New? Start here for your Responsible Tech Journey and to learn more about All Tech Is Human
Welcome! This post is designed to help you on your Responsible Tech journey. So no matter your background (all disciplines are needed) or experience level (our community ranges from the brand new to the deeply experienced), there is an important place for you in the ecosystem. Find out more below!
Our aim at All Tech Is Human is to tackle the world’s thorniest tech & society issues and co-create a better tech future. To do this, we are building the world’s largest global, multistakeholder network in Responsible Tech. This allows us to leverage the collective intelligence of thousands of individuals and organizations that are deeply committed to reducing harms and ensuring that we can align our technology with the public interest. This collective intelligence and participation surfaces values, tensions, trade-offs, and best practices. Your voice and participation is an essential part of the process.
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Glad you found your way here! The Responsible Tech movement is made up of a broad range of people and organizations that are working to create positive change from:
Directly inside of tech companies
Providing needed oversight and research
Re-imagining a better tech future (startups, new business models)
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Glad you found us! We are a non-profit organization committed to tackling the world’s thorniest tech & society issues and co-creating a better tech future. We are based in NYC and have a global community and overall approach.
Our organization has a wide-range of activities designed for:
Multistakeholder community-building
Multidisciplinary education
Diversifying the traditional tech pipeline with more backgrounds, disciplines, and lives experiences
Find out what activities may be best for you below!
What topics are you involved in or interested in?
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Responsible AI is at the forefront of ethical technology development. It emphasizes the need for transparency, fairness, and accountability in AI systems. Our community of ethical practitioners works to ensure applications of AI benefit society without causing harm or reinforcing bias. In the responsible technology space, it’s important to craft guidelines, implement robust testing, and advocate for policies that prioritize ethical considerations while respecting human rights and equity.
Looking to get more involved in Responsible AI? We have a Responsible AI working group, Responsible AI mentors, reports on the topic, and a channel on our Slack community.
Check out our Responsible AI knowledge hub and see all of our projects and links.
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Trust & Safety teams play a vital role in maintaining the integrity of online platforms and digital spaces. Practitioners are not only dedicated to combating harmful content, disinformation, and cyber threats, they also work to foster an environment of trust among users. The Trust & Safety field is evolving and emerging with difficult tradeoffs and challenges in promoting a secure and trustworthy digital ecosystem.
Looking to get more involved in Trust & Safety? We have a Trust & Safety working group, Trust & Safety mentors, reports on the topic, and a channel on our Slack community.
Check out our Trust & Safety knowledge hub and see all of our projects and links here.
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Technology Policy covers a wide range of issues that deal with regulating or moderating the development and deployment of emerging technologies - ideally to ensure that they are in line with the public interest. Tech policies can be created by governments, industry, NGOs and civil society. Topics addressed by tech policy involve concentrations of power, the geopolitics of technology, mis/disinformation, governance of artificial intelligence, data discrimination, data privacy, etc.
Looking to get more involved in Tech Policy? We have a Tech Policy working group, Tech Policy mentors, reports on the topic, and a channel on our Slack community.
Check out our Tech Policy knowledge hub and see all of our projects and links.
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The intersection of cyber and democracy involves the collective endeavor of safeguarding our digital public squares and the legitimacy of democratic institutions. In the complex interplay between technology and democratic processes, practitioners in this intersection advocate for transparency and election integrity, safeguard against foreign interference, and ensure our digital spaces remain open for discourse and civic engagement. This work is pivotal to preserving principles that underpin our society.
Looking to get more involved in Cyber & Democracy? We have a Cyber & Democracy working group, Cyber & Democracy mentors, reports on the topic, and a channel on our Slack community.
Check out our Cyber & Democracy knowledge hub and see all of our projects and links here.
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Public Interest Tech involves the championing of technology serving the greater good. Practitioners in this space work to address societal challenges through innovative, sustainable solutions, with expertise spanning issue areas like civic tech, data, and digital accessibility. This work involves cross-sector collaboration with governments, civil society, and communities to create digital tools and policies that prioritize wellbeing and equitable access for all.
