Information Equity in AI with Esosa Osa
Esosa Osa is the founder and CEO of Onyx Impact, a research and digital innovation lab dedicated to building healthier tech platforms and tools for Black communities and combating targeted disinformation. In this episode, Lana Hout and Aisha Wynn of THE AI CHICKS dive into the complexities of AI and information equity. Esosa shares the mission behind Onyx Impact’s Digital Green Book and their AI model designed for and by Black communities and gets real about the importance of controlling one’s own narrative in the age of large language models (LLMs). Together, we tackle digital literacy, the dangers of algorithmic bias, and what it means to build tech that serves people.
Show Notes
EPISODE COVERS:
1. AI and information equity in communities
2. Challenges of disinformation targeting Black communities
3. The importance of authentic self-representation
4. Cultural backgrounds shaping technology perspectives
5. Dual AI takes on information equity
6. Bias in AI: risks and solutions
7. Centering Black expertise in tech development
8. Importance of narrative control in AI systems
9. Building culturally specific large language models
10. Data sources: significance of Black news
11. Detecting misinformation and echo chambers online
12. Digital literacy and critical thinking for all
13. Responsible AI implementation and accessibility
14. Hopeful visions for equitable digital futures
AI, information equity, disinformation, black communities, digital innovation, Onyx Impact, Aisha GPT, large language models, data bias, digital literacy, technology accessibility, misinformation, narrative control, black news, mainstream media, echo chambers, fact-checking, trusted sources, digital Green Book, community empowerment, algorithmic bias, black voices, media representation, AI training data, cultural sensitivity, digital fluency, generative AI, online communities, social media, technology for social good
TIMELINE:
00:00 Onyx Impact's Mission
04:17 AI's Impact on Information Equity
08:56 Balancing AI Pros and Cons
09:51 Empowering and Expanding Tech Communities
13:52 "Repetition, Truth, and Misinformation"
16:20 "Digital Green Book Empowers Black Communities"
21:35 Beware Online Misinformation Tactics
25:16 "Promoting Digital Fluency Responsibility"
28:29 Empowering Diverse Voices in Tech