Tech Policy
The Joint Center’s Tech Policy Program analyzes how data privacy, AI, and other tech policy issues affect Black communities. See below for research, analysis, and activities related to tech policy.
Opportunities and Challenges of AI for Black Workers in the Rural South
The report, Opportunities and Challenges of AI for Black Workers in the Rural South, examines how artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and data center development are reshaping economic opportunities and challenges…
Inside Black Policy: Tech – October 2026
Joint Center Quoted in The New York Times on Disinformation and Voter Suppression Tactics
Joint Center Senior Advisor and Director of Technology Policy Danielle (Davis) Canty, Esq., was quoted in The New York Times discussing disinformation efforts aimed at targeting Black political participation. From…
Joint Center Files Public Comment on Federal Trade Commission’s Proposed Enforcement Policy Statement Regarding Personalized Pricing
The Joint Center submitted public comment on the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed enforcement policy statement regarding personalized pricing. From the comments: “…[T]he Joint Center supports the Commission’s effort to address…
Inside Black Policy: Tech – September 2026
Inside Black Policy: Tech – August 2026
Op-Ed: How AI Could Automate the Poor Tax
Joint Center Senior Advisor and Tech Policy Director Danielle Davis Canty Esq. penned an op-ed examining how, if left unregulated, AI could automate the poor tax through surveillance pricing. The…
Inside Black Policy: Tech – July 2026
Inside Black Policy: Tech – June 2026
POLITICO Highlighted the Joint Center’s ‘Women, Work, and AI’ Roundtable Discussion
POLITICO highlighted the Joint Center, Women’s Tech & Telecom Partnership, and Acacia Hill Strategies co-hosted a congressional roundtable discussion titled “Women, Work, and AI: Preparing Workers and Communities for the…