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Privacy@Michigan: Interrogating the Quiet Escalation of Tech Billionaire Influence on Detroit’s Future
Chris Gilliard, privacy researcher, & Tawana Petty, artist and organizer
Join Chris Gilliard, privacy researcher, and Tawana Petty, artist and organizer, as they discuss the impact of big tech on the future of Detroit.
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 that 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 and Tawana Petty will interrogate these questions and more.
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 that 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 and Tawana Petty will interrogate these questions and more.
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