the question, "What does your better tech future look like and what can
we do to achieve that future?” surfaced eight distinct categories related to either a
perceived root cause of today's problems or an avenue for improving systems and
structures.
For a better tech future, tech companies need to acknowledge that they have
become global social institutions as well as corporations and do business
accordingly. That literally has to mean "doing well by doing good." Ways they can
do this include:
With independent experts, review the internal and external ecosystem of user
care and harm mitigation and identify where internal systems, such as content
moderation, fall short in each of their markets.
As an industry, identify, work with and fund external providers of user care that
complement industry efforts in every country, or at least regionally – providers
such as Europe’s Internet helplines and Meta-supported NCII.org now in India as
well as the UK. In addition to responding to statutory requirements around the
world, listen to representative samples of users in every market where their
services are used – for product and policy development.
Even before building “safety by design” into new

products and services, conduct thorough analyses
of potential unintended consequences to ensure
wellbeing.
As for the business model, there is nothing wrong

with corporate profit, but acknowledge that they
need to balance user wellbeing with corporate
profit and co-create with stakeholder groups –
including users, researchers, and policymakers –
innovative ways to measure, strike and
continue to maintain that balance.
With those stakeholder groups, openly

and collaboratively consider how to
structure their companies for that
balance and demonstrate to
ANNE COLLIER, FOUNDER, THE NET SAFETY COLLABORATIVE,
shareholders how user wellbeing WRITER, NETFAMILYNEWS.ORG

supports profitability.

When we consider the ramifications of a modern society,
the rise of technology can occasionally seem terrifying and
dystopian. However, the technology that will move
humanity forward can be developed using sensible, moral,
and intelligent principles. It can be designed with the
principles of inclusivity and sustainability, and it can bring
independence, education, consciousness, accessibility, and
community. We can build a better tech future for a better
world that encourages us. And we can endeavor to address
the concerns and rights of humanity and the wider universe
as we develop the technologies of the future, if only we
can put the long-term before the short-term and the rights
we are owed before ill-considered innovation.
Categories of a Better Tech Future

Multi-stakeholder Collaboration
on Tech Issues
At the heart of a better tech future is one that
involves all stakeholders - the builders, the
users, the sellers, the buyers, the policy makers,
the regulators, the researchers, the students
etc. A better tech future is participatory,
inclusive and empowered. It actively seeks to
ensure that all voices are heard - especially
those that have traditionally been marginalized
or excluded from the conversation. MAIRA ELAHI, STUDENT, RIVERSIDE SECONDARY SCHOOL


A better tech future can be fostered through cross-
disciplinary collaboration that engages the
communities in which innovation occurs. Embedding
ethics and responsible design across the curriculum of
technical programs at the post-secondary level is one
promising avenue for preparing future graduates to
generate and participate in a more equitable, inclusive,
and sustainable future. Disciplines that excel in the
critical contextualization of technology - those within
the humanities and social sciences - are essential for
informing this curriculum and promoting knowledge
diversity in tech design. -Alexi Orchard, PhD
Candidate at the University of Waterloo
For me a better tech future is where technology is

centered around the public good and historically
underrepresented and forgotten stakeholders. In order
to make technology more equitable and create a better
tech future, we must work in collaboration with one
another to use technology, data, and design as tools for
positive social change through an interdisciplinary
approach. By working together we can make
technology human-centric and equitable to address
global challenges in social justice, democracy,
environment, health, education, and more. -Caroline
Wills, University Ambassador with All Tech Is Human

My vision of a "better tech future" is one which takes the drive away
from profit and shifts it towards human communities, and moves away
from anthropocentrism, with a motivation to include the rest of nature
in tech solutions and visions. That sounds like a bunch of positive
words, and it is. These are the broad stroke goals that I think we need to
strive towards in order to make tech work for humanity and the world.
I’m not sure we know exactly what that future will look like, but if we
espouse the right methods and approach, I believe that we can achieve
it. That is why we need so many different individuals and communities
to be involved, because they will determine exactly how that future will
look and be implemented on an everyday and local level. For now, we
need those already involved and interested to be promoting an
inclusive and considerate approach, as well as

continuing to drive specific projects which will
help a more humane tech future to come
together. This involves placing importance
on and dedicating time to increasing tech
and digital literacy, and espousing
transparency and accountability.
We need to listen to and take inspiration

from the young and old, all parts of the
globe, and every conceivable stake-
holder. This is a scale which at the
moment seems incredible, and maybe
it is - but how are we going to achieve
a better tech future if we do not hope
for a truly holistic one?
GRACE VOLANTE, PHILOSOPHY MSC STUDENT, UNIVERSITY OF
EDINBURGH


A better tech future to me is one where people have the freedom and
choice to participate in digital society the way they choose to. Our
current digital ecosystem is lacking in transparency, inclusivity, and
communication. Political polarization, algorithmic bias, security
vulnerabilities, and opacity around consumer data collection are real
threats to democracy, in both the United States and around the world.
Social media, technological innovation, and artificial intelligence have a

real capacity to improve the lives of many, but can disproportionately
bring real-life harms to already marginalized communities - particularly
when the human capital creating these incredible innovations largely
represents very few viewpoints from a diversity of perspectives.
How do we remedy these challenges? I don't

have the answers - I don't believe any one person
does. But a collection of interdisciplinary,
passionate individuals representing a wide
swath of different perspectives, backgrounds,
and lived experiences can help in paving the
way forward for a stronger tech future.
REEMA MOUSSA, J.D., CANDIDATE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN

CALIFORNIA, GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW


A better tech future creates the next evolution of the
internet -- and takes advantage of a second chance
to get things right. Creators of hardware are
conscious of biases to prevent them from being
embedded in the design. Content moderation is
adapted to spatial computing environments.
Deliberate virtual spaces are carved out for art,
education, and culture in the metaverse. Human
rights become the core of the online experience. We
create spaces for all.

Greater Tech Oversight
Given the immense social impact of digital
technologies, it is essential that as a society we
create more thoughtfulness around its design,
development, and deployment. In order to
decrease the gulf between how fast technology is
developed and often how comparatively slow our
traditional oversight bodies are to consider its
social impact, we must find opportunities for
BRITTAN HELLER, SENIOR FELLOW, ATLANTIC COUNCIL

greater multistakeholder collaboration. With a
better alignment between those that develop
technology and those that consider its effects, we
can move closer to co-creating towards the public
interest.
RESPONSIBLE TECH GUIDE | 20
A better tech future is multidimensional for me: On one
hand, technology as a tool can be used for greater social
good. But with the Dual Use problem at play we need to
go a step deeper to make this happen: I envision users
who learn early about the implications of computer-
mediated-communication and human-technology-
interaction. For the responsibility of technologists I
envision tighter regulations and greater education
about social implications of the tools they analyze, build
and market - all within a resilient and innovative system
that adapts quickly to new successes and abuses. -Ben
Schultz, Student Computational Social Systems at
RWTH Aachen University
Along with reforming the algorithms to make them

transparent to users and decentivize dangerous
behaviors, these platforms must learn more about how
[dangerous] subcultures function, including the ways
they circumvent content moderation and funnel users
to alternative platforms. White teenage boys, who are
developing their own views towards the world and
gaining more independence, are uniquely susceptible to
this kind of dangerous content. Tech platforms should
promote interventions to stop this behavior before
they’re recruited into these violent, insular spaces.
-Giliann Karon, Accountable Tech, Digital Associate

A better tech future will see more alignment in the development and
deployment of digital technologies and the web with the needs and
values of open, healthy, inclusive, just, secure, prosperous and
democratic societies and the people that live in them (and hopefully for
all societies and people).
The tougher question: how to get there? It will require citizens that are
much more aware and active regarding how they use and engage with
technology, and their cybersecurity and digital privacy.
It will demand new policy and regulatory solutions to set guardrails for
technology and the digital economy, developed through close
engagement among government, academia, industry, and civil society
institutions. And it will necessitate a greater
willingness among industries and technologists
developing and deploying tech to apply
principles and practices and responsibility to
their work and business models.
ANDRÉ CÔTÉ, HEAD OF SECURE AND RESPONSIBLE TECH POLICY
PROGRAM, TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY


A better tech future is when our collective
tech futures are not shaped and driven by
Silicon Valley's. And instead there is vision,

ideas, resources, and capital to support a
diverse set of founders building the next
generation of tech companies that may utilize
different ownership, fundraising, operating,
business models.

