@jfinlayson
Social entrepreneurship, tech4good, startups, innovation, women in tech, future of work, responsible AI, ethics, DEI. CITRIS Innovation Hub and EDGE in Tech at UC, University of California, Go Bears! https://LinkedIn.com/in/jillfinlayson
Do you have a lot of questions about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion? We have answers. Join Bo Young Lee for advice, insights, and candor that cuts through politics. #DEIisnotDOA voices.berkeley.edu/podcast/dei-...
"this feeling of sameness the “AI multi problem,” whereby an AI model produces homogeneity over portraying the variability of humanness."
"A model’s inability to respect a user’s prompt is particularly problematic" Ask Sora for “A person smiling,” 9 out of 10 videos produced women." College profs, CEOs, political & religious leaders –all men, while childcare workers, nurses, receptionists – all women" www.wired.com/story/openai... #AI
“ProPublica found that, since the ban, incidence of sepsis has increased by more than 50% for women who had second-trimester miscarriages…
ProPublica also counted 120 deaths of hospitalized pregnant women, a massive increase.” steady.substack.com/p/women-in-t...
When “the Queen of Hearts yells ‘off with their heads’ for her subjects,” Howell added, that “cannot be the reality we are living under.” www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...
💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes.
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
@innovationhub.bsky.social is happy to open nominations for leaders promoting participation of women and people of color in STEM fields and expanding our workforce for semiconductors, AI innovation, and emerging deep tech careers. Nominate stellar leaders here: edge.berkeley.edu/athena-awards/
Reunited with my original tribe Saturday - what a great afternoon! Not many people my age (60) can take a photo with this many friends from 7th grade, along with a transformative teacher. @jfinlayson.bsky.social
& the chilling impact of how "now they’re “rainbow-hushing” by cutting or reframing their DEI programs" while saying “I mean, it’s a little crazy that we need to say this,” Zuckerberg said. “We continue to believe that diversity is a strength.”
www.fromdayone.co/stories/2025...
DEI quotes:
"privilege’s sliding scale & impact of exclusion"
“It’s definitely the wild, wild West of the haves & have-nots if you don’t have institutional knowledge”
“Environmental justice is not affirmative action. It’s not DEI to have right to breathe clean air" www.fromdayone.co/stories/2025...
Assistant prof. Niloufar Salehi was featured in the Silicon Angle for her insights on the lack of reliability in AI agents.🤖
More: siliconangle.com/2024/11/29/a...
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 is the 10th annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science. 👩🔬 🧪 ⚛️ 🔭 🎢 🍎 🥽
He talks about "masculinity & femininity like they’re a vibe, as opposed to institutional inequalities that he is actively perpetuating and deepening" ... “his company & sector is overwhelmingly dominated by powerful, straight white guys.” #masculineenergy www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-z...
"...including neurodiversity in the workplace is not so much 'we need to prepare for neurodivergent people entering the workforce' –It's about recognizing that neurodivergent people are already there"
Khushboo Chabria –'Neurodiversity For Dummies'
#futureofwork #podcast voices.berkeley.edu/podcasts
“Ignorance, allied with power... is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” – James Baldwin in 1972 www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-sto...
Hope is "nostalgia for the future."
"I’m not an optimist, nor I’m a pessimist. I’m a possibilist. I believe what we do matters."
"What we can do, what we must do, is to be engaged without knowing, without having guarantees, of the outcome"
– john a powell greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...
Big Bang! Business Competition & forum for innovators to collaborate, develop & test business ideas—& compete for cash prizes. Eligible teams must have at least 1 founder affiliated with a California-based institution of higher education. March 3, 2025 deadline
ucdavis.startuptree.co/event/s/8xmc...
The Little Bang! define your business idea & communicate it concisely on a poster. Competition is open to all currently enrolled students at the high school, community college, undergraduate or graduate level. The registration deadline is February 6 by 1 PM.
ucdavis.startuptree.co/event/s/bvWS...
Show Her the Money screening @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social January 23 : showherthemoneymovie.com/screenings/s...
Catch up with latest Future of Work podcast from Berkeley Extension & CITRIS – incl. where AI & people meet, AI career coaches & PIPs or performance improvement plan. Take a listen as you return to your commute. voices.berkeley.edu/podcasts @innovationhub.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
for the Berkeley startup peoples
AI Summit + Innovation Mixer - SCET IIR x Soma Cap
Monday, Nov 18
5:00pm – 7:00pm
partiful.com/e/c5U334ZTxX...
The future of green technology: catalyzing climate solutions. November 14 6:30 pm in Berkeley.
Near Berkeley? Join us: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-future...
"No one’s cracking the nut of how to deal with the wide variety of plastics people use every day" Chemical recycling "isn’t turned into new plastic products but rather fuel to be burned" “It’s like a fancy way to incinerate without saying that you’re using an incinerator” www.cnn.com/2024/05/30/c...
A great conversation on what is happening with job descriptions, hiring processes, and the impact of AI in creating a "Sea of Sameness" both on the job description side and even the applicant pool. Hear from Kat Kibben voices.berkeley.edu/extension/fu...
“Sleep is a biological necessity, not a crime,” Sotomayor wrote. “For some people, sleeping outside is their only option” The city “punishes them for being homeless. That is unconscionable & unconstitutional” www.cnn.com/2024/06/28/p... Fining people w/out resources makes it harder to escape poverty
Let's talk about giving deskless workers access to generative #AI - Join Murial Clauson at Anthill for great insights and actions voices.berkeley.edu/extension/fu... @innovationhub.bsky.social @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social #podcast
""empathy among young Americans is rebounding, reaching levels indistinguishable from the highs of the 1970s"" www.vox.com/future-perfe...
"We have to give them [our kids] back a human childhood & childhood spent on a screen is not a human childhood" Jonathan Haidt NYU www.brookings.edu/events/the-n...
To do: 1–no smart phone before high school; 2–no social media until 16yrs; 3–phone free schools; 4–more independence in real world
how I am feeling
Michael Wu breaks down what you need to know about #AI as a leader & an organization so you don’t lose your competitive edge.
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#futureofwork #podcast #AI #NextGen #lifelonglearning voices.berkeley.edu/extension/fu...