Sneha Revanur
Sneha Revanur | |||
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| Born | 2004 | ||
| Nationality | American | ||
| Citizenship | United States of America | ||
| Occupation | Activist | ||
Sneha Revanur (born 2004) is an American activist working to promote Ethics of artificial intelligence. She is the founder and president of Encode Justice, an international organization that mobilizes youth for human rights, accountability, and justice under algorithms.[1]
Personal life
Revanur lives in San Jose, California. She is currently enrolled at Evergreen Valley High School, where she is a Cameron Impact Scholar[2], delegate to the United States Senate Youth Program[3], Princeton Prize in Race Relations Recipient[4], and We Are Family Foundation Youth to the Front Fund Frontliner[5].
Encode Justice
After learning about 2020 California Proposition 25, a 2020 ballot measure that would have replaced Bail with similar algorithms, Revanur worked to raise awareness about the social and ethical implications of such technology. Along with a small group of peers, she "organized town hall events, wrote opinion pieces, and sent phone calls and texts against Prop 25"[6]. When the ballot measure eventually failed to pass, Revanur decided to continue organizing Encode Justice members to address other harms resulting from the use of artificial intelligence.
Since its initial founding in the summer of 2020, Encode Justice has grown rapidly. The group aims to "fight for technology that can be used to uplift, not oppress"[7]. Encode Justice's position is that while "AI is not inherently evil", it must be developed by a diverse workforce and regulated closely.[8] Its partners now include organizations like the Algorithmic Justice League, Fight for the Future, and the American Civil Liberties Union[9]. Encode Justice has expanded its team to about 300 high school and college students across 40 U.S. states and 25 countries. Its initiatives span policy, advocacy, research, and education; it is currently challenging the use of Facial recognition system technology and Deepfake. The organization operates "localized organizing hubs" through an expansive chapter network.[10]
Revanur has been described as being "on a mission to do for digital rights what Greta Thunberg’s movement has done for the Climate movement"[11].
References
- ↑ MacArthur, Amber (2021-10-12). "#TheFeed: D-ID; Run for Office; & Encode Justice". AmberMac.com. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ↑ "Class of 2022 - Bryan Cameron Education Foundation". www.bryancameroneducationfoundation.org. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ↑ "2022 U.S. Senate Youth Program Students Announced - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education)". www.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ↑ "Prize Recipients | Princeton Prize in Race Relations". pprize.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ↑ "Youth To The Front". We Are Family Foundation. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ↑ Business, Rachel Metz, CNN. "These high school students are fighting for ethical AI". CNN. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Encode Justice | Museum of Science, Boston". www.mos.org. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ↑ "The Rise of A.I." upfront.scholastic.com. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ↑ "Face Surveillance: Student Week of Action". ACLU Massachusetts. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ↑ "These young activists are battling all-knowing tech". Mic. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ↑ "'Adults have failed': Youth activists take up fight for U.S. digital rights". Reuters. 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
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