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Minding the Gaps: Neuroethics, AI, and Depression

NonProfit Quarterly

9 In addition, those who are diagnosed often experience more severe and disabling symptoms than those experienced by other races and ethnicities. 33 Failures in Racial and Ethnic Representation The potential AI bridges noted above, of course, can only work as well as they are designed. 10 Only 35.1

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How to Build a Just and Effective Public Sector Workforce System

NonProfit Quarterly

Members of vulnerable groups continue to face systemic challenges that correlate with race, ethnicity, gender, age, and geography. Even amid low rates of official unemployment, millions of Americans are locked out from receiving the benefits of full-time work and a good job due to overlapping structural barriers and discrimination.

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Diaspora Philanthropy 3.0

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In America, Indian Americans are now recognized as the wealthiest ethnic group in the country with growing political influence. There are an estimated 30 million people of Indian origin living around the world, including 5 million in the United States alone. Its members lead major companies such as Google, Microsoft, Adobe, YouTube, and IBM.

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Building Boundaries in Love for Equity and Justice: An AI Manifesto

NonProfit Quarterly

We Must Build Parameters to Protect People from AI Creators and AI Creators from Themselves In the rush to lead the global AI race, it can be tempting to prioritize innovation, speed, and profit without pausing to consider the profound ethical, societal, and human consequences. 4 (December 2017): 690700.

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Enough Is Enough: Leading With Equity in 2025 and Beyond For Success

Fundraising Leadership

Read more in Take The Lead on DEI A 2024 MIT Sloan Review study shows there is a robust business case for DEI, with an array of potential benefits to organizations, including access to new markets, increased innovation, and improved employee engagement.

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From HeLa Cells to Digital Health: Navigating the Promises and Pitfalls of Modern Clinical Research

NonProfit Quarterly

Selling data may create privacy inequalities, potentially turning privacy into a luxury and fostering a black market. 35 The quality of ethnicity data can be affected by miscoding, perceived importance, and biased interpretation. Race has been used in clinical diagnosis and decision-making for a long time.

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The Double-Edged Sword of Health Innovations: Navigating the Intersection of Technology and Equity in Nigeria

NonProfit Quarterly

45 The global race for technological advancement often prioritizes innovations that yield the highest financial returns rather than those that address the most pressing health needs of vulnerable populations. Market Failures and Opportunities for Increasing Access to Diagnostics in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (Seattle, WA: PATH, 2022).

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