Big Tech was caught in the political headlights in 2020. As Americans migrated en masse to working at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our ultra-reliance on technology grew. Many of us spent hours working and studying at home, eyes fixated on our screens. We found entertainment on TikTok and Netflix. We relied on good [...] The post What will happen with Big Tech in the Biden Administration? appeared first on Stanford Politics.| Stanford Politics
As Stanford dives into yet another bustling recruiting season amidst a national reckoning with racial injustice, students are questioning Big Tech’s commitment to racial equality. Technology companies such as Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google made waves following George Floyd’s murder, committing more than 1 billion dollars to racial equality efforts. Six months after that tragic [...] The post Big Tech and the Act of Activism appeared first on Stanford Politics.| Stanford Politics
n the past decade, technology companies have spent tens of millions of dollars funding academic research surrounding the most pressing regulatory and ethical issues. Google has funded over 329 research papers on technology regulation, antitrust law, and ethical frameworks. “AI Ethics” institutes have been co-founded by Amazon and Facebook. Harvard, MIT, Johns Hopkins, and more [...] The post Big Tech, Big Checks: The Role of Tech Giant in Shaping Academic Research appeared first on Stanfo...| Stanford Politics