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. wecount.inclusivedesign.ca Toronto, ON Joined April 2020-
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We Count is moving from X to Bluesky! Join us on Bluesky for the same great content, insights and conversations. Follow us: bsky.app/profile/wecoun… #Bluesky #SeeYouThere
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
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
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
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
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
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
.@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
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
.@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
Learn about the ethical implications of AI in this Pulse episode with IDRC Director Jutta Treviranus: ow.ly/zl5e50Vuaxp #AI #AIethics #accessibility
.@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
.@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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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