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Handbook
Greening AI in the Public Sector
As it gets easier to measure and mitigate AI’s environmental footprint, this handbook outlines practical steps agencies can take to incorporate environmental performance criteria into public AI procurement.
Toolkit
Algorithmic Impact Assessment Toolkit
Now updated and expanded! Download our community-centered algorithmic impact assessment toolkit, created in partnership with GovAI Coalition.
Announcement
Data & Society Launches AI Civics, a Public Education Program to Build Democratic Power Over Technology
With $2 million in funding from Humanity AI, AI Civics will extend and strengthen channels for the public to have a voice in how AI is designed and deployed across our society.
Points
Reimagining the Future of Digital Health
In this series, Joan Mukogosi gathers scholars to explore what the intertwining of care and AI might mean for the future of digital health. Together, these essays stand as proof that the future of digital health is ours to shape, and offer inspiration for building it.