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Inclusion

A collection of 5 issues

Beware the bias

I’ve posted about AI and bias before. If you’re going to launch or use an AI agent/service then do ensure you’re taking that into account and actively watching for it. AI overwhelmingly prefers white and male job candidates in new test of resume-screening biasKyra Wilson, left,

Be careful of bias

Do you have a home voice assistant? Alexa, Siri or Google Assistant? I heard the argument raging in the kitchen from my home office. Herself wanted a light turning on, Siri was quite insistent in asking how long the timer should be. Neither was budging and tempers (on one side)

More women for Tech's future

This is an important point. It was actually something we were discussing today during a UK IT Leaders weekly call. The Power of Diversity: Why We Need More Women Shaping Tech’s FutureImagine a room buzzing with creativity, a hub of brilliant minds tackling the world’s toughest problems. But

AI and Bias

A good few years ago I put a job description I’d wrote through a tool to analyse the gender bias in the words and narrative. One of the guys in HR suggested it as he’d been using it. I can never remember the name of the tool, but

'Women who code' closing

This is disappointing. ‘Women Who Code” is shutting down due to lack of funding. I agree with what Tim Cook once said “There are no good excuses” for the lack of women in the sector. Women Who Code - Empowering women to excel in tech careersWomen Who Code is on