
Our call to action - IBM
IBM Design is committed to creating a culture of racial equity for designers at our company and across the industry. We envision a culture where Black designers and Black lives are respected, celebrated, and are able to bring their full selves to everything they do.
25 Companies That Support Black Lives Matter (BLM) - Built In
Sep 21, 2023 · These 25 companies that support BLM have shared diversity data, donation receipts and more. Read on to find out how they've detailed their support.
The Activist Legacy of the IBM Black Workers Alliance | WIRED
Apr 19, 2022 · Kwame Afoh, a 32-year-old activist and founding member of the IBM Black Workers Alliance, is testifying before the Council of the District of Columbia. He begins with a simple statement: “IBM...
May 21, 2001 · The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages over 16 million acres of forest and range land in Oregon & Washington and maintains many map layers in its corporate Geographic Information System (GIS) to help manage this land.
IBM is canceling its facial recognition programs | CNN Business
Jun 9, 2020 · IBM has previously cautioned against blanket bans on facial recognition technology, advocating instead for “precision regulation” that would ensure it protects human rights.
Leading Diversity: How Firms Can Walk the Talk
From partnering with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to pursuing the passage of hate-crime legislation and pushing for responsible use of facial recognition software, IBM is taking an active role in creating a more equitable world.
IBM, Microsoft staff rally to remove racially insensitive ... - ZDNET
Aug 23, 2020 · While Microsoft staff have started as a self-action group inside the company, things at IBM begun from the top, with management's blessing. Big Blue, as IBM is sometimes lovingly called in the...
How the top tech brands are supporting Black Lives Matter
Sep 11, 2020 · As protests continue in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, the tech industry has responded with pledges from individual companies to address their own shortcomings in supporting Black...
It took a pandemic, BLM to get employers to hire in new ways
Jan 23, 2022 · With more than half of Black college students dropping out of college, it makes sense to hire on the basis of abilities rather than degrees. An effort called OneTen was launched at the end of...
From BLM to IBM: Racism and Bias in AI
Nov 10, 2020 · With IBM deciding to pull out of all facial recognition business, we want to explore a major problem in AI: Racism and bias. Earlier this year (2020), the tech-giant IBM announced that the company would shut down all it’s facial recognition business.
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