Grant Fergusson
@fergusson.bsky.social
Law, tech, & the people they impact
Antitrust & Tech Lawyer | Formerly Counsel @ EPIC working on all things AI, privacy, and consumer protection. Views my own, promise.
Alum @ Harvard Law School, Cambridge University, Yale
Antitrust & Tech Lawyer | Formerly Counsel @ EPIC working on all things AI, privacy, and consumer protection. Views my own, promise.
Alum @ Harvard Law School, Cambridge University, Yale
There’s no denying it. The tech industry has spent the past two decades convincing us that innovation and disruption are intrinsically good. And they’ve largely succeeded: policymakers now flock to tech as a solution for every problem.
Innovation is the goal; helping people is secondary.
Innovation is the goal; helping people is secondary.
December 1, 2024 at 5:37 AM
There’s no denying it. The tech industry has spent the past two decades convincing us that innovation and disruption are intrinsically good. And they’ve largely succeeded: policymakers now flock to tech as a solution for every problem.
Innovation is the goal; helping people is secondary.
Innovation is the goal; helping people is secondary.
If Kevin’s track record is any indication, TechTonic Justice will be a titan in the space of AI and economic justice. Thrilled to see it launched!
Today is the launch of TechTonic Justice, a new org to fight the ground-level harms that AI causes low-income folks! Our groundbreaking report explains and quantifies the ways AI is used in the lives of low-income people. Check out our website, read the report, and share the news far and wide!
Today, we’re proud to announce the launch of TechTonic Justice (TTJ).
TechTonic Justice is a multidimensional, community-based effort to strengthen local justice movements and build long-term power among the people and communities that AI is leaving behind.
TechTonic Justice is a multidimensional, community-based effort to strengthen local justice movements and build long-term power among the people and communities that AI is leaving behind.
November 20, 2024 at 1:46 AM
If Kevin’s track record is any indication, TechTonic Justice will be a titan in the space of AI and economic justice. Thrilled to see it launched!
1/10 🚨NEW🚨 After three years investigating public benefits technologies, EPIC has filed an FTC complaint against Thomson Reuters for its development and operation of a faulty benefits fraud system. A 🧵
January 5, 2024 at 5:10 PM
1/10 🚨NEW🚨 After three years investigating public benefits technologies, EPIC has filed an FTC complaint against Thomson Reuters for its development and operation of a faulty benefits fraud system. A 🧵
Really proud of this report and the EPIC folks that made it possible! Check it out for info on the ways states are purchasing & using AI 👀
New @EPICprivacy report on #AI procurement!
50 states. 621 contracts. Over $700 million. Across the country, EPIC found state agencies outsourcing important govt decisions to private companies & their AI systems, all without public input or oversight.
50 states. 621 contracts. Over $700 million. Across the country, EPIC found state agencies outsourcing important govt decisions to private companies & their AI systems, all without public input or oversight.
Outsourced & Automated
epic.org
September 15, 2023 at 3:01 PM
Really proud of this report and the EPIC folks that made it possible! Check it out for info on the ways states are purchasing & using AI 👀