Diversifying the Tech Pipeline
A better tech future is inclusive, collaborative and
participatory. It is created by a diverse group of
individuals, reflecting the richness and breadth of the
world we live in. In order to create this more just and
thriving future, we need to get to work today on
making the talent pipeline more inclusive, welcoming
and diverse. At the core of All Tech Is Human’s
mission is the drive to make sure anyone and
everyone understands that that they too, can belong
in tech. WILNEIDA NEGRON, CO-FOUNDER OF STARTUPS

& SOCIETY INITIATIVE


Standards, policies, tools, and roles, like stewards and
legal engineers, help ensure we solve these problems
ethically, while developing stronger insights. Finally,
without the trust governance affords, well-intentioned
initiatives can actually harm others. [Otherwise] People
won’t share quality data, believe your analyses, or cross-
pollinate ideas across domains. Trust in technology must
include and go beyond privacy and security. Trust involves
power and basic needs — how do we decide which
problems to solve, what the solutions look like, and do
that problem solving inclusively? -Dan Wu, Go-to-market
and Product Strategy Consultant and Fractional Chief
Product Office
What is a better tech future? It is a hard thing now, in a

world filled with stories of all the wrongs, to gain a clear
picture of; however, through the cracks of this wild
fever dream, we see glimmers of hope, of love, of
purpose-built creation so focused on changing the tech
landscape that you cannot help but have hope for a
better future. In the face of adversity, we have seen
these changemakers take monumental leaps forward in
ethical and moral technology designed with all users in
mind. -Megan Davidson, Social Innovation Project
Assistant, Institute of Community Prosperity

When I envision a better tech future, I imagine a reality where
technology advancement is approached through the lens of inclusivity
and grounded in the pursuit of equity. I conceive a world where we
move beyond checking boxes for compliance to an entrenched,
proactive commitment to responsible and trustworthy tech that
reverberates through organizations and individuals alike. I seek an
experience where marginalized communities like my own not only have
a seat at the table but are empowered to drive change.
Today, we stand at a critical juncture in determining what our tech

future looks like. On one hand, technology has the
ability to amplify social and economic
disparities; on the other, it has the potential
to launch a new generation into greater
access and opportunity. We must
recognize that a tech future that
benefits the larger humanity does not
come through chance but is rather
forged through conscious decisions and
actions. It requires education and
collaboration across private industry,
government, and civil society. And, it
prompts us to reflect on our priorities
and ask ourselves what we are willing
to do today to create a future we can
be proud of decades to come.
Ultimately, we determine our fate:

to guide technology together or be
DANIELLE SUTTON, STRATEGY & ANALYTICS CONSULTANT AT
led by it. DELOITTE


My vision for a better tech future is one in which the benefits to
individuals and society as a whole will be considered essential, guiding
principles of all design efforts. Impacts to those who are vulnerable or
disenfranchised will be considered from the earliest stages of design.
Tech spaces where youth engage will be designed with the thoughtful
and intentional input of youth throughout the full product development
process. Harms will be minimized because human-centered design
approaches will be the norm. Innovation will be synonymous with the
creation of safe and thriving communities that stimulate creativity,
healthy debate and connection. This might mean smaller, online
neighborhoods and not massive platforms where common norms are
more difficult to establish and enforce. And higher quality, higher
integrity sources of content will be
sought after, amplified and rewarded.
VICKI HARRISON, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, STANFORD CENTER FOR YOUTH
MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING


In my view, a better tech future has technologies that have been
consciously built to work effectively for everyone and for the
betterment of humanity. Technologies with these objectives would
strengthen our societies and our core institutions. These technologies
would not have been designed with just the restrictive and limited
goals and perspectives of the few who have been invited into the
coding rooms.
I believe that more people, organizations, and institutions are realizing
the profound role that technology plays in our lives and are proactively
engaging in the conversations we need to secure a

better future. That is why we are seeing leadership
emerge across the globe with humanity’s best
interest in mind when it comes to technology.
There is a lot to be excited about in this field.
SINEAD BOVELL, WAYE FOUNDER


A better tech future must be open and planet/human care-
driven. Open to be understood, modified, and improved by
others and care-driven in which short term gains do not
mitigate long-term purposes.
To accomplish this vision, government, companies,
academia, and civil society must cooperate to get the most
out of their advantages regarding regulatory power,
innovation, deep research, and citizen awareness.

Proactive Tech Policy
A better tech future re-calibrates the balance of
power to center the public interest. Businesses
thrive within an ecosystem where incentives are
aligned with societal benefit. Technology policy
and tech oversight are provided by well informed
community representatives, with input from a
diverse group of stakeholders, ensuring that
multiple voices are heard - especially those who
have been excluded in the past.

CRISTIAN GIL, RESEARCHER, ACCIÓN PÚBLICA

A better tech future includes the safeguarding of fundamental rights in
the digital age, as well as respectful coexistence in digital and non-
virtual spaces, as supported and promoted by technology.
The mission of our Democracy Forward team at Microsoft is to

preserve, protect, and advance the fundamentals of democracy by
promoting a healthy information ecosystem, safeguarding open and
secure democratic processes, and advocating for corporate civic
responsibility.
We begin with the recognition that as a tech company, we have an

important role to play in an era of profound digital disruption and
transformation. We take this responsibility
seriously, and while we may not have
figured out the answer to every question
yet, we are deeply committed to making
a positive impact at the intersection of
democracy, fundamental rights, and
technology.
AMY LARSEN, DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY, DEMOCRACY FORWARD TEAM,
MICROSOFT


Many discussions take a risk-reduction approach to AI, asking how to
minimize its harms. But truly humane AI would extend beyond this,
pushing for a positive approach in which AI is beneficial – enhancing
human well-being, dignity, and collaborative problem solving – for
everyone.
Importantly, when assessing AI’s impact, we need to balance both
aggregate and individual impact. Historically, the gains from
technological advancements have benefited society “on average.” But
in practice, this increased inequalities as privileged communities
benefited largely while marginalized communities were left behind or
outright harmed.
Knowing this, we should design, develop, and

deploy AI to enhance collective well-being
while also distributing benefits more
equitably and actively minimizing disparities.
Doing so requires including a broad set of
interdisciplinary stakeholders and taking
a participatory approach, ensuring that
those most impacted by AI systems are
directly involved in their creation.
CAMILLE CARLTON, SENIOR POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER AT
THE CENTER FOR HUMANE TECHNOLOGY


A better tech future is one that ensures ‘technology serves humanity’
instead of the other way around. One key is educating the public about
how technology is used to manipulate their opinions, choices, and
viewpoints. Simultaneously, governments need to draft legislation and
regulations that disincentivize tech companies from business practices
that maximize profits at the public’s detriment.
Furthermore, civic organizations and the media need to promote

positive examples while exposing nefarious practices, with a goal of
providing the public equal access and opportunity to the best that
technology can afford. Specific actions include revisiting Section 230,
increasing privacy provisions, enforcing age restrictions, and promoting
competition by limiting company mergers.
Lastly, parents need to get more involved in

how their children use technology,
supported by civic groups who can help
parents understand the dangers related
to technology overuse.
DAVID LAVENDA, INFORMATION OVERLOAD EXPERT


A better future requires the creators of systems, tools, and
technology to use their proximity to power. They must
support the needs and desires of those in marginalized
communities, especially the Global South, by partnering
"with" them and not building "for" them.
We must also bridge the gap between the humanities and
computer science fields. Our focus should be on respecting
what humans believe, acknowledging why they hold those
beliefs, and then understanding how that influences the
context of how systems are built, understood, and
contested.

Better Tech Education
In a world where digital technology permeates
every aspect of our lives - understanding the
personal and social impacts of technology becomes
essential. Educating young people about
technology involves not just the intersection of
digital media and civics and (mis)information, it
also includes technology's effect on mental health,
issues of algorithmic bias, essentials of data
science, as well as the dangers and opportunities
of innovations in AI, among many others. A well
rounded grounding in issues of tech and society is

NATHAN BUTTERS, PRODUCT MANAGER, TABLEAU
the foundation for a better tech future.

My vision of a 'better tech future' is one where AI and
technology is used not to bolster corporate profits, but
instead to support international development and
scientific innovation. I would love to see a future where
tech resources are open source and freely available, and
students grow up not in fear of technology but in control
of it - aware of both its risks and potential, and equipped
with the skills to consciously navigate it. To achieve this
vision, we need widespread education and legislation
focused on preventing the abuse and monopolizing of
developments, particularly regarding AI. -Clare
Mulrooney, Undergraduate, University of Cambridge
A better tech future comes down to making technology

oppose its nature. The only way we can even have a
future is to make tech more human. We are neighbors,
not numbers, a common phrase at the IDH. Humans can
sympathize, relate, give second chances, see past the
screen, things our robot friend cannot. We have to keep
the conversation going and between real human people
to combat the tech controlling our lives. The fight is not
over! -Hannah Grubbs, Research Associate at the
Institute for Digital Humanity

A better tech future would be fueled by the tenets of a participatory
democratic system. I envision a multiracial and multi-disciplined
coalition of citizens, activists, researchers, and policymakers who have
a stake in the development of ethical technology. This looks like

privacy-first responsible innovation from the start of product
development.
This Iooks like media literacy ingrained into civics curriculum in our
public schools as a way of combating disinformation and
misinformation. It also looks like broadband expansion to urban and
rural areas so that access to high-speed affordable internet doesn’t
depend on your location and income.
Lastly, a responsible tech future would

broaden our interpretation of civil rights
and civil liberties to be applied effectively
to online spaces. All of these practices are
already being applied in some but not all
spaces.
We must scale these practices so that they

become the norm for a better tech future.
NOAH COLE, POLICY ANALYST AND CONSULTANT PROMOTING DEMOCRACY
AND DIGITAL EQUITY


I think that a better tech future would have
a net positive impact on society and
minimize the harm towards
underrepresented communities. To achieve
this vision, it is important to incorporate
people from various disciplines and realize
that there isn't an easy solution.

