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Tim Newman Joins TechEquity

We’re excited to announce that Tim Newman is joining TechEquity as our new Senior Vice President of Programs, Labor. In this role, Tim will lead and further our vision and strategy for the organization’s labor programs, including the Contract Worker Disparity Project and the Tech, Bias, and Labor Initiative. Leveraging… Read More

Tim Newman

Tim Newman is the Senior Vice President of Programs, Labor for TechEquity Collaborative. Before joining the TechEquity team, he was the Director of Worker Impact at Coworker.org where he worked at the intersection of technology and labor, helping working people use digital tools to win meaningful change in their workplaces… Read More

AI + Competition

AI has taken the world by storm. Seemingly overnight, generative AI has embedded itself across industries and is impacting millions of people. This rapid change in our technology—and its impact on our economy—has raised larger questions of how we can ensure that these tools are not controlled by a handful… Read More

AI Policy Principles

Guiding Policy Principles for Responsible AI The emergence of generative AI has captured the attention of people around the world; its potential impacts ripple throughout our economy and society—at times with devastating effects. This buzz has caused policymakers, advocates, and technologists to adapt their thinking about what’s possible—and what we… Read More

AI, Equity, and a People-First Policy Approach

The emergence of generative AI has captured the attention of people around the world. ChatGPT and other large language models excited and energized millions of people—and created a sense of fear for others. But in some critical aspects of our lives, technology has already proliferated and taken the place of… Read More

“Inside Tech’s Shadow Workforce” – Explained

One in five jobs in America in 2018 was held by a worker under contract, according to an NPR/Maris poll. In the same year, Google hit a milestone in which contract workers outnumbered direct employees for the first time in the company’s 20-year history. Contract work and the… Read More

TechEquity’s Principles for AI & Equity – An Evening Reception

AI seems to have changed our relationship with technology overnight. We’re witnessing AI produce words, art, code, and more—at the same time, we’re also watching algorithms take the place of humans,  often with devastating effects. It’s causing policymakers, advocates, and technologists to adapt their thinking about what’s possible—and what we… Read More

AI + Equity Education Series

The emergence of generative AI has captured the attention of people around the world; its potential impacts ripple throughout our economy and society. The buzz around AI has caused policymakers, advocates, and technologists to adapt their thinking about what’s possible—and how we can establish guardrails so this technology can enable… Read More

Inside Tech’s Shadow Workforce – Research Update 2024

Inside Tech’s Shadow Workforce2024-CWDP-Research-Update Inside Tech’s Shadow Workforce Download the 2024 research update here Download… Read More

2023 Annual Report

Letter from Catherine Bracy, our CEO and Co-Founder In just one year, AI has dramatically shifted the tech landscape. Generative AI models like ChatGPT exploded onto the scene in 2023, making theoretical conversations about “the future of work” real in an instant. While AI has demonstrated potential for addressing some… Read More