Friend, Foe, or Fixable? Rethinking AI’s Role in DEI
Join us to explore the critical intersection of AI and DEI with technology leader, Isabel Scavetta. This interactive workshop demystifies how AI can both help and harm diversity efforts and provides a framework for Product and technology leaders to champion a more inclusive digital future. interactive workshop explores how AI shapes diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and in products.
Technology leader Isabel Scavetta will demystify the ways bias can enter AI systems, highlight cases where AI has both hindered and advanced DEI, and provide participants with a practical framework to take back to their teams.
Expect a blend of keynote insights, interactive polls, and breakout activities; you’ll leave with actionable tools and an action plan!
You'll learn how to critically assess AI's impact on diverse communities and champion solutions that actively promote inclusion:
Primer: How AI systems create DEI risks and opportunities.
Case studies: Examples from hiring algorithms, recommendation systems, and product features that harmed - and helped - diverse communities.
Mini-audit: A simple framework participants can apply to evaluate the DEI impact of AI features.
Governance strategies: Practical processes product leaders can introduce to monitor and reduce bias.
Action planning: A take-away template for your team to ensure you have the strategy and awareness to build ethical AI products that intentionally help, rather than harm, your organization's DEI goals.
By the end of the session, you’ll be able to:
Identify where AI systems may create exclusionary outcomes.
Evaluate common signals of bias using a compact audit checklist.
Design interventions to reduce harm and strengthen inclusion in products and processes.
Champion a team action plan for responsible AI adoption.
Adopt governance practices to keep DEI considerations embedded in AI development.