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The four areas where companies most need #AIguardrails ~ via the #MIT Sloan School

1. Architecture compliance
2. #Innovation management
3. #Workforce enablement
4. Supplier governance

Story: mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-t...

#Management #AISecurity #PublicInterestTech #CivicTech #AIgovernance #AI
4 areas where companies need AI guardrails | MIT Sloan
To avoid redundant investments, applications that don’t scale, and unexpected costs and risks associated with AI, organizations should determine where oversight is likely to have the greatest impact.
mitsloan.mit.edu
November 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
earthling5.bsky.social
"Constituting Democracy in the Era of AI"
The 2026 MIT Compton Lecture, given by acclaimed law professor Martha Minow
“We have to actually invent the world that we want to live in."
news.mit.edu/2026/martha-...
#Democracy #AI #Law #Government #Policy #Technology #PublicInterestTech #Citizenship
At MIT, Martha Minow speaks on sustaining democracy, both by using and overcoming AI
Harvard Law School Professor Martha Minow delivered MIT’s Compton Lecture, examining the current threats to democracy, the challenges to it present by AI, and possible ways that AI could better inform...
news.mit.edu
October 27, 2026 at 5:47 PM
isoc.live
HYBRID 6 NOV 18:00 EST / 23:00 UTC: NYPL - How AI Civics Can Build Public Power Over Tech With Data & Society
isoc.live/22423

Panel: @megyoung0.bsky.social, @khari.bsky.social, Sareeta Amrute, Hannah Sassaman, @justinhendrix.bsky.social (mod)

#AICivics #PublicInterestTech #AIGovernance #CivicTech
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October 22, 2026 at 12:09 AM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
Apply Now:
2027 Winter Coding it Forward Fellowship
codingitforward.notion.site/Public-Winte...

#STEM #publicinteresttechnology #publicinteresttech #civictech #govtech
October 15, 2026 at 9:59 PM
laurenmarietta.bsky.social
At #CSCW2026 hosting a workshop on the #FutureofWork in #CivicTech & #PublicInterestTech this wednesday! It's been fun to dream this session into existence with collaborators from academia & civil society.

Come thru if you're in SLC - we'll be envisioning futures for PIT & civic tech work in 2040 ✨
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October 12, 2026 at 11:05 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
"...bring #AI under public control & determine how it's used, how it's regulated, & whom it benefits..." –
upcoming event
#MIT Radius
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#democracy #civicengagement #techpolicy #futureofwork #publicinteresttechnology #publicinteresttech #AIethics #artificialintelligence
Taking Collective Action to Shape AI Policy: AI, Our Jobs, and Our Future
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 6pm-7:30pm 10-105 (Bush Room) Under current government and corporate AI leadership, many of us feel discouraged or powerless. But if we take strategic action together, we ha...
docs.google.com
October 5, 2026 at 10:48 PM
sovereign.tech
Technical debt management and security audits also gain more partners and capacity. Applications are open: www.sovereign.tech/programs/res...

#CyberSecurity #SovereignTechResilience #PublicInterestTech @tweedegolf.bsky.social

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Compliance with the Cyber Resilience Act: helping projects assess where they stand and close the gaps. Sovereign Tech Resilience logo in the upper right corner, Sovereign Tech Agency on the bottom. More capacity for technical debt management and security audits. Learn more and apply at sovereign.tech/programs/resilience. Sovereign Tech Resilience logo in the upper right corner, Sovereign Tech Agency on the bottom.
September 29, 2026 at 11:22 AM
sovereign.tech
Reminder: We're currently hiring for several roles across the team. Join the Sovereign Tech Agency and help shape the digital infrastructure of the 21st century:

#Hiring #OpenSource #PublicInterestTech #DigitalSovereignty

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September 28, 2026 at 2:52 PM
earthling5.bsky.social
Fighting Unintended Discrimination in AI
MIT Prof Gupta and her students evaluate algorithms through an ethical lens. AI is shaped by human decisions and coding. Humans are responsible for what AI does.
betterworld.mit.edu/spectrum/iss...
#AI #AIEthics #Ethics #PublicInterestTech #Technology
MIT Professorships: Fighting Unintended Discrimination in AI
Swati Gupta, Class of 1947 Career Development Associate Professor at MIT Sloan, and her students evaluate algorithms through an ethical lens
betterworld.mit.edu
September 28, 2026 at 1:53 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
Upcoming
#publicinteresttechnology
event
(hybrid)
pit-un.org/pit-un-summi...

#techpolicy #publicinteresttech #civicengagement #civictech #LATechWeek
Registration - PIT-UN
Registration Join us in Los Angeles during #LATechWeek or virtually on October 14, 2026. Loading… Speakers Our speakers—builders, practitioners, community partners, researchers, and investors—are acti...
pit-un.org
September 24, 2026 at 3:28 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#Publicinteresttechnology –
"Join PIT-UN Members Fran Berman, PIT@UMass, and Lauri Goldkind, Fordham, for an interactive conversation centered around making PIT work for all."
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#techpolicy #publicinteresttech #civictech
September 23, 2026 at 12:32 PM
earthling5.bsky.social
A Framework for Determining When AI can Make Decisions.
The "AI Decision Matrix" uses ambiguity and risk to determine the optimal decision-making structure between humans and AI automation.
mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-t...
#AI #AIEthics #HumanCenteredTech #AIRisks #AIPolicy #PublicInterestTech #MIT
A framework for determining when AI can make decisions | MIT Sloan
The AI Decision Matrix uses ambiguity and risk to determine the optimal decision-making structure between humans and AI automation.
mitsloan.mit.edu
September 23, 2026 at 3:33 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#Publicinteresttechnology –
the internet:
upcoming hybrid event
www.benton.org/event/new-co...

#techpolicy #publicinteresttech #telecommunicatons #broadband #digitaldivide #digitalinclusion
September 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
"...funding that supports communities’ collective power to shape how #AI is built, governed and used..."
humanityai.ai/press-releas...

#techpolicy #publicinteresttechnology #publicinteresttech #civictech #edtech #futureofwork #artificialintelligence #AIethics
Press Release: Open Call for Grants - Humanity AI
Humanity AI Announces $10 Million Open Call for Grants Supporting Community-Led Projects A first-of-its-kind call for work where communities are […]
humanityai.ai
September 12, 2026 at 1:53 AM
programintegrity.bsky.social
Quality assurance - indexing/referencing, fact-checking, validation - is an important yet time-consuming part of the audit.

Enter EasyRef - a PIA tool that automatically connects your writing to your sources for human review.

#auditing #publicinteresttech #usecase #oversight
September 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#Civictech event:
September 29, 7p ET, in-person
Georgetown University Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation
www.eventbrite.com/e/civic-tech...

#publicinteresttechnology #publicinteresttech #digitalgovernment #govtech
Civic Tech Live
Join us for the third edition of Civic Tech Live!
www.eventbrite.com
September 10, 2026 at 1:58 AM
programintegrity.bsky.social
Federal oversight data is everywhere. Almost none is searchable together.

PIA's Integrity Lab is built to fix that. Free, open-source, and based on vetted, relevant data.

programintegrity.org/apps

#ResponsibleAI #GovernmentOversight #Antifraud #PublicInterestTech
https://Congress.gov
Congress.gov
September 8, 2026 at 4:48 PM
netopia.bsky.social
The Tech Coup Playbook.
"clear conflict of interest”
theguardian.com/technology/2... #AIPolicy #AIGovernance #DigitalPolicy #TechRegulation #AIRegulation #PublicInterestTech #UKTechPolicy
September 8, 2026 at 9:52 AM
sovereign.tech
Last call! We’re #hiring a Program Manager to lead the #SovereignTechResilience program for critical open source infrastructure.

The deadline is Monday, 7 September 2026, 23:59 (CET). Don’t miss your chance to apply: www.sovereign.tech/jobs/program...

#Jobs #OpenSource #PublicInterestTech
September 3, 2026 at 9:58 AM
sovereign.tech
Wir freuen uns von Dir zu hören!

Bewirb Dich jetzt noch bis Montag, 7. September 2026, 23:59 Uhr (CET): www.sovereign.tech/de/stellenan...

#Hiring #OpenSource #PublicInterestTech

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Job: Programm-Manager*in Resilience (m/w/d/x) | Sovereign Tech Agency
Wir stärken digitale Infrastrukturen und Open-Source-Ökosysteme im öffentlichen Interesse.
www.sovereign.tech
September 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
earthling5.bsky.social
An excerpt from the op-ed by #MIT President Emeritus Rafael Reif. #AIEthics #MoralFloor #TechEthics #TechPolicy #PublicInterestTech #ClearAIRules #FoundationalEthics
September 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
earthling5.bsky.social
As #AI becomes more autonomous, we need a crystal-clear set of rules, a "moral floor" that everyone—not just technologists & lawyers—can understand. Frm #MIT President Reif suggests 5 such #ethical rules.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/02/o...
#AIEthics #TechEthics #PublicInterestTech #TechPolicy
AI needs a Ten Commandments - The Boston Globe
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly autonomous, we need a simple set of rules that everyone — not just technologists and lawyers — can understand.
www.bostonglobe.com
September 2, 2026 at 1:56 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#Publicinteresttechnology –
"using technology to solve societal issues"
theconversation.com/what-is-publ...

Note:
Public Interest Technology University Network
(PIT-UN)

#publicinteresttech #highereducation #highered #instructionaldesign
What is public interest technology? An expert on data and policy explains how it helps people in need
Public interest technology ensures that public policies are implemented in ways that change people’s lives.
theconversation.com
September 1, 2026 at 6:40 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#Techpolicy – #AI
aspenpolicyacademy.org/program/ai-c...

#civicengagement #publicinteresttechnology #publicinteresttech #civictech #artificialintelligence
AI Civic Action Accelerator - Aspen Policy Academy
This 6 session, part-time, free program helps individuals and teams refine and strengthen a partially developed policy solution to an environmental problem.
aspenpolicyacademy.org
August 27, 2026 at 8:52 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
Product Commons
for #digitalgov –
"...helping governments learn from each other to make faster, more informed technology decisions..."
beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/product-comm...

#publicinteresttechnology #publicinteresttech #govtech #civictech
August 27, 2026 at 6:26 PM