Looking to get more involved in Public Interest Technology? We have a Public Interest Technology working group, Public Interest Technology mentors, reports on the topic, and a channel on our Slack community.
Check out our Public Interest Technology knowledge hub and all of our projects and links.
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The intersection of youth, tech, and wellbeing features a range of stakeholders steeped in the unique and emerging challenges between young people and technology. There is an emphasis on digital literacy, online safety, and the responsible use of technology, particularly in the realm of social media. Youth advocacy in the space promotes meaningful tech legislation, digital literacy, and wellbeing tools, ensuring mental and emotional health while navigating the digital landscape.
Looking to get more involved in Youth, Tech, & Wellbeing? We have a Youth, Tech, & Wellbeing working group, Youth, Tech, & Wellbeing mentors, reports on the topic, and a channel on our Slack community.
Check out our Youth, Tech, and Wellbeing knowledge hub and all of our projects and links.
Do you consider yourself at technologist?
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Great! Lots of technologists make there way to All Tech Is Human in order to find community, understand their role and responsibilities with the designing, development, and deployment of technologies.
You’ll find numerous technologists at our in-person gatherings, inside our working groups, virtually in our weekly livestream series, in our mentorship program, and more.
We also have a Responsible Tech Job Board, talent pool, and are part of Tekalo (social impact roles in tech).
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The Responsible Tech movement is made up of all different disciplines! Law, psychology, sociology, and everything in between. Our organization is committed to diversifying the types of individuals involved in considering the social impact of technology—and this relies on having wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives involved!
Our organization has involved thousands of individuals and interviewed hundreds about their careers. If you are new to the movement, you may be surprised to learn that a significant portion of people working in Responsible Tech do not have a traditional tech background.
What level of experience do you have?
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Glad you are starting your journey in Responsible Tech! The ecosystem is filled with a wide variety of backgrounds. In fact, it is this mix of backgrounds that is needed in order to ensure we can build a better tech future!
All Tech Is Human has numerous way to help you start your journey into the Responsible Tech movement. We recommend you read our Responsible Tech Guide, check out the focus area(s) that best suit you on our website, join our Slack community to learn about the incredible work being done, and apply to our mentorship program!
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We have a lot of people in our community who are trying to grow in their career, while also have a lot of valuable knowledge to pass along to others!
Individuals have often joined our mentorship program as a mentor to get paired up with a senior level individual, and then a mentor to assist those just getting started.
You may also be interested in our working groups; you can find one based on your topic area of interest or join our general education working group.
At the mid-career level, you will also get a lot of value out of attending our in-person gatherings (NYC, SF, DC, London, and more soon), weekly livestream series, and checking out our Responsible Tech Job Board. And if you are actively looking to find a new role, join our Responsible Tech Talent Pool!
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We would love for you to pay your knowledge forward! All Tech Is Human has featured hundreds of individuals like yourself on our stages, in our livestreams, and interviewed for our many reports (such as our Responsible Tech Guide).
Our organization also has numerous high-level curated gatherings that mix together experienced individuals across civil society, government, industry, and academia.
And if you are looking for a new role, our Responsible Tech Job Board, Tekalo, and talent pool are excellent resources.
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There are a lot of people in our community who are changing their careers to focus on Responsible Tech!
Individuals looking to pivot often find inspiration from our Responsible Tech Guide, mentorship program, and bouncing off ideas (and getting support) from others in our large Slack community.
What are the biggest needs that you have?
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We want to help you find the others in Responsible Tech! Depending on where you are located, it can often feel like you are the only one who deeply cares about the impact of technology and fighting for ways to ensure we have a better future. Well, there is good news: there are thousands of people across the globe just like you!
Join our large Slack community, attend an in-person or virtual gathering for Al Tech Is Human, meet others by participating in a working group, and more.
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All Tech Is Human has a wide range of resources to help you grow! Start out by reading our Responsible Tech Guide, read the focus areas on our website you are most interested in (i.e. Responsible AI, Trust & Safety, Tech Policy, etc.), and take one of our courses that will be launching soon!
