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Desmond Upton Patton

Desmond Upton Patton

Professor, AI ethicist, and social worker at the University of Pennsylvania — 31st PIK University Professor, Chief Innovation Officer at SP2, and founding director of SAFElab.

Sep 7, 2026

12:13
And I really love the way your research really talks about building off what Ashley said, like this cultural building, identity building, you know, which I think is something that we never really talk about when we talk about, you know, technology's effects on young people.
12:27
Absolutely.
12:28
First, it's just really good to be here.
12:30
And I had to hold myself back from saying amen when Dr. Porter and Dr. Stewart were talking because, you know, what's abundantly clear is that when we center Black and brown young folks in the conversation, the conversation changes.
12:43
It becomes more nuanced.
12:45
It becomes more complicated.
12:47
And I think we see why bans and restrictions don't work for everybody.

11 MINS LATER

23:55
Yep, go ahead, Dr. Penn.

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