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We Count

@WeCountproject

We Count is a community-driven project to address the inherent bias against small minorities and outliers in artificial intelligence and data analytics.

 Toronto, ON
wecount.inclusivedesign.ca
Joined April 2020
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AccessFest, a celebration of what’s possible when inclusion leads, is on May 31! Created by the team behind AccessNow, #AccessFest invites you to experience what’s possible when accessibility comes first, not as an add-on, but as the foundation: accessnow.com/fest/ #AF2025
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The All Standards With Us team has been busy onboarding co-researchers and getting them connected with standards development organizations. The team has completed a jurisdictional scan for the project: ow.ly/lao850VJ59w #disability
Inclusive Standards

Inclusive Standards

Inclusive Standards is a project hub of the Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC). Here, we gather all our efforts related to inclusive standards development. Our work ranges from conducting...

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Accessible and Equitable Artificial Intelligence Systems standard is out for public review until May 5! The standard includes guidance on creating inclusive #AI systems and outlines potential risks for people with disabilities. Review the draft standard: ow.ly/2vM750VgOfJ
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Digital Promise's Patti Ruiz and Sierra Noakes have contributed "Procurement of AI Tools in K-12 and Higher Education" to our #AI in #Education collection, supported by @Hewlett_Found in partnership with Etika Insights, focusing on leadership and AI: ow.ly/6QZa50VEn4C
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IDRC's @juttatrevira has contributed "The AI Magnifying Mirror" to our #AI in #Education collection, supported by @Hewlett_Found in partnership with Etika Insights. It warns that current AI risks amplifying existing inequities and discoursing diversity: ow.ly/VWl250VBSoj
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IDRC's March – April 2025 newsletter is out! Read the latest news, events and initiatives in the data science, disability and AI communities from the IDRC and its We Count community: ow.ly/q3Fk50VBRUT #AI #newsletter #disability
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.@LearningAccel's Beth Rabbitt has contributed "Imagining AI as a Public Good for K-12 Learning" to our #AI in #Education collection, supported by @Hewlett_Found in partnership with Etika Insights, challenging us to shape AI as a public resource: ow.ly/I8g050VB2OJ
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IDRC's Jess Mitchell has contributed "A Shiny Pony in Higher Ed" to our #AI in #Education collection, supported by @Hewlett_Found in partnership with Etika Insights, reminding us that AI, while powerful, lacks understanding, learning and moral judgment: ow.ly/msvF50Vym7w
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.@LCCollaborative's @dvodicka has contributed "4 Checkpoints for Integrating AI In K-12 Education" to our #AI in #Education collection, supported by @Hewlett_Found in partnership with Etika Insights. It provides a structured approach to AI implementation: ow.ly/ByRV50VwROu
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Learn about the ethical implications of AI in this Pulse episode with IDRC Director Jutta Treviranus: ow.ly/zl5e50Vuaxp #AI #AIethics #accessibility
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.@OpenSourceOrg's Anne-Marie Scott has contributed "Copyright, Licensing, and Open Source AI" to our #AI in #Education collection, supported by @Hewlett_Found in partnership with Etika Insights, exploring tension between AI training and academic integrity: ow.ly/nNfT50Vu9EN
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.@UnboundEq and @AUC's @bali_maha has contributed "Navigating AI in Open and Higher Education" to our #AI in #Education collection, supported by @Hewlett_Found in partnership with Etika Insights. It advocates for institutionally supported AI literacy: ow.ly/rg1I50VsvtH
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Richard Baraniuk, @OpenStax, has contributed the article "Responsible AI in Education: The Case for Open AI" to our #AI in #Education collection, supported by the @Hewlett_Found in partnership with Etika Insights. Read the article: ow.ly/S0rW50VomkN
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A new collection of FLOE articles from leading educators and researchers, supported by the Hewlett Foundation in partnership with Etika Insights, that highlight opportunities and risks of #AI in #education while emphasizing responsible implementation: ow.ly/l2IZ50VkYKJ
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Inclusion Canada has issued a press release in response to the release of the final Canada Disability Benefit regulations by the Government of Canada: ow.ly/6H3R50Vk2UP #CDB #Canada #disability
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Voice cloning programs lack real barriers to stop people from impersonating others without consent. Last year's robocalls from a fake Joe Biden telling New Hampshire voters not to vote is just one example of a growing problem: ow.ly/aykS50Vf5ou #voicecloning #AI #AIethics
AI can steal your voice, and there's not much you can do about it

AI can steal your voice, and there's not much you can do about it

Voice cloning programs — most of which are free- have flimsy barriers to prevent nonconsensual impersonations, a new report finds.

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Accessible and Equitable Artificial Intelligence Systems standard is out for public review until May 5! The standard includes guidance on creating inclusive #AI systems and outlines potential risks for people with disabilities. Review the draft standard: ow.ly/2vM750VgOfJ
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CDT and AAPD have released a new report called "Building a Disability-Inclusive AI Ecosystem" that provides recommendations for ensuring that people with disabilities are being properly centred and included in #AI development and implementation: ow.ly/av5F50VgMPr
Building A Disability-Inclusive AI Ecosystem: A Cross-Disability, Cross-Systems Analysis Of Best...

Building A Disability-Inclusive AI Ecosystem: A Cross-Disability, Cross-Systems Analysis Of Best...

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Two projects, Black Spatula Project and YesNoError, are currently using AI to find a range of errors in scientific papers, including fact-checking, calculations, methodology and referencing. Read the Nature article: ow.ly/fxKH50Vf4PC #AI #factchecking #LLMs
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