#6: Is Racism in AI Just a Glitch? (with Dr. Ruha Benjamin) [+ How to Protect YOUR Imagination]

In this episode, I interview Dr. Ruha Benjamin (OMG, YES!) about why AI is not neutral, how it reflects the New Jim Code by systematically harming Black people, how AI is shaped by the imagination of the Silicon Valley intelligentsia (rich white tech bros), and what WE, everyday people, can do to protect our OWN imagination and think differently. It’s an ICONIC episode! 🎧 Hear every episode ad-free and before anyone else in Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/cw/CatharinaDoria This episode covers: Why AI is everywhere and never neutral How the New Jim Code hides old racism in new tech Why AI doesn’t act alone: people do What AI billionaires really believe Why inclusion in AI isn’t always a win How to protect your imagination and build alternatives PHEW, and that's it! 😮‍💨 I hope you learn a lot and ENJOY this episode! Don't forget to subscribe and join me next TUESDAY for more AI literacy with leading critical AI experts. And let me know down in the comments: WHAT WAS YOUR MAIN TAKEAWAY FROM THIS EPISODE? EXTRA RESOURCES 📖 Join my AI Literacy Book Club and Community:  https://theaisurvivalclub.com/ FOLLOW ME ON SOCIALS 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cahdoria/reels/ ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cahdoria 📧 Substack: https://substack.com/@catharinadoria GUEST RESOURCES: Race After Technology: https://www.ruhabenjamin.com/race-after-technology Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want: https://www.ruhabenjamin.com/viral-justice Imagination: A Manifesto: https://www.ruhabenjamin.com/imagination-a-manifesto The Imagination Playbook: https://www.imaginationplaybook.com/ The AI RESIST LIST: https://airesistlist.org/ Civics of Technology: https://www.civicsoftechnology.org/ 🇧🇷 COMING SOON! Dr. Ruha Benjamin’s Race After Technology is coming out as Tecnologias do Racismo: Ferramentas para abolir os novos códigos da segregação from Edições Sesc, early next year! Art Is Not a Thing From media art to digital activism: art as critical inquiry and world-building. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify