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Interrogating the Quiet Escalation of Tech Billionaire Influence on Detroit’s Future: U-M Information and Technology Services and U-M School of Information
An eleven-foot Robocop statue stands prominently in Eastern Market. A defense contractor headquarters is moving to the riverfront. A drone conference is scheduled to take place on land, in the air and on the water. A large billboard and an annual conference signal Palantir’s investment into Detroit as “America’s Future,” a billion dollar renovated “train” station and technology campus is building a drone highway, and the World Economic Forum has its eyes on the city as a potential location for its global Davos summit.
What does this trajectory mean for the future of a predominantly Black city which has led the country in misidentification cases by law enforcement using facial recognition, has had a median household income hovering under $40,000, and has more than 50% of its youth living in poverty?
Dr. Chris Gilliard privacy researcher, and Tawana Petty, artist and organizer, will interrogate these questions and more.
911 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI. Free. [email protected]. https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/privacy/gilliard-and-pettyAdd this event to your calendar: Google | iCal