Underlying Systemic Tech Issues
A better tech future is not possible without first
addressing existing systemic issues at the
intersection of technology and society. These
range from disparities in access to tech education
and tech careers - to something as fundamental
as access to the internet itself. System tech
issues also take into consideration imbalances in
who tech is created by and for, who it is used on,
and who is included in the decision making. A
better tech future is diverse and equitable -
centering human dignity and human flourishing,
as well as true equality of opportunity. HANA GABRIELLE BIDON, TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS
SYSTEMS ASSOCIATE, WELLS FARGO


The human experience of this century has flourished with the ease of
accessing numerous technologies. It should also be noted that the
impact of this digital transformation is unequal. The digital encounter is
much more sophisticated in the industrialized world (the Global North),
where the line is increasingly becoming blurred between human
"reality" and the designing of new media experiences for a digital
society. On the other hand, there are countries in Africa, Latin America
and Asia, (the Global South), where access to technology is still limited.
Here, upskilling and technology innovation is a continuous process,
where certain communities still lack a broader internet bandwidth (the
speed and quality of a network), which the developed countries take for
granted.
A better tech future should be inclusive to all world

communities, especially those which are
undergoing the process of successful technology
innovations to achieve efficiency for their
economic development, security and
stability. Reimagining futures involves
recognizing underlying systemic issues; yes, a
digital divide exists. Some of the
solutions include community
oriented engagement and
education, corporate social
responsibility, collaborative
technology development,
greater oversight for tech
companies, and accessing
knowledge production with
PRIYA SINGH, M.S. CANDIDATE AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, CENTER FOR
researchers from indigenous GLOBAL AFFAIRS AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE GLOBAL AFFAIRS REVIEW
communities across the world.

A better tech future is not techno-solutionist—the idea that
technology can and should solve every social problem. We don’t
necessarily need to keep building more apps, platforms, and gadgets
that promise to solve old problems and create new ones.
What we need to do first is to have serious conversations about

systems of social inequality, discrimination, power, bureaucracy, and
corruption. Then, we can begin to understand how those forces
animate the technologies that are embedded within those structures,
and hopefully, how to address the root cause, using technology or not.
Right now, the crisis isn’t necessarily around the technologies

themselves, but rather the systems in which the
technologies are used. Technology can certainly
help, but we must be careful of what we point
out as problems, solutions, and tools.
NAYUN EOM, STUDENT AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY, FOUNDER OF THE

LANTERN THINK TANK

I am excited to see youth's drive and engagement
behind the responsible tech movement. They envision
technology as a positive force with the ability to do
good, but their perspectives are often missing from the
conversation.
Tech companies should amplify and encourage youth
voices to help realize a future with youth-friendly
designs, transparency, and accountability — a better
tech future that gives its community more than it takes.

Human Flourishing Alongside Tech
A better tech future recognizes that tech has a
place. In fact, a better tech future does not always
and necessarily include tech at all. For many of our
respondents, "a better tech future" centered people,
animals and nature - with a focus on leveraging

technology in service of building a world where all
living beings can thrive. In a better tech future,
technologies are developed with human, societal

and planetary health and wellbeing at the core.
SIDRAH DURRANI, GRADUATE STUDENT AND RESEARCHER,

TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY
AMBASSADOR, ALL TECH IS HUMAN


A better tech future mirrors a better future
for the world. That is, a tech future and a
world in which policies enhance equality
across time and place, in which all people can
find their place and their voices, and where
diverse people use their voices to advocate
for safety, peace, and human connection.
Technology doesn't have to be bloodless;

rather, it can facilitate a world in which real
people help each other to thrive in their lives
offline.
LAURA WEINSTEIN, TRUST AND SAFETY POLICY
LEAD, TROO.CO

A better future can be achieved through
responsible use of technology. Stakeholders
around a technology should recognize and
respect each other. They should distribute
the socio-cultural assets among them in a
balanced way, such as the amount of income,
the level of knowledge about that
technology. In my opinion, our task is to
recognize each other more, and to learn and
teach technology together for this good
cause.
MERT SARIKAYA, UNIVERSITY AMBASSADOR
AT ALL TECH IS HUMAN

I want to see the success of technology
be the humans who thrive because of it.
For a better tech future, we need
innovation to be virtue-based rather
than consequentialist, meaning that
ethical decisions should not be
motivated by avoiding consequences,
but rather driven to promote human and
environmental flourishing.
ZOE WAGNER, FACILITATOR, ORGANIZER &
COMMUNITY EDUCATOR BETTER TECH FUTURE | 39

In my “better tech future,” I envision it centered on humanism and
public benefit. Accessibility, inclusion, safety, and security are
components included at the initial stages of developing new and
emerging technologies, not the afterthought.
The power of the Internet is given to the people to disseminate, create,

and access, as opposed to having control concentrated within the few
and influential. Social media will foster community building and mutual
understanding, shifting away from the competition for our attention
that has led to increased polarization and adverse effects on our mental
health. A better tech future should work to protect the vulnerable,
allowing children to learn, grow, and interact
without the fear of exploitation.
In the next generation, I hope that when

we think of “technology,” it is associated
with positivity and a supplement to
enriching our institutions and democracy.
LAMA MOHAMED, ASSOCIATE AT THE GLEN ECHO GROUP AND FELLOW

WITH THE INTERNET LAW & POLICY FOUNDRY

When I think of being able to will things into existence, my thoughts go
towards the power of technology. Thus, society has a tremendous
responsibility to harness its full potential to bring about positive change for all
people. For myself, a "better tech future" is one where everyone is an active
participant in the oversight of technological progress and its continuous
development.
At the moment, there is a great disconnect between the way companies treat
the design of their products with respect to their customer base and the way
they are used by them. This lack of dialogue and conversation has cemented a
distrust of the organizations and institutions that have a stranglehold over the
market, [only] looking out for their best interests - while their loyal
customer base [is] consciously, but with limited choice, supporting
their dominance [and] is left without answers on how to
define the relationship with these companies and
the products they are using.
A "better tech future" empowers people to

escape this loop by reassuring them that they can
vote with their time, money and attention,
primarily giving them a sense of true ownership
over their devices and apps, avoiding being trapped
and deceived by the current systems put in place.
Perhaps just like the "buy what you need"

philosophy, we need something along the
lines of "use it only when you need to" to
live more fulfilled lives that increase our
independence. Perhaps the respect in
the relationship has been too one-sided
so far in favor of technology, so
this future will shift the balance
to people's real priorities.
TIBERIU TOCA, UNIVERSITY AMBASSADOR / VOLUNTEER / MENTEE /
CONTRIBUTOR, ALL TECH IS HUMAN

I don’t think that a single person can have a vision of the
tech future that truly aligns with the wants and needs of all
communities. With this in mind, I envision a tech future that
is like a 1,000 piece puzzle; where there is a puzzle piece for
all of our individual and community needs and when all of
our puzzle pieces are put together, they make one big
beautiful masterpiece.
To get to this big beautiful masterpiece, I envision a tech
future that empowers us to tap into our imagination. I
envision a tech future where our imagination guides us to a
way of existing and thriving outside of the systems,
conditions, and norms we have learned to survive under.

Reimagining Tech Futures
A better tech future involves actively re-imagining what
is possible. In a better tech future the systems that
create the tools that people use are designed in a way
that centers the wellbeing of individuals, communities,
societies and the planet. Technology is developed and
deployed in tandem with individuals and communities,
with consideration for their safety, privacy, inclusivity,
health, and personal control. In a better tech future
economic opportunity - for individuals and business - is

SELENE HERNANDEZ, MASTERS OF SOCIAL
WORK CANDIDATE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
aligned with societal benefit. A better tech future

integrates considerations of long term impacts and
benefits, rather than focusing on short term gains. In a
better tech future, doing well is the result of doing good.

