Joyce E. Davis
@enjoyceinglife.bsky.social
Writer / Author / Sanctuary Sister Scribe / Substack (https://open.substack.com/pub/joycedaviswrites): Fiction, Biography, “Can't Stop the Shine,” #InclusiveAIAgency, Strategic Comms & Journalism; Walker; Culture Appreciator; Howard U; #Enjoyceinglife
🔇 🔇 🔇 My book, Deep Unlearning, is now available for preorders! I don't know how people write so many books because this one took a lot out of me. It turns out, I had a lot to say 😂, with editors cutting out 50k of my words 🫣 ✴️ You can now preorder it at www.simonandschuster.com/books/Deep-U....
“In the past, screenings were performed by a committee of staff appointed by the Warden at each facility. Now, it seems the state wants to outsource that decision—or at least have it be heavily informed by—a non-profit #tech company called #Recidiviz.” #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #CriminalJustice
The Spook Who Sat by the Ring Doorbell@hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2d ago“Recidiviz began as a data organization project at Google, meant to ‘uncover how technology could standardize criminal justice data and improve the system nationwide.’”
“In the context of a digital future, the sanctity of our memory is very important.” #GeorgiaTech’s Kamau Bobb, author,The Bullwork’s Algorithm: Artificial Intelligence & America’s Racial Caste System, on the underlying systemic inequities in American #education that #AI won’t help & may exacerbate.
I’ve lived & worked through the rise of the Internet & social media. Now, AI is raising some familiar questions, & new ones, too. What lessons from earlier transformations should inform how communities navigate #AI today? My 1st #InclusiveAIAgency essay: joycedaviswrites.substack.com/p/inclusive-...
“But what goes largely unseen is the human labor — often people working for low wages in the Global South — that makes this careful algorithmic lifestyle curation possible.” “…the essence of #AI colonialism — the extraction of difficult, low-paid labor from the Global South for profit in the West.”
Jeffrey Yost@justcode.bsky.social · last wk.“My primary motivation is to visualize the idea of AI colonialism in an impactful and immediately accessible manner,” (Cunyan) Ma said...." "I’m hoping this might start to fill in a larger picture of what AI colonialism actually looks like.” #criticalAI #aicolonialism www.brown.edu/news/2026-10...
“Books & expertise were scarce, communication was slow, access to information was expensive. Schools, universities & libraries emerged partly in response – gathering knowledge, curating it, preserving it, passing it on. But we never stopped to ask, what exactly was scarce, & who had made it so?” #AI
Tech Policy Press@techpolicypress.bsky.social · 2w agoA million AI-generated novels don’t create a million readers. Veli Hillman and Peter Kirchschläger on why we’ve entered an Age of Hypertrophy — and why abundance can be its own undoing.
My favorite girl & I just voted. Then we got slushies in the sunshine. 😂 #Voting with your child is such a win! #MotherDaughterFun #Election2026 #Vote
When a chatbot uses anthropomorphic companion language like "I'm worried about you" or "You are great, dear", people actually see it as less likable, humanlike, and trustworthy, according to our new simulation study @GoogleResearch with people from the US, UK, India, and Nigeria.
Driver, Chatbot, Talking Bear: How Should We Interact With #AI? Cool quiz gives you @nytimes.com perspective & what’s legal/on the horizon in the U.S. & abroad after you answer each question. Nearly every aspect your personal, school & professional life is addressed. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Driver, Chatbot, Talking Bear: How Should We Interact With A.I.? (Gift Article)
It can feel as if we’re getting dragged into the future by a dangerous technology. But humans are still in charge.
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“One of the dynamics I’ve been watching play out in the news sector is the completely imbalanced relationship between #AI companies & news publishers juxtaposed against the completely imbalanced relationship between AI-using #news #publishers & their embattled #journalists.” #KnowledgeWork #learning
Matt Pearce@mattdpearce.com · 3w agoThe Sunday argument: Tax AI to fund knowledge jobs. mattdpearce.substack.com/p/the-idiots...
“Many African cities lack reliable air quality data to inform their #CleanAir measures. AirQo is scaling the deployment of open‑source, #AI -powered tools to help cities generate more reliable data and equip communities with air quality information.” @airqo.bsky.social @cleanairfund.bsky.social
UK Air Quality@ukaq.co.uk · 2w agoHow AI-powered tools are transforming air quality monitoring in Africa From Clean Air Fund #InvestInCleanAir #AirQuality #AirPollution
“According to the studies, Black youths ages 12 to 21 are five times more likely than white youths to turn to #AI monthly or more for help.” #MentalHealth #BlackPeople
The Sacramento Observer@sacobserver.com · 3w agobit.ly/4hTuUHl
“Next, we must be at the tables where the builders of these [#AI] tools make decisions. Presence is the first step toward understanding, and that gap is only bridged through a coordinated effort. How can any tool serve a community well if that community is not part of the conversation?”
