Community Advocacy Fellowship
Tech Goes Home, one of the principle partners in What The Tech?, led its longest-running component: the Community Advocacy Fellowship, comprised of dedicated community members dedicated to digital inclusion.
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​​​​The Fellowship included a collaboration between Fellows and high school summer interns to develop community-based arguments for legislation regarding emergent technology, including AI. The Fellows then testified about these to members of Boston's City Council, communicating community hopes, concerns, and visions for AI regulation and education.
A selection of the Testimonies are available, while the slides from the WTT? internship sessions on AI can be found here.
Testimonial #1: Discount Broadband
More than ever, it is critical to have an internet connection to participate in the modern world, and the faster the better. This testimonial addresses how those unfamiliar with modern tech can be brought up to speed in an increasingly high-speed world.
Testimonial #2 (Parts 1 and 2): Broadband Access
The COVID-19 pandemic put digital inequality in the spotlight like never before. To participate in an increasingly interconnected world, individuals who were either unfamiliar with modern technology or unable to afford it had to be brought up to speed and fast. This testimonial addresses how this can be done and how local government can help.
Testimonial #3: Federal AI Education
Cities, states, and companies are confront AI in their own ways, but this means that regulation and education are uneven. This testimonial emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive effort to make all Americans familiar with AI's functions, promises, and perils.