I believe we can design and build technology to elevate life and support
happy, healthy children. I dream of a future where children enter a
magical world of Metaverse experiences - digital playgrounds and
learning environments designed specifically for them to learn, grow and
explore.
But we must act now. Global momentum is accelerating and there is no
doubt that we are at a transformative moment for the digital safety of
children. The paradigm shift within the technology of the Metaverse is
that the child is no longer experiencing the digital interaction as a third
person observer but as a first person

participant. The technology has been
designed and the fidelity is such that the
lines between the physical world and the
virtual are increasingly blurred.
Examining its potential effect should be

part of strategy discussions NOW, by
accelerating our analysis of how
the Metaverse could drive a very
different world within the next
decade.
NINA JANE PATEL, VP OF RESEARCH, KABUNI METAVERSE

I believe that through technological advancements, which
allow humans to interface directly or indirectly with other
living beings and ecosystems, we have the potential to be
the ultimate symbiotic species. In order to achieve a more
harmonious relationship with the world around us and the
beings that co-inhabit it, we need to let go of some thorny
ideas at the heart of which lies capitalism. Resource
extraction and consumption have reached an absurd state in
which much of what is being consumed is being created for
the purposes of generating wealth rather than living
harmoniously within our ecosystems. If we shift our focus
from exploitation to symbiosis, I believe we can create a
better future for ourselves and our world. -Anna Slavina,
PhD, Independent Researcher, Educator, and Artist
In a better tech future, I envision a tech that is designed only
for the user. Technology, with its many facets, will inevitably
play an indispensable role in everyone's life, be it social,
professional, or romantic. However, we can and should
navigate what that role is. Does technology primarily
enhance users' competencies, opportunities, and interests?
Or does it lure them in to achieve an external goal? The
former should be our vision; a vision on which a plethora of
bright minds from various fields are working tirelessly. I am
very optimistic that the former future tech can become
reality. -David Grüning, Researcher at Heidelberg
University and Chair of Science Board at Prosocial Design
Network

I think the future of tech is the future of the world, and that
future will make huge moves in the right direction when the
industry realizes how much digital spaces impact youth. We
are growing up on these platforms. It isn't just about a profit
anymore, it is about empowering the next generation to
make the world a better place. Small safety issues in digital
platforms can not be overlooked because these platforms
are raising young people. Allowing a technological future
that is known for housing hate and negativity will manifest
that same hate and negativity within youth and will persist
until adulthood. It isn't about "users" but children, people
and real lives. -Aliza Kopans, Digital Wellness Youth
Activist; Tech(nically) Politics Co-Founder
We need to drop the “move fast and break things” mindset

and innovate with human rights and ethics at the center of
technology. It will take a village to achieve this vision, from
policy makers to AI ethicists to tech executives to engineers
to civic organizations advocating for change, since every
aspect of a technology is intertwined with so many others.
We can only achieve this vision collectively - the movement
has already started and is getting bigger, so I believe it is
possible. -Mélissa M'Raidi-Kechichian, Project
Coordinator at the Digital ID and Authentication Council
of Canada / Team leader at the Center for AI and Digital
Policy

All Tech Is Human conducted 16 live interviews with inspiring individuals involved in the
Responsible Tech ecosystem at Unfinished Live in September 2022 in NYC. We asked
each person, "What does your ideal tech future look like?" You can listen to all 16
interviews in our Podcast Series at:

alltechishuman.org/all-tech-is-human-library-podcast BETTER TECH FUTURE | 46
I think we still need to maintain hope that we are moving in a good
direction, and people still need to have a strong vision in terms of the
things that they're accomplishing and the problems that they're
solving. That should never go away because that really drives people. It
motivates people to push forward on where the current status quo of
things is. But I think equally what we need is if we do see that things are
veering in a direction that it seems like there are some either
intentional consequences and risks that are occurring or unintended
consequences, that there are good systems of checks and balances and
governance structures to have people be able to raise their hand and
say, "Hey, let's think about this a little bit."...Hopefully, if you have the
people there to say, Hey, this isn't the type of future we want. Let's
think about an alternative. And that's actually taken seriously. [A
culture] of questioning and again of

alternatives...it's hard to say that, "Oh, the
status quo has always made us all this
money, and so we need to pursue it that
way."
Maybe it could be different. Why does it

have to be that way if it's coming at
these risks in these costs? So
hopefully we'll build more
cooperation, more unity amongst
people to solve and tackle some of
these big issues and these pre-
existing systems that push things
in a certain direction.
ERIKA CHEUNG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ETHICS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

+ A KEY WHISTLEBLOWER FOR THERANOS


II think right now we are all pointing fingers in different ways. We're
like, "I'm accountable for protecting my data and I might not know how
to do that." I think the government's accountable, the state's
accountable, and companies are accountable...We want accountability,
but we don't actually know how to drive that and where that comes
from. So I think we learn who we're gonna point to in terms of
accountability and how we get there. And I think a responsible tech
future is dependent on us figuring that out. And then, the other part
is...power to the people...
The people are the voice, they are the heart and soul of all these
movements. And I have so much faith in the people. There's no
coincidence that the people changed id.me. There's no coincidence that
so many of the things we're seeing right now, people have invested time
and effort into moving these
movements forward, and I believe they can
have so much power when they are
together. And so I think the responsible
tech future can look like many different
things, but the two things that I really
feel strongly [about are] - understanding
how to hold those accountable and
holding accountability, and then us
leveraging our own power in that
space to actually bring the
actions and the future we want.
AMIRA DHALLA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF IMPACT PARTNERSHIPS

AT CONSUMER REPORTS

[The future of technology] should inspire us to human creativity. It
should let us do the things that bring us joy, whether that's art or
literature. It should inspire us to create more and better and
augmented things. It should create shared economic opportunity,
which means that as these technologies are creating new models for
how we might build economic systems, we need to move to a world
where there's a cornucopia of bounty and that everybody shares in it
equally.
We need to live in a world where technology transforms political

power, where individuals understand what's happening and are able to
use technology to influence policy. I have a deep hope and a confidence
that if we empowered communities to be a part of shaping our shared
destiny, we'd live in a world where all of these things I've just described
would happen naturally.
So really, to me, the best form of a

technology future is one where people
are at the center and have the ability to
make decisions that create a dignified
future for all of us.
VILAS DHAR, PRESIDENT OF THE PATRICK J. MCGOVERN FOUNDATION


I think we need to increase trust and safety on every
platform. I think we need internet literacies to be spread
amongst the public and to feel a little less distant from the
magic of the Internet. We need to stop thinking about it as
something that's distinctly separate from us and understand
that the internet and real life are intertwined in a way that
could be inseparable. So trust and safety departments have
to start integrating people who understand that, and see
that so we could start having social networks appreciate the
way that trust and safety operates. So internet literacy,
transparency, and [an] increase in trust and safety. -Jamie
Cohen, Assistant Professor of Media Studies at CUNY
Queens College and Head of Education at Digital Void
My best…near term vision is... before we even get to, some

of these values, integrity, respect, like those are important
and we should consider them. But before we even get to
that point, we should be thinking about -what do we want
out of society and the environment of people before we
even decide to build technology, right?... And then once we
decide, ‘Okay, technology is going to help us achieve this
kind of societal benefit, how do we do that in the best, most
fair, most respectful way,’ and so forth. But it's very
conscious, very thoughtful about why we are doing tech in
the first place before we get to that kind of set of ethical
questions. -Chris McClean, Digital Ethics Lead at Avanade

I think the better future online is in a lot of ways paralleled by a better
future offline, right? A better future in the real world. I think tech
companies need to be thinking more carefully about how they're
designing for positive outcomes and for positive interventions when
there are problems like violence, extremism, or bullying, or child sexual
exploitation.
How do I proactively design my system to enhance the good behaviors

we want when it comes to the offline? Governments need to be
addressing these really core problems that we see at the fundamentals
of society. People who are feeling disengaged, who are feeling
excluded, who are feeling lonely, who are feeling that they don't belong
in society, but those are the people that need to be reached.
Those are the challenges that need to be

addressed. And until we address those
in the offline world, we are gonna see
these reflections of these problems
and the amplification of these
problems in the online world.
TOM THORLEY, DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY AT THE GLOBAL INTERNET FORUM TO
COUNTER TERRORISM (GIFCT)


For me, that world would look like using
data to reduce pain and sadness and hurt
and trauma because the world doesn't
need any more of that. But what we do
need would be an inclusive and equitable
and justice-oriented future where people
can get up every day and know that they
belong and they are making a contribution
that is going to be respected, celebrated,
valued.
RENÉE CUMMINGS, AI ETHICIST AND DATA
ACTIVIST IN RESIDENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
VIRGINIA
So we are in service to this
economy that should be serving
us, right? And digital helps create
the illusion that this symbolic
realm matters more than this
one. And it doesn't. This is the
realm where it matters.
DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF, NOTED MEDIA THEORIST

& BESTSELLING AUTHOR
I think in order for us to really build a

responsible and healthy tech future,
even just an information ecosystem, we
can't continue in the structures that we
have. It doesn't allow for it. I think
they're too rigid and I think we need to
start [something new] - maybe it is a
public interest internet that I know has
been talked about and pushed forward.
DIARA TOWNES, ENGAGEMENT JOURNALIST

From our Community:
Observations on the All Tech Is Human
Podcast Series
"The more institutions and organizations are open and keen to change,
the more it will enable collaboration towards an internet that offers
opportunity to all users - one where people will not fear voicing their
opinions and concerns about societal issues and where they have the
option to create personal, financial and professional independence."
"Technology is developing faster than it can be regulated, carefully
overseen or modified before it hits mass consumer markets. Institutions
and companies have to do a better job at implementing infrastructures
that can adapt emerging technologies to fit societal and individual best
interests, not just those of the companies’ developing them."
"Education is a big factor in preparing new generations for the impact
they are going to have on the market - especially in terms of adjusting
the systems that came before them to fit their generation, one which
will be defined by new political or technological issues at scale. This
comes further into play when young people build new, exciting
companies and startups that put their employees and their users’
interests above anything else by driving their culture around digital
responsibility and ethical participation."
"Social media demands a drastic overhaul. The element of interaction
has to be reconsidered and redefined to allow for a true sense of
connection and presence with peers, with minimal misinformation and
cognitive traps for people to fall into, prioritizing focus on consistent
collaboration towards impactful societal goals and issues. The tools
that we design have to be completely controlled by their users, so that
they don't feel dominated or captured by the experience - don't feel
that their offline lives might crumble without any digital activity."

