THE BULLWHIP’S ALGORITHM | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation
Mon, Nov 2 · 6:00 PM Busboys and Poets - 14th & V · U Street Corridor
RSVP for free on Eventbrite Educated citizens are the lifeforce of democracy. Across all aspects of modern life, and especially in education, AI is raising existential questions. Like any new technology, it is both transformative and problematic. In The Bullwhip’s Algorithm, Dr. Kamau Bobb meditates on the convergence of American memory and the colorblind promises of AI in education. At the critical milestone of the US’s 250th anniversary, Bobb argues that enthusiasm and clamor for AI are a veil for the vacuous neglect of our nation’s racist past. American educational history is overflowing with abuse, segregation, and smoldering scorn from white nationalists who have historically cracked the bullwhip, attempting to subjugate Black Americans to the bottom of the racial caste system. Bobb’s exploration of race, tech, and society makes it clear: the potential of AI in education to be justly realized depends on our ability to assess and learn from our past of limiting Black students’ academic achievement. Kamau Bobb is joining us on the Busboys stage to share “an essential contribution to a much-needed national conversation about education, democracy, and civil rights in the age of AI,” (Jill Savitt, CEO, National Center for Civil and Human Rights). Copies of…