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If you are looking for a role in Responsible Tech, you have come to the right place! Check out our Responsible Tech Guide, Tekalo (social impact roles), and join our Responsible Tech Talent Pool!
Lots of people have also found roles directly through our large Slack community (where there is very active channel posting jobs) and through attending our gatherings.
All Tech Is Human has a wide range of activities! Which ones interest you?
COMMUNITY
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All Tech Is Human runs a large Slack community of over 8k members across 90 countries!
Our Slack is an excellent spot to share your knowledge, learn from others, post (and learn about) jobs in Responsible Tech, build community, and often find in-person meetups forming all across the globe!
Apply (it’s free) to join our Slack community!
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All Tech Is Human likes to bring people together! We can regularly be found holding summits, mixers, and special curated gatherings across NYC, Washington, DC, San Francisco, and London.
Check out our upcoming in-person events and livestreams here, and take part in our Slack community to see independently-organized gatherings!
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With community members from hundreds of universities acloss the globe, All Tech Is Human is expanding our University Network!
Check out our Responsible Tech University Network here and reach out to Steven Kelts (Steven@AllTechIsHuman.org) to learn more!
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All Tech Is Human has seven working groups!
Our general education working group (largest one)
Responsible AI
Trust & Safety
Tech Policy
Cyber & Democracy
Public Interest Technology
Youth, Tech, and Wellbeing
Check out our working groups page here!
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All Tech Is Human maintains the largest list of Responsible Tech orgs, with 600 and growing!
Check out our org list here and let us know if you have suggestions for organizations that could be added!
EDUCATION
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Did you know over 1k people have gone through our free mentorship program? We have mentors from across the globe, and we make pairings for a six-month virtual program. We have mentors across all of our topic areas. Get involved with our mentorship program here.
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Have you read our Responsible Tech Guide? It is our flagship resource. First released in September 2020, we have a new version that arrives every year.
Check out all of our reports here.
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All Tech Is Human now has livestreams that happen every single week! Perfect no matter where you are located (and we have videos if you are unable to attend at the livestream time).
See all of our livestreams here, or with our full list of projects and links here.
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All Tech Is Human has knowledge hubs (based on our focus areas):
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All Tech Is Human will soon be launching six different course based our the six different topics areas listed above! (i.e. Responsible AI, Trust & Safety, Tech Policy, etc.)
CAREERS
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See hundreds of roles posted on our Responsible Tech Job Board!
Are you an employer? You can flag open roles through our job board.
Looking for regular discussion about roles? Jobs are being posted by the community every day in our Slack community.
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Are you looking to be notified about potential roles as we find out about them? Join our talent pool, which is entirely free and includes over 6k people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experience levels. For those further along in their careers, we also utilize the talent pool to notify individuals who may be ideal fits for our matchmaking service (when employers reach out our way for help).
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Check out Tekalo here! Have a question about Tekalo? Reach out to Sarah Welsh from out team at Sarah@AllTechIsHuman.org
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Is your company or org looking for ideal candidates for hard-to-find positions? All Tech Is Human has a deep knowledge about the ecosystem and the most extensive network of candidates in Responsible Tech. Employer pay a straightforward 10% for successful matches. Read about our matchmaking service here.
How would you like to stay involved with All Tech Is Human?
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We have over 8k members across 90 countries on our Slack! Chat with others across the globe about the latest happenings in Responsible Tech, share you knowledge, find open roles, and join topic and location specific channels.
Apply to our Slack community here.
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All Tech is Human has a newsletter that goes out twice a month! We’d love for you to join it. Subscribe here.
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All Tech Is Human is built to leverage collective intelligence! Suggest resources to others through our Slack community, suggest organizations here.
Want to reach out to our team? Send a message to Hello@AllTechIsHuman.org
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We love to collaborate! Fill out our Work with Us form and we will be in touch.
If you have a project or request where you need to reach out directly, ping us at Hello@AllTechIsHuman.org
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Reach out at Hello@AllTechIsHuman.org
Check out the All Tech Is Human team if there is someone specific you are wanting to reach!
