Jill Finlayson
@jfinlayson.bsky.social
Social entrepreneurship, tech4good, startups, innovation, women in tech, future of work, responsible AI, ethics, DEI. CITRIS Innovation Hub and EDGE in Tech at UC, University of California, Go Bears!
https://LinkedIn.com/in/jillfinlayson
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Do you have a lot of questions about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion? We have answers. Join Bo Young Lee for advice, insights, and candor that cuts through politics. #DEIisnotDOA voices.berkeley.edu/podcast/dei-...
DEI Is Not DOA, Part 1
voices.berkeley.edu
March 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Do you have a lot of questions about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion? We have answers. Join Bo Young Lee for advice, insights, and candor that cuts through politics. #DEIisnotDOA voices.berkeley.edu/podcast/dei-...
"A model’s inability to respect a user’s prompt is particularly problematic" Ask Sora for “A person smiling,” 9 out of 10 videos produced women." College profs, CEOs, political & religious leaders –all men, while childcare workers, nurses, receptionists – all women" www.wired.com/story/openai... #AI
OpenAI’s Sora Is Plagued by Sexist, Racist, and Ableist Biases
WIRED tested the popular AI video generator from OpenAI and found that it amplifies sexist stereotypes and ableist tropes, perpetuating the same biases already present in AI image tools.
www.wired.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:09 AM
"A model’s inability to respect a user’s prompt is particularly problematic" Ask Sora for “A person smiling,” 9 out of 10 videos produced women." College profs, CEOs, political & religious leaders –all men, while childcare workers, nurses, receptionists – all women" www.wired.com/story/openai... #AI
“ProPublica found that, since the ban, incidence of sepsis has increased by more than 50% for women who had second-trimester miscarriages…
ProPublica also counted 120 deaths of hospitalized pregnant women, a massive increase.” steady.substack.com/p/women-in-t...
ProPublica also counted 120 deaths of hospitalized pregnant women, a massive increase.” steady.substack.com/p/women-in-t...
Women in Texas Are Dying
Republicans pressured to “clarify” state abortion ban
steady.substack.com
March 22, 2025 at 9:28 AM
“ProPublica found that, since the ban, incidence of sepsis has increased by more than 50% for women who had second-trimester miscarriages…
ProPublica also counted 120 deaths of hospitalized pregnant women, a massive increase.” steady.substack.com/p/women-in-t...
ProPublica also counted 120 deaths of hospitalized pregnant women, a massive increase.” steady.substack.com/p/women-in-t...
When “the Queen of Hearts yells ‘off with their heads’ for her subjects,” Howell added, that “cannot be the reality we are living under.” www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...
Judge temporarily blocks part of Trump’s executive order against prominent Democratic Party-tied law firm Perkins Coie | CNN Politics
A federal judge on Wednesday halted parts of President Donald Trump’s executive order that targeted a Democratic-linked law firm.
www.cnn.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:55 AM
When “the Queen of Hearts yells ‘off with their heads’ for her subjects,” Howell added, that “cannot be the reality we are living under.” www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...
Reposted by Jill Finlayson
💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes.
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
February 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes.
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
@innovationhub.bsky.social is happy to open nominations for leaders promoting participation of women and people of color in STEM fields and expanding our workforce for semiconductors, AI innovation, and emerging deep tech careers. Nominate stellar leaders here: edge.berkeley.edu/athena-awards/
February 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
@innovationhub.bsky.social is happy to open nominations for leaders promoting participation of women and people of color in STEM fields and expanding our workforce for semiconductors, AI innovation, and emerging deep tech careers. Nominate stellar leaders here: edge.berkeley.edu/athena-awards/
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Reunited with my original tribe Saturday - what a great afternoon! Not many people my age (60) can take a photo with this many friends from 7th grade, along with a transformative teacher. @jfinlayson.bsky.social
February 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Reunited with my original tribe Saturday - what a great afternoon! Not many people my age (60) can take a photo with this many friends from 7th grade, along with a transformative teacher. @jfinlayson.bsky.social
DEI quotes:
"privilege’s sliding scale & impact of exclusion"
“It’s definitely the wild, wild West of the haves & have-nots if you don’t have institutional knowledge”
“Environmental justice is not affirmative action. It’s not DEI to have right to breathe clean air" www.fromdayone.co/stories/2025...
