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Girls Who Code CEO Tarika Barrett says AI skepticism can be a strength

Fast Company Tech Rebecca Heilweil May 27, 2026
Girls Who Code CEO Tarika Barrett says AI skepticism can be a strength
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# AI Foresights Summary Girls Who Code's leader says young women's skepticism about artificial intelligence—driven by real concerns about job loss, AI errors, and environmental costs—is actually valuable and shouldn't be dismissed. Rather than viewing doubt as a barrier to entering tech careers, Tarika Barrett argues that questioning the technology could help shape how AI develops in more responsible ways. The nonprofit is navigating a tricky moment where it needs to prepare women for AI-driven jobs while acknowledging their legitimate worries about the technology's impact.

For more than a decade, the nonprofit Girls Who