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freely available to the community.
Our reports are united by a focus on

collectively building a better tech future.

The Responsible Tech Guide is our flagship resource originally released in
September 2020. Updated annually, this crowdsourced effort features the people,
organizations and ideas that shine light on how anyone can get involved in the
Responsible Tech ecosystem. Informed by insights from hundreds of community
members and leaders who are tackling the most wicked problems in tech &
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educational resources, careers and ways to get plugged into the ecosystem.
The complex issues surrounding tech necessitate multiple perspectives involved
in the process. Given how much digital technologies impact us on an individual
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A better tech future is one where diverse and
interdisciplinary leaders are moving the needle
across both design and governance solutions—
whether it's young people, leaders from marginalized
backgrounds with lived experience of technology's
harms, or those with interdisciplinary and creative
backgrounds who are able to think out of the box,
cultivate empathy, and think beyond binaries to
allow for nuance and new alternatives. In other
words, those who can imagine beyond the status
quo.
Responsible Tech Guide

The Responsible Tech Guide is designed to assist a broad range
of individuals and organizations working to build a better tech
future. First released in September 2020, the All Tech is Human
RT Guide has quickly become the go-to source for
understanding the nascent Responsible Tech ecosystem,
discovering social purpose organizations across the globe, and
reading the insights we have gathered from interviewing
hundreds of individuals, interacting with our community of
thousands of people from across sectors and experience

levels, and gathering feedback on our various programs.
This guide is certainly not just for technologists!

Readers of the Responsible Tech Guide will find that
the people involved in the Responsible Tech
field come from a wide variety of backgrounds and
perspectives. There is a melting pot of experiences,
viewpoints and disciplines in Responsible Tech.
This diversity is a desirable asset. The aim for our
non-profit is to have an expanded ecosystem that
promotes knowledge-sharing and collaboration,
enabling us to better tackle wicked problems. EMMA LEIKEN, CHIEF OF STAFF, PROGRAMS, AND
RESPONSIBLE TECH TEAM MEMBER @ OMIDYAR NETWORK
The future of technology is the future of
democracy and the human condition. We
need all backgrounds involved.

Environmental
Studies
How are
technologies and
computing altering International
Computer Science + Relations
our environment?
Engineering Anthropology
How does What role can
How can I develop
technology and technology play in
technologies
responsibly? culture influence one Economics international affairs
another? and politics?
In what ways can we
balance responsible
innovation and
econnomic growth?
Law Digital
Design
How can we ensure What is the impact of
thoughtful design on
Education the legal protections
of individuals in technology?
digital spaces?
How will technology
shape the way we
learn? Statistics
Responsible How can we
demystify the
statistical Information
Tech foundations of "AI"
and "Big Data"?
Science
How is information
Philosophy Sociology stored and disseminated
online?
How can we harness In what ways does
theories of technology impact
philosophy and our social
ethics to better organizations and
shape technology? relationships?
Art
Community
Health Social Work How does
What role can
Psychology Development technology play in How can we apprise
technology shape the
way we view art and
How can developing a more individuals about
media?
How can technology their digital rights
influence our minds
communities
leverage technology
equitable healthcare
system?
Policy and protections?
and behavior? for equity and As technology
access? becomes more
ingrained in society,
how can policy
evolve to the voice of
citizens?
Diversity breeds Responsible Innovation. The more perspectives we have involved in the process of
technology development & deployment, the better. Incorporating a diverse range of backgrounds better
surfaces unintended consequences, negative externalities, and how technology impacts a variety of groups
differently. In order to align technology with the public interest, we need more of the public involved.
The anti-cyberbullying space - and the
Responsible Tech space more broadly -
definitely needs more youth voices.
Because so many of the Internet’s harms
- including cyberbullying -
disproportionately affect youth,
soliciting their perspectives not just in
research, but as part of decision-making
and solution creation is key.

TRISHA PRABHU, ANTI-HATE ACTIVIST,
INVENTOR AND FOUNDER & CEO AT RETHINK

While we still have a long way to go, I’m
encouraged to hear that conversations about
responsible and ethical tech have reached the
highest levels of policy-making…Advancing
responsible tech will ultimately take the public
and private sectors working together, and it’s
great to see leaders approaching this space
with intention — and putting equity and
inclusion at the heart of emerging technology.
RACHEL GILLUM, VICE PRESIDENT, ETHICAL &
HUMANE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AT SALESFORCE

I think the tech space is slowly getting
more diverse now in terms of people
and discipline. I am very hopeful that
meaningful participation from diverse
communities at all levels such as
education, practice, research, and policy
with co-creative design justice
principles would pave a path for just
tech futures.
SIVA MATHIYAZHAGAN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
OF SAFELAB, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA RESPONSIBLE TECH GUIDE | 58

Just the fact that we are having these
conversations in the open gives me great hope.
We are in the middle of a massive
transformation in how we consume content
online. This means we are rewriting societal
norms and laws for how we hold people
accountable for what they say and do on the
internet. By having more people involved in
responsible tech work and sharing their
experiences we can learn from the lessons of
the past to build the future we want to have.

KATIE HARBATH, CEO OF ANCHOR CHANGE

To my mind, if we want a truly better tech
future, we need to think about the structures
both within AND beyond tech that direct the
outcomes of technological processes and
products, namely changing regulations around
tech practices, and changing the financial
structures--venture capital, stockholder value
as a primary corporate obligation, corporate
greed--that govern tech production as they do.
DEB DONIG, PROFESSOR, CAL POLY, CO-
FOUNDER, ETHICAL TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE &
HOST OF THE "TECHNICALLY HUMAN" PODCAST

A better tech future is one where
companies behave with integrity—
where their policies and documentation
match their actions, and their actions
match the words they claim in press
releases and marketing statements.
Integrity, in my opinion, is the key to a
better future.
JOE TOSCANO, AUTHOR OF AUTOMATING
HUMANITY RESPONSIBLE TECH GUIDE | 59

How can we align our tech future with the human experience? The concept of HX (Human
Experience), which blends together movements from human-centered design, digital
citizenship, humane technology, responsible tech, and more, is a newer way to talk about
and engage with technology that appreciates its ubiquity and complexity.
Our HX Report was co-created by a team of 150 volunteers, and features profiles of a
diverse group of 45 individuals of all ages, including students, researchers, designers,
psychologists, tech leaders and more. The report highlights in particular the youth
perspective, and also includes a list of 100+ organizations in the space.
What we need most is whole-systems thinking to tackle complex societal issues. In our
HX Report, we focus on the entire puzzle. That is why we use the analogy of a Rubik's
Cube—incredibly hard, but solvable, with multiple aspects and a process where a move on
one side affects another side's color. There are multiple parts of the puzzle to understand,
but they are rarely if ever mixed together. We firmly believe that needs to change. That is
also why we intentionally brought together so many different perspectives and
backgrounds for our large working group for this report. We need them all. We need to
develop a more cohesive movement that promotes knowledge-sharing and collaboration.
HX is a Rubik's Cube, and it's time to start solving it. Download at HXreport.org.
Overview of the HX Report
Let’s get the bad news out of the way: There is no magic bullet solution that will
instantly solve the myriad of issues related to digital technologies, particularly
social media, and their impact on our wellbeing, on how we communicate, and on
the overall human condition.
But here’s the good news: Through collective efforts that tie together multiple
stakeholders and perspectives, we can dramatically improve the current situation.
Aligning our tech future with our human experience, which is the focus of this
report, relies on better understanding the experiences of the diverse range of
groups affected and creating a participatory model to build consensus on the best
path forward.
In other words: No application without representation. Our organization, which is

committed to uniting a broad range of stakeholders to co–create a better tech
future, believes that we need a paradigm shift away from trickle–down thought
leadership that fails to incorporate a wide range of voices in the process of
developing and deploying technology.
This report was developed in a way that's unique to All Tech Is Human. We
assembled a working group and communicated both up and down simultaneously –
disseminating information while collecting diverse perspectives. We aim not just to
speak, but to listen. And not only to consider the experiences of others, but also to
bake them into the process. Nihil de nobis, sine nobis (“Nothing about us, without
us”).
Tackling the topic of how to align our tech future with the human experience
quickly surfaced the many interlocking issues involved – issues around product
design, business models, content moderation, digital citizenship, tech
augmentation, and tech–related wellbeing. These six key areas we identified are all
part of the same puzzle, but they’re typically treated separately by communities
that typically don’t work together.
In our opinion, this is what needs to change if we are going to have substantial
advancement toward a tech future better aligned with our human experience.
Complex problems require an approach that recognizes the interplay of multiple
concerns and unites groups working on solutions under one umbrella: HX. The HX
Report utilizes the metaphor of a Rubik’s Cube because it represents not only the
complexity of the issue, but also how the multiple sides interact with each other.
If we are going to tackle this thorny issue, we will need to move away from one–
dimensional thinking in search of a magic bullet and shift toward the constantly
iterating interplay of many moving parts.