BlackPressUSA@blackpressusa.bsky.social · 2w ago"A chatbot will not sit with a grieving family or pray with you at two in the morning. As we adopt this technology, it is up to us to ensure it keeps people connected to each other." — Rev. Dr. Adolphus Lacey, Bethany Baptist #BlackSky
"But A.I. programs are not human; they are human creations." Correct. And a loud, not-so-gentle reminder that if people had just listened to Black women technologists like @timnitgebru.blacksky.app from jump, we would be living with AI guardrails right now. 🤷🏿♀️
Aaron Sojourner@aaronsojourner.org · 3w agowww.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/o...
“There’s an extended portion of the film that—while explaining the rise of Black Americans in politics and civil life following the end of slavery—features black-and-white, archival photos that have been ‘brought to life.’”
Ava DuVernay explains why AI was used in new documentary ‘14th:’ “People should see this”
DuVernay was asked about the use of AI at a New York Film Festival press conference.
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It is really chilling to see how quickly Black, Caribbean, and African writers and academics have become the global face of AI use and accusations of plagiarism. For such a serious charge, @vauhinivara.bsky.social's article rests on...a Pangram scan. www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/1...
Yet Another Literary Prizewinner Seems to Be AI
The prestigious Caine Prize, announced last week, went to a story with many red flags.
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The new thriller Appofeniacs explores the dangers of AI misuse, misinformation, and truth manipulation. BGN spoke with one of the film’s stars, Jermaine Fowler, about AI, deepfakes, and the film’s underlying message.
Beyond the Screen: Jermaine Fowler on Deepfakes, Social Media, and 'Appofeniacs' | Black Girl Nerds
Jermaine Fowler discusses deepfakes, social media, digital identity, and the unsettling realities of technology in Appofeniacs.
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I'm back on Bluesky with a new writing inquiry: #AI and #PeopleOfAfricanDescent. Beyond the risks, where are our communities shaping the technology and creating opportunity? My first #InclusiveAIAgency essay: joycedaviswrites.substack.com/p/inclusive-... #ListenToBlackVoices #WritersWrite
Inclusive AI Agency: Why I’m Looking at AI Through a Different Lens
How is artificial intelligence impacting people of African descent globally, and how are they leveraging the technology for problem-solving in their communities?
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Wonderful #InternationalWomensDay celebrating the #BlackWomen over 40 that the talented creative @bessieakuba photographed & interviewed for her project, #OurKindofWomen. Grateful to be in the number with more than 100 other fab sisters! www.instagram.com/reel/DVphbMh... #BlackSky
Ok ok ok. I do be talking smack about James Patterson and I won't stop now but this viola Davis James Patterson collab is legit. Just finished it. Audio read by the EGOT herself.
Are Body Weight Exercises Just as Effective as Lifting? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/w...
Are Body Weight Exercises Just as Effective as Lifting? (Published 2025)
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Birds Aren’t Just Declining. They’re Declining Faster, a New Study Finds. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/c...
Birds Aren’t Just Declining. They’re Declining Faster, a New Study Finds.
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States Move to Limit Access to H.I.V. Treatment www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/h...
States Move to Limit Access to H.I.V. Treatment
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I write the kind of romance I want to read: explicit, grown & sexy, a little funny, with a plot that moves and a story line that sizzles as much as the sexy times. I love characters who feel like real people navigating real stakes. authordlwhite.substack.com/p/the-people... #BlackBookSky
The People in My Head Won't Shut Up - Standard of Care introductions
I feel like talking about my characters so guess what? We're talking about my characters.
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When I read #IsabelWilkerson’s #TheWarmthofOtherSuns about a decade ago it replaced my longtime favorite book, #ToniMorrison’s #TheBluestEye. The authenticity in the well-written & researched book educated & immersed the forever journalist & history-lover in me. #BlackBookSky #BookSky #WriterSky
J. Arie@jadeyyjade.bsky.social · 8mo agoI have barely scratched the surface of The Warmth of Other Suns and I already feel so blessed that it found me. We really have to educate ourselves on our history. And white people should absolutely be honest about their history and how they want to/choose to proceed #blackbooksky
So awesome hearing author @tayari.bsky.social beautifully describe her new novel “Kin” to her #SpelmanCollege sister & literary luminary #PearlCleage at the Rialto in #Atlanta. #BookSky #BlackBookSky #WriterSky #AuthorSky #BlackSky #WritersWrite
So great to go to Literary Lori’s YouTube page & get history, #writing tips, inspiration & motivation every day this Black Literary History Month about the amazing number of successful #BlackWriters born in February. youtu.be/vENrJgOmjm8?... #BookSky #AuthorSky #WriterSky #BlackBookSky #BlackHistory
Elizabeth Nunez: Writing all the Way to the End
YouTube video by Author Lori L. Tharps
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