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The latest news, events and initiatives in the data science, disability and AI communities from the Inclusive Design Research Centre and its We Count community. Subscribe to the Recount.

We Count Recount: May – June 2023

From our director: “In this battle between truth and untruth, the collateral damage is the people whose truth does not meet the statistical thresholds, for whom the measures they need do not scale.”

We Count Recount: March – April 2023

From our director: “New headlines regarding the catastrophic potential dangers and powerful potential benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) are appearing daily.”

We Count Recount: January – February 2023

From our director: “If our human endeavour on this planet is a vehicle, does it have a brake, warning lights, a reverse gear or even a steering wheel that isn’t stuck on forward?”

We Count Recount: November – December 2022

From our director: “Emerging systems … bring both disruptive opportunities and new perils. If you live with disability, you will likely experience the extremes of both the promised opportunity and the cumulative risks.”

We Count Recount: October 2022

From our director: “Given the critical necessity of digital inclusion to access essential services, the situation is far more dire than twenty-five years ago. Digital disparity has only increased.”

We Count Recount: September 2022

From our director: “I believe that a key lies in how we treat, respect and value people and knowledge that we have wrongfully devalued, and that it will take more than rebalancing power.”