"privilege’s sliding scale & impact of exclusion"
“It’s definitely the wild, wild West of the haves & have-nots if you don’t have institutional knowledge”
“Environmental justice is not affirmative action. It’s not DEI to have right to breathe clean air" www.fromdayone.co/stories/2025...
Charting the evolving values relationship between companies and their employees.
www.fromdayone.co
February 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
DEI quotes:
"privilege’s sliding scale & impact of exclusion"
“It’s definitely the wild, wild West of the haves & have-nots if you don’t have institutional knowledge”
“Environmental justice is not affirmative action. It’s not DEI to have right to breathe clean air" www.fromdayone.co/stories/2025...
"privilege’s sliding scale & impact of exclusion"
“It’s definitely the wild, wild West of the haves & have-nots if you don’t have institutional knowledge”
“Environmental justice is not affirmative action. It’s not DEI to have right to breathe clean air" www.fromdayone.co/stories/2025...
Reposted by Jill Finlayson
Assistant prof. Niloufar Salehi was featured in the Silicon Angle for her insights on the lack of reliability in AI agents.🤖
More: siliconangle.com/2024/11/29/a...
More: siliconangle.com/2024/11/29/a...
AI agents are practical. Reliability is another matter. - SiliconANGLE
AI agents are practical. Reliability is another matter. - SiliconANGLE
siliconangle.com
February 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Assistant prof. Niloufar Salehi was featured in the Silicon Angle for her insights on the lack of reliability in AI agents.🤖
More: siliconangle.com/2024/11/29/a...
More: siliconangle.com/2024/11/29/a...
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Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 is the 10th annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science. 👩🔬 🧪 ⚛️ 🔭 🎢 🍎 🥽
2025 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly declared 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. On 11 February 2025, we will celebrate its 10th anniversary together at UNESCO...
www.unesco.org
February 10, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 is the 10th annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science. 👩🔬 🧪 ⚛️ 🔭 🎢 🍎 🥽
He talks about "masculinity & femininity like they’re a vibe, as opposed to institutional inequalities that he is actively perpetuating and deepening" ... “his company & sector is overwhelmingly dominated by powerful, straight white guys.” #masculineenergy www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-z...
Please Don't Be Like Mark Zuckerberg. Jobs Don't Need 'Masculine Energy.'
The Meta CEO shared his baffling, retrograde views with Joe Rogan.
www.huffpost.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
He talks about "masculinity & femininity like they’re a vibe, as opposed to institutional inequalities that he is actively perpetuating and deepening" ... “his company & sector is overwhelmingly dominated by powerful, straight white guys.” #masculineenergy www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-z...
"...including neurodiversity in the workplace is not so much 'we need to prepare for neurodivergent people entering the workforce' –It's about recognizing that neurodivergent people are already there"
Khushboo Chabria –'Neurodiversity For Dummies'
#futureofwork #podcast voices.berkeley.edu/podcasts
Khushboo Chabria –'Neurodiversity For Dummies'
#futureofwork #podcast voices.berkeley.edu/podcasts
January 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
"...including neurodiversity in the workplace is not so much 'we need to prepare for neurodivergent people entering the workforce' –It's about recognizing that neurodivergent people are already there"
Khushboo Chabria –'Neurodiversity For Dummies'
#futureofwork #podcast voices.berkeley.edu/podcasts
Khushboo Chabria –'Neurodiversity For Dummies'
#futureofwork #podcast voices.berkeley.edu/podcasts
“Ignorance, allied with power... is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” – James Baldwin in 1972 www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-sto...
Ignorance is the enemy within: On the power of our privilege, and the privilege of our power - Ford Foundation
Darren Walker on how ignorance can fuel inequality, and learning from our oversights can forge a way towards justice.
www.fordfoundation.org
January 28, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“Ignorance, allied with power... is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” – James Baldwin in 1972 www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-sto...
Hope is "nostalgia for the future."
"I’m not an optimist, nor I’m a pessimist. I’m a possibilist. I believe what we do matters."
"What we can do, what we must do, is to be engaged without knowing, without having guarantees, of the outcome"
– john a powell greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...
"I’m not an optimist, nor I’m a pessimist. I’m a possibilist. I believe what we do matters."
"What we can do, what we must do, is to be engaged without knowing, without having guarantees, of the outcome"
– john a powell greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...
Can We Build a World Where We All Belong?
john a. powell explains why we distance ourselves from groups of people and how we can all find the connection that we crave.
greatergood.berkeley.edu
January 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Hope is "nostalgia for the future."
"I’m not an optimist, nor I’m a pessimist. I’m a possibilist. I believe what we do matters."
"What we can do, what we must do, is to be engaged without knowing, without having guarantees, of the outcome"
– john a powell greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...
"I’m not an optimist, nor I’m a pessimist. I’m a possibilist. I believe what we do matters."
"What we can do, what we must do, is to be engaged without knowing, without having guarantees, of the outcome"
– john a powell greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...
Big Bang! Business Competition & forum for innovators to collaborate, develop & test business ideas—& compete for cash prizes. Eligible teams must have at least 1 founder affiliated with a California-based institution of higher education. March 3, 2025 deadline
ucdavis.startuptree.co/event/s/8xmc...
ucdavis.startuptree.co/event/s/8xmc...
Big Bang! Business Competition - Round 1
Welcome to the 25th annual Big Bang! Business Competition!
The annual Big Bang! Business Competition provides a forum for innovators to collaborate, develop and test business ideas—and compete for cas...
ucdavis.startuptree.co
January 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Big Bang! Business Competition & forum for innovators to collaborate, develop & test business ideas—& compete for cash prizes. Eligible teams must have at least 1 founder affiliated with a California-based institution of higher education. March 3, 2025 deadline
ucdavis.startuptree.co/event/s/8xmc...
ucdavis.startuptree.co/event/s/8xmc...
The Little Bang! define your business idea & communicate it concisely on a poster. Competition is open to all currently enrolled students at the high school, community college, undergraduate or graduate level. The registration deadline is February 6 by 1 PM.
ucdavis.startuptree.co/event/s/bvWS...
ucdavis.startuptree.co/event/s/bvWS...
Little Bang! Pitch + Poster Competition Team Registration
🚀 To compete, register here by 1 PM on February 6, 2025.
UC Davis Reprographics will print your competition poster free of charge. Submit your poster directly to UC Davis Reprographics by February 10...
ucdavis.startuptree.co
January 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The Little Bang! define your business idea & communicate it concisely on a poster. Competition is open to all currently enrolled students at the high school, community college, undergraduate or graduate level. The registration deadline is February 6 by 1 PM.
ucdavis.startuptree.co/event/s/bvWS...
ucdavis.startuptree.co/event/s/bvWS...
Show Her the Money screening @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social January 23 : showherthemoneymovie.com/screenings/s...
Show Her The Money Movie | Screening Hosted by Berkeley Skydeck (Berkeley, CA)
A film about venture capital, angel investing and funding women owned businesses.
showherthemoneymovie.com
January 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Show Her the Money screening @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social January 23 : showherthemoneymovie.com/screenings/s...
Catch up with latest Future of Work podcast from Berkeley Extension & CITRIS – incl. where AI & people meet, AI career coaches & PIPs or performance improvement plan. Take a listen as you return to your commute. voices.berkeley.edu/podcasts @innovationhub.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
Podcasts
voices.berkeley.edu
January 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Catch up with latest Future of Work podcast from Berkeley Extension & CITRIS – incl. where AI & people meet, AI career coaches & PIPs or performance improvement plan. Take a listen as you return to your commute. voices.berkeley.edu/podcasts @innovationhub.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
for the Berkeley startup peoples
AI Summit + Innovation Mixer - SCET IIR x Soma Cap
Monday, Nov 18
5:00pm – 7:00pm
partiful.com/e/c5U334ZTxX...
AI Summit + Innovation Mixer - SCET IIR x Soma Cap
Monday, Nov 18
5:00pm – 7:00pm
partiful.com/e/c5U334ZTxX...
RSVP to AI Summit + Innovation Mixer - SCET IIR x Soma Cap | Partiful
Join us for an evening at the AI Summit + Innovation Mixer, a collaborative event by UC Berkeley's SCET Innovators in Residence Decal (IIR), SCET Student Innovation Fellows Program, and Soma Capital.
...
partiful.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:23 PM
for the Berkeley startup peoples
AI Summit + Innovation Mixer - SCET IIR x Soma Cap
Monday, Nov 18
5:00pm – 7:00pm
partiful.com/e/c5U334ZTxX...
AI Summit + Innovation Mixer - SCET IIR x Soma Cap
Monday, Nov 18
5:00pm – 7:00pm
partiful.com/e/c5U334ZTxX...
Near Berkeley? Join us: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-future...
November 12, 2024 at 4:39 AM
Near Berkeley? Join us: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-future...
"No one’s cracking the nut of how to deal with the wide variety of plastics people use every day" Chemical recycling "isn’t turned into new plastic products but rather fuel to be burned" “It’s like a fancy way to incinerate without saying that you’re using an incinerator” www.cnn.com/2024/05/30/c...
The plastics industry says this technology could help banish pollution. It’s ‘an illusion,’ critics say | CNN
The plastic industry is pitching chemical recycling as a great new hope in the battle against the plastic pollution crisis. Experts say not so fast
www.cnn.com
June 28, 2024 at 11:24 PM
"No one’s cracking the nut of how to deal with the wide variety of plastics people use every day" Chemical recycling "isn’t turned into new plastic products but rather fuel to be burned" “It’s like a fancy way to incinerate without saying that you’re using an incinerator” www.cnn.com/2024/05/30/c...
A great conversation on what is happening with job descriptions, hiring processes, and the impact of AI in creating a "Sea of Sameness" both on the job description side and even the applicant pool. Hear from Kat Kibben voices.berkeley.edu/extension/fu...
The Future of Work Podcast—New Episode!
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the way we worked and the skills we needed to succeed in our respective fields was shifting.
voices.berkeley.edu
June 28, 2024 at 4:41 PM
A great conversation on what is happening with job descriptions, hiring processes, and the impact of AI in creating a "Sea of Sameness" both on the job description side and even the applicant pool. Hear from Kat Kibben voices.berkeley.edu/extension/fu...
“Sleep is a biological necessity, not a crime,” Sotomayor wrote. “For some people, sleeping outside is their only option” The city “punishes them for being homeless. That is unconscionable & unconstitutional” www.cnn.com/2024/06/28/p... Fining people w/out resources makes it harder to escape poverty
Homeless people can be ticketed for sleeping outside, Supreme Court rules | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court ruled Friday in favor of an Oregon city that ticketed homeless people for sleeping outside, rejecting arguments that such “anti-camping” ordinances violate the Constitution’s ban on ...
www.cnn.com
June 28, 2024 at 4:38 PM
“Sleep is a biological necessity, not a crime,” Sotomayor wrote. “For some people, sleeping outside is their only option” The city “punishes them for being homeless. That is unconscionable & unconstitutional” www.cnn.com/2024/06/28/p... Fining people w/out resources makes it harder to escape poverty
Let's talk about giving deskless workers access to generative #AI - Join Murial Clauson at Anthill for great insights and actions voices.berkeley.edu/extension/fu... @innovationhub.bsky.social @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social #podcast
June 22, 2024 at 2:45 AM
Let's talk about giving deskless workers access to generative #AI - Join Murial Clauson at Anthill for great insights and actions voices.berkeley.edu/extension/fu... @innovationhub.bsky.social @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social #podcast
""empathy among young Americans is rebounding, reaching levels indistinguishable from the highs of the 1970s"" www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Compassion is making a comeback in America
A decade ago, research showed a troubling dip in empathy. A new study provides more hope.
www.vox.com
April 26, 2024 at 4:12 PM
""empathy among young Americans is rebounding, reaching levels indistinguishable from the highs of the 1970s"" www.vox.com/future-perfe...