SIX KEY
CONSIDERATIONS
Product Design: inclusive design, diversity by design, human rights by design,
international by design, human-centered design, safety by design, privacy by
design
Broken Business Model: need for social and individual wellbeing over
profits/engagement; community ownership of social spaces; individuals' control
of their data
Content Moderation: “Trust & Safety”; free speech vs. censorship; terms of
service; safety policy; privacy policy; secure & safe spaces
Digital Citizenship: rights of expression, access, participation, association,
conscience; digital divide; the 3 digital age literacies that afford citizenship;
children’s rights, and human rights
Tech Augmentation: natural and virtual worlds, digital spaces augmenting
physical ones, facilitating connection; tech vs. natural world, human nature,
AR/VR/XR
Tech & Wellbeing: workplace culture, diversity, equity & inclusion, community
building, tech for enhancing mental health and mitigating harm

At the core, I am optimistic because I am
witness to the growing wave of
restlessness that's rising; the future of
leadership and progress will be one
driven by empathy, and that makes me
hopeful that it's possible to build a tech
future aligned with our human values.
JASMINE ALLEGRA ANOUNA, FOUNDER, THE
BLOOM

I am optimistic that as a society we can build a
tech future aligned with our human values….
Some initial questions to consider in defining
them: Do we believe that we are all equal? Do
we believe that we are all interconnected? Do
we believe we can make the world a better
place? Do we believe that we all deserve
opportunity? Do we believe that we can
consider our human needs and profits
together? Answering these essential questions

can define the future of tech.
AMEEN BERJIS, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT,
ADVISER TO HEADSTREAM’S YOUTH 2
INNOVATOR PROGRAM

“I look around and I see immense
possibilities all around me. It could go
very badly. We could absolutely come
out of this worse than we came in.
Anyone -- any future -- can come out on
top. So, why not us? Why not team
human?
SAHAR MASSACHI, CO-FOUNDER, THE
INTEGRITY INSTITUTE BETTER TECH FUTURE | 63

Improving Social Media: The People, Organizations and Ideas for a Better Tech
Future is directed at policymakers and social media platforms with the express
purpose of creating a more holistic, collective approach to improving social
media - one that includes more voices and perspectives in the process.
Developed with 100+ collaborators from a broad range of backgrounds,
Improving Social Media features an overview of the issues and a "grid approach"
to action- as well as insights from interviews with 42 community leaders, and a
list of relevant organizations & resources.
Similar to our other reports, this work foregrounds the diverse ecosystem that
affects and is affected by digital media and aims to promote a culture of
knowledge-sharing and collaboration, necessary for this proactive approach.
Download at ImprovingSocialMedia.com

Approaches to Improving Social Media
While there may be disagreements as to the type of platform involved in an ideal social
media future, there are certain common characteristics that are generally agreed upon.
The most common attribute involves a social media future that is more respectful of
user data and overall freedom of mind, which likely involves moving away from the
traditional ad-based business model reliant on maximizing attention. The ideal social
media future is more cognizant of harms to vulnerable groups, and actively seeks to
incorporate these concerns into its structure. This social media future is also better
aligned with the interests of democracy, which emphasizes depolarization and a
semblance of shared truth. Our ideal social media future allows for meaningful
connection and communication across boundaries, which necessitates confronting our
current user/business relationship with our more public-interest expectation.
We know that there is a problem with the state of social media and how it affects our
civil liberties, wellbeing, and information ecosystem. Solving these problems will require
a far more thorough approach that demonstrates cross-sector understanding of the
interlocking roles of platforms, users, policymakers, tech workers, news media, funders,
advertisers, and the Knowledge Base that informs the full ecosystem.

To make greater progress on improving social media, we can transition from
a "who's to blame?" stance towards a collective approach that recognizes
the interlocking roles played by platforms, individuals, the knowledge base,
tech workers, policymakers, news media, funders and advertisers.
The Interlocking Roles

PLATFORMS
To provide and actively evolve toward an environment conducive for shared truth,
harassment-free communication, and the overall health of democracy; proactively
consider not only the way a platform may be used, but also the way it can potentially
be misused and create adverse societal impact.
KNOWLEDGE BASE
To inform and influence every aspect of the overall social media ecosystem; develop a
culture of knowledge-sharing and collaboration to increase overall quality and ability
to affect change; consisting of researchers, academics, advocates, and activists.
TECH WORKERS
To build and maintain awareness of ethical considerations in technology; enrich the
definition of product success to include user wellbeing; utilize an ethics-by-design
approach to proactively plan for ethics within the entire product development
lifecycle to shape better design decisions.
POLICYMAKERS
To recognize that social media is a dynamic landscape and will require ongoing
monitoring and regulatory oversight/guidance; consider the differing needs and
experiences within the population; connect multiple stakeholders in creating
legislation and regulation.
INDIVIDUALS
To be educated on the basic structural elements of social media and tech design;
embrace the power they have to affect change online while also learning about the
ways in which their power is mediated through platforms.
ADVERTISERS
To hold platforms accountable as business partners and through monetary pressure;
have brands advocate for and ally with their consumers.
NEWS MEDIA
To offer accountability through reporting that educates the general public and
adequately exposes the mechanisms of social media.
FUNDERS
To vet startups for sound privacy and safety practices and features; be able to alter
social media future through its investment decisions.

Next Steps identified from our report
PLATFORMS Becoming more open,

transparent, and democratic
KNOWLEDGE Greater knowledge-sharing &
BASE
collaboration to inform all nodes
TECH WORKERS
Increased awakening of power
and role of tech workers
POLICYMAKERS
Moving from reactive to
proactive using Knowledge Base
INDIVIDUALS Greater education and role as

digital citizens with voice
ADVERTISERS
Recognition of responsibility as
the lifeblood of ad-based model
NEWS MEDIA
Greater ethics, tech literacy and
accountability to serve the public
FUNDERS
Withholding funding for
exploitative business practices
Quite honestly, I am not optimistic about this.
There are a lot of great experiences and
relationships that social media provides us, but
largely, the disinhibition and disconnected nature
of platforms foster many issues, perpetuated by
the platforms themselves. I do see glimmers of
collective support and movements designed to
bring people together, as opposed to lengthening
our divide, but until we thrive on unity and not
one-sided satisfaction, social media will continue
to act as a fractured community.

-MERVE LAPUS, VP EDUCATION OUTREACH
AND ENGAGEMENT AT COMMON SENSE

The reason to be optimistic about the future is
that, unlike social media, society is (hopefully)
enduring and has the capacity to improve itself
over time. Social media is not a mirror that
merely reflects society; it is more like a powerful
amplifier turned up to 11 and stuck in a negative
feedback loop. To make meaningful progress, we
need to turn the volume way down, begin from
first principles, question our assumptions, and
truly address the complex and systemic issues
that got us here with an eye toward a preferable
future.
JOHN ROUSSEAU, PARTNER / ARTEFACT

Real, lasting, systemic and structural
change will require radically new levels
of cross-stakeholder collaboration, with
tech companies, grassroots and
advocacy groups, community
organizers, lawmakers, researchers,
educators, technologists, policy makers,
etc.
LIZ LEE, -LIZ LEE ONLINESOS / FOUNDER

The future of technology is intertwined with the future of democracy and our
human condition. In particular, the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence
brings forward thorny questions related to privacy, fairness, and human agency.
Our AI and Human Rights Report surfaces key issues and opportunities at the
intersection of AI and Human Rights. Like previous All Tech Is Human
collaborative publications, this report is as much about the process as it is about
the final outcome - each section was co-created with the input of close to a
hundred participants. The report also includes profile interviews with over 40
community leaders, as well as a list of over 100 organizations addressing
challenges in the space.
This overview of key issues, key people and key organizations in AI and Human
Rights is intended to help shape the field of Responsible Technology, and advance
our cause of aligning tech with the public interest.
Download at AIHumanRightsReport.com BETTER TECH FUTURE | 69

Overview
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies are tools. As such, they can
be used to create unprecedented opportunities and advancement, and can also be
wielded in ways that oppress and harm. Applied unconsciously, they will continue
to recreate existing social norms, biases and power structures. Developed
thoughtfully, they can help transform society for the better.
While the breadth of applications for AI are enormous, the ways in which these
technologies intersect with human rights are no different from previous
technologies. AI can be leveraged to advance human knowledge and capacity in a
range of fields - including, but not limited to, medicine, engineering, energy, finance,
law, communication and security. In the process, they can also enable dangerous
violations of human rights in areas of digital identity, privacy, healthcare and civil
rights, to name a few.
This report outlines key issues and opportunities related to the intersection of AI
and Human Rights, across seven key areas - (1) Automated Decision Making
Systems and Civil Rights; (2) Data Privacy; (3) Synthetic Media and Information
Integrity; (4) Content Moderation; (5) Healthcare; (6) Surveillance Technology,
Predictive Technology and Criminal Justice; and (7) Cybersecurity and
Autonomous Weapons. These topics are not intended to be comprehensive.
Rather, they reflect the key issues surfaced by our team of 93 co-authors. Each
section provides an overview of the topic, and lists key barriers and challenges,
next steps and proposed solutions.
Best practices related to AI and Human Rights, such as those developed by the UN,
and those that appear as recurring themes in this report, are similar to the best
practices we have identified in previous Responsible Technology reports, including
our 2021 report on Improving Social Media, and our 2022 report on HX - Human
(vs User) Experience. These themes and values include:
1. Transparency
2. Explainability
3. User notification & consent
4. Oversight & accountability
5. Due process & redress
6. Privacy by default
7. Participant centered
8. Conducting impact assessments
9. Creating standards, regulation and legislation

I see Humane AI of the future as a symbiotic human-
machine system that enhances our ability to solve global
problems. It will be based on increasingly accurate
algorithms, capable of modeling certain cognitive aspects of
the human brain. It will leverage the power of
environmentally responsible computational machines. It will
use a combination of ethically sourced natural data and
large amounts of synthetic data. It will be infused with the
same human ethics that we strive to instill in all human
systems. It will include human-in-the-loop quality control
mechanisms that will minimize, but will never end, the risks
of AI failure. -Arthur McCallum, Founder, Neu.ro Inc
I like to think of Humane AI as not necessarily human-
centered, but rather, nature-centered AI. AI systems should
not harm the natural world, animals, climate, or the
ecosystem. I believe we should rethink our definitions of
Humane AI to care for our planet and for nature, which so
much of our being depends on. Currently, human-centered
AI principles revolve around transparency, accountability,
privacy, fairness, inclusion, safety and security. A missing
pillar here is the effect of AI on the environment and living
beings. -Ellie Sakhaee, Responsible AI Senior Program
Manager

20 PODCASTS RELATED TO CO-
CREATING A BETTER TECH FUTURE

ACCIDENTAL TECH PIVOT
1 6
“Three nerds discussing tech, Apple,
“Every Tuesday and Friday, tech journalist
programming, and loosely related matters.” Kara Swisher and NYU Professor Scott
Galloway offer sharp, unfiltered insights
into the biggest stories in tech, business,
AI: DECODES THE SYSTEM and politics. They make bold predictions,
2 pick winners and losers, and bicker and
“AI: Decodes the System is a series of

banter like no one else. After all, with great
podcast interviews with industry experts

power comes great scrutiny. From New York
and everyday people who help explain

Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast
topics related to policy, tech, data, and law

Network.”
in plain language.”
RABBIT HOLE
ARTIFICIAL
7
3 INTELLIGENCE &
“What is the internet doing to us? The Times
tech columnist Kevin Roose discovers what
EQUALITY PODCAST happens when our lives move online.”
“Can AI be deployed in ways that enhance
equality, or will AI systems exacerbate

RADICAL AI
existing structural inequalities and create
new inequities? The Artificial Intelligence &
8
“Our mission is to center radical ideas in a
Equality podcast seeks to understand the
world transformed by technology through
innumerable ways in which AI affects
engaging, collaborative, and accessible
equality and international affairs.”

media. Using dialogue and storytelling we
seek to probe and advance the field of
Artificial Intelligence Ethics.”
4 DATA AND SOCIETY

“P resenting timely conversations about the
9 REGULATE TECH
purpose and power of technology that
bridge our interdisciplinary research with
“I want to share my ideas on subjects I have
broader public conversations about the

been thinking about for many years because
societal implications of data and

I believe I have something interesting to
automation. For more information, visit

say. And I hope they will be a useful
datasociety.net.” contribution to what are very live political
debates. (There is also some spirit of
“aesthetic enthusiasm” but this may be
5 MOZILLA IRL expressed more in my endless fiddling with
the tech platform than in the words I use).”
“Online life is real life, and with artificial
intelligence it’s getting even more real. In
Season 6, IRL zooms in on data, machine

10 THE SUNDAY SHOW
learning and algorithms, as host Bridget
Todd shares real life stories from around

“Tech Policy Press is a nonprofit media and
the world about AI. This season doubles as

community venture intended to provoke
Mozilla’s 2022 Internet Health Report

new ideas, debate and discussion at the
which explores who is reclaiming power to

intersection of technology and democracy.
make online life healthier for everyone.” The Sunday Show is its podcast.”

20 PODCASTS RELATED TO CO-
CREATING A BETTER TECH FUTURE

11 TECH’ED UP TRUST IN TECH
“What’s happening right now on the
16
frontlines of tech? Silicon Valley veteran
“The Trust in Tech podcast is a project by
Niki Christoff hosts zippy conversations
the Integrity Institute — a community
about trending technology with experts,

driven think tank advancing the theory and
enthusiasts, regulators, policymakers,

practice of protecting the social internet,
CEOs, and reporters. New episodes drop

powered by our community of integrity
every other Thursday.” professionals.”
TECHNICALLY HUMAN
12 17 TWO THINK MINIMUM
“Technically Human is a podcast about
ethics and technology that asks what it

"Podcast of the Technology Policy Institute
means to be human in the age of tech. Each

of Washington, D.C. The Technology Policy
week, Professor Deb Donig interviews

Institute is a think tank that focuses on the
industry leaders, thinkers, writers, and

economics of innovation, technological
technologists, and asks them about how

change, and related regulation in the United
they understand the relationship between

States and around the world. "
humans and the technologies we create. We
discuss how we can build a better vision for
technology, one that represents the best of
18 UNTANGLED
our human values.”
"Untangled is a podcast about technology,
TBD: TECHNOLOGY BY
people, and power. Hosted by Charley
13 DESIGN
Johnson."
“A podcast devoted to exploring the tech
WSJ TECH NEWS
industry, the products and policy decisions
that shape it, and its impact on our everyday

19 BRIEFING
lives. Join Matt Perault, the director of the
Center of Science & Technology Policy at

"Tech News Briefing is your guide to what
Duke University, as he hosts guests from all

people in tech are talking about. Every
corners of the industry." weekday, we’ll bring you breaking tech news
and scoops from the pros at the Wall Street
Journal, insight into new innovations and
TECH POLICY GRIND policy debates, tips from our personal tech
14 team, and exclusive interviews with movers
and shakers in the industry."

“On the Tech Policy Grind Podcast, we
discuss the most pressing issues at the
intersection of law and technology. We chat
with friends and fellows of the Internet Law

20 YOUR UNDIVIDED
and Policy Foundry about their perspectives

ATTENTION
on emerging topics in tech law and policy.
“In our podcast, Your Undivided Attention,
co-hosts Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin
15 TECH POLICY LEADERS explore the incredible power that
technology has over our lives — and how we
“W ashingTech's Tech Policy Leaders is a

can use it to catalyze a humane future"
tech policy podcast featuring interviews
with the most authoritative voices in
technology policy and digital
transformation. Tech Policy Leaders sheds
light on how technology policy, law, and
media regulations affect all of us at such a
crucial moment in world history. BETTER TECH FUTURE | 73

BETTER TECH FUTURE
Roles related to
building a
better tech
future.
All Tech Is Human curates hundreds of roles
through our Responsible Tech Job Board. We
also serve as a connective tissue between
those hiring and those looking for positions
through our Responsible Tech Talent Pool
and tailored matchmaking services.
50 RECENT JOB POSTINGS RELATED TO
A BETTER TECH FUTURE

Responsible Tech is made up of many sub-fields! Here are 50 real job titles to illuminate some of the many
ways that you can co-create a better tech future, pulled from the various job openings posted on the
Responsible Tech Job Board over the past year and a half. This is just a sampling of the available options across
the growing field of Responsible Tech at various experience levels and areas of expertise from industry,
government, NGO’s, academia, and civic organizations.
Accenture - Responsible AI, Data Science Manager

Access Now - Facial Recognition Policy Fellow
Ada Lovelace Institute - Researcher: AI and genomics futures
AMEX - Director, Data Ethics
Amnesty International - Head of the Algorithmic Accountability Lab
Australian Government, eSafety Commissioner, Online Safety Technology and Futures - Manager,
Online Safety Tech and Futures

AWS (Amazon Web Services) - Senior ML Ethicist
Berkman Klein Center, Harvard Law - Institute Director, Rebooting Social Media
BP, Innovation & Engineering - Digital Science Tech Associate, Digital Ethics
Capital One - Senior Manager, Product, Data Ethics & Privacy
Center for Democracy & Technology - Advocacy Director for Europe, Online Expression & Civic Space
Centre for Humanitarian Data, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(OCHA) - Data Engineer, Humanitarian Data Exchange

Centre for Law, Technology and Society, AI + Society Initiative, University of Ottawa - Scotiabank
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Designing Ethical and Inclusive AI

The Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC), School of Information at the University of
California, Berkeley - Program Director, Public Interest Cybersecurity

Cisco - Responsible Innovation Program Manager
Code For America - Senior Service Designer – Insight and Impact
Data & Society Research Institute - Postdoctoral Fellow, Trustworthy Infrastructures
Data Pop Alliance - Computational Social Scientist, MENA Region
DataRobot - AI Ethics Content Writer
Deloitte Netherlands - Manager, Digital Ethics
Discord - EU Public Policy Manager
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) - Assistant Professor in Human-centered AI systems
Google - Product Inclusion Strategy Lead
H&M Group - Stakeholder Engagement Lead to the Responsible AI and Data team
Handshake - Director, Trust & Safety
IKEA - Senior Data Engineer, Digital Ethics and Responsible AI

50 RECENT JOB POSTINGS RELATED TO
A BETTER TECH FUTURE

Mayo Clinic, Center for Digital Health, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Innovation and
Enablement team - Senior Data Science Analyst - AI Ethics

Meta (Facebook) - Responsible Innovation Strategist
New America - Technology Manager, Ranking Digital Rights
NYC Mayor's Office of Operations - Policy Advisor, Algorithms Managements and Policy
Open AI - Research Scientist, Societal Harms of AI
Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Departmental Research Lecturer in Social Data Science
Partnership on AI - AI and Media Integrity Program Lead - General
Paypal - Senior Data Science Manager: Responsible AI Head
Pew Research Center, Data Labs - Computational Social Scientist
Salesforce - Director of Inclusive Design
Salesforce, Office of Ethical & Humane Use of Technology - Content Specialist for Ethical & Inclusive
Products
Shorenstein Center, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government - Program Manager, Public
Interest Technology Lab

Sony AI - Project Lead – AI Ethics
Spectrum Labs - Speech Scientist
Spotify, Algorithmic Impact & Responsibility - Natural Language Processing Research Scientist
TikTok - Machine Learning Engineer, Trustworthy Recommendation System
TikTok - Research Scientist, Machine Learning Fairness
UNICEF - Technical Researcher (Digital Public Goods), The Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA)
UnitedHealth Group - Director, Responsible Use AI
U.S. Bank - Fair and Responsible Banking Director of Strategic Assessments and Reviews
Walmart - Senior Director, Digital Values
Workday - Machine Learning (ML) Trust Program Leader
World Economic Forum, Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution - Platform Curator, Artificial
Intelligence and Machine Learning
Positive change happens from within major companies, by applying oversight, conducting
research - and reimagining our current structures. All Tech Is Human's Responsible Tech
Job Board - and our organization in general - attract people with a wide spectrum of
interests and backgrounds. We have also found that there is no one path to Responsible
Tech - people often hop across industry, academia, civil society organizations and startups.
We strive to provide a variety of ways to work toward a better tech future.

Throughout our history, technologies have simultaneously brought
both great benefits and great harms. Yet the distribution of these
benefits and harms have often been unequal, benefiting the
privileged and further harming our most vulnerable.
As we look to the future, we must continue the collaborative work
that has grown steadily over the last few decades in academia, civil
society, government, and industry to take account of the benefits
and risks of emerging technologies and put in place appropriate
technology and policy strategies that maximize benefits and
mitigate risks for all.
BRANDIE NONNECKE, DIRECTOR, CITRIS POLICY LAB, UC BERKELEY

THANK YOU TO THE RESPONSIBLE
TECH COMMUNITY
The reason why our non-profit is able to release so many resources at a quick pace
is because we benefit from the involvement of thousands of individuals around the
globe who participate in our activities. These activities, in turn, lead to insights that
we then share out with the community. By having a flywheel-type structure, we
continuously receive a feedback and new insights that we then incorporate into
future reports.
Thank you to the hundreds of individuals who have been interviewed for our
reports, spoken at our summits and livestreams, and participated in our mentorship
program. And thank you to the thousands of individuals who have attended our
gatherings, given our organization feedback, and taken part in our large open Slack
group for the Responsible Tech community.
The material of this report was developed by our small-but-rapidly-growing team,

with the assistance of a volunteer cohort. Our non-profit was founded in 2018 and
is based in NYC. All of our activities are made freely available to the community; we
are supported by foundations that see the value in having an expanded and more-
cohesive Responsible Tech ecosystem.
Have an idea for our organization? Email Hello@AllTechIsHuman.org
A big thank you to the volunteers who helped with this report:
Clare Mulrooney, Undergraduate, University of Cambridge

Cristian Gil, Researcher, Acción Pública
David Lavenda, Information Overload Expert
Grace Volante, Philosophy MSc Student, University of Edinburgh
Hana Gabrielle Bidon, Technology Business Systems Associate, Wells Fargo
Laura Weinstein, Trust and Safety Policy Lead, Troo.co
Maira Elahi, Student, Riverside Secondary School
Nathan Butters, Product Manager, Tableau
Sidrah Durrani, Graduate Student and Researcher, Teachers College, Columbia
University; University Ambassador, All Tech Is Human
Tiberiu Toca, University Ambassador / Volunteer / Mentee / Contributor, All
Tech Is Human
Zoe Wagner, Facilitator, Organizer & Community Educator
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A better tech future is one where communities – especially

historically overlooked communities – are centered in the design,

development, and deployment of technology. Even more so,

humans’ relationship with technology has changed because

humans’ relationships with each other have changed. Cross-sector

endeavors and cross-functional teams allow people with myriad

skillsets to successfully collaborate to prioritize problems, identify

opportunities for improvement, develop technology while

mitigating systemic bias, and implement tech and data solutions

that address community-identified needs. Technical innovation and

complexity continues to progress at incredible rates, and access to

advanced technology is widespread.

A better tech future also includes structures

Additionally, policies and regulations

BETTER TECH FUTURE | 2

It’s my hope more companies will start to embrace Safety by

It’s also gratifying to see other countries

JULIE INMAN-GRANT, AUSTRALIAN ESAFETY COMMISSIONER

BETTER TECH FUTURE | 3

Our goal, what I view as success, is if we could have a million people

And so we're going to keep working to bring more

*Watch our recent video interview with

FRANCES HAUGEN, ADVOCATE FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND

TRANSPARENCY IN SOCIAL MEDIA

BETTER TECH FUTURE | 4

This democratic power to communicate never existed before the

*Public Knowledge, alongside the Association

BETTER TECH FUTURE | 5

9 Welcome letter 55 Responsible Tech Guide

12 About All Tech Is Human 63 Improving Social Media

13 A Hub of Knowledge 68 AI & Human Rights

14 8 categories for a better tech future

16 Multi-stakeholder collaboration Additional Learnings

38 Human flourishing alongside tech

42 Re-imagining tech futures

and viewpoints of All Tech Is Human. One of our roles as an

organization is to showcase a range of perspectives throughout the

Responsible Tech community.

Please reach out to Hello@AllTechIsHuman.org for any suggestions or

latest version of this report can be downloaded at

BETTER TECH FUTURE | 8

Together we can define our ideal tech future and work

DAVID RYAN POLGAR

David@AllTechIsHuman.org BETTER TECH FUTURE | 9

We call ourselves “All Tech Is Human” for a reason. As an organization and a

TECH INDIVIDUALS KNOWLEDGE

NEWS ADVERTISERS FUNDERS

BETTER TECH FUTURE | 10

circulate in order for us

BETTER TECH FUTURE | 11

Since 2018, we have brought together thousands of individuals from a variety of

Community Slack group Community reports Responsible Tech Guide

Multi-sector working groups Tech Stewardship Mentorship Program &

Program University Ambassadors

organizations greatly benefit through a hub of knowledge and community-building. Our

and Governance, Data Privacy, Accessible & Human-Centered Design, Digital

Wellbeing, Tech & Democracy, and Public Interest Technology.

500+ RESPONSIBLE TECH ORGANIZATIONS:

400+ RESPONSIBLE TECH INTERVIEWEES:

Proactive Tech Underlying

Policy Systemic Tech

Tech Pipeline Alongside

Greater Tech Reimagining

Even before building “safety by design” into new

As for the business model, there is nothing wrong

With those stakeholder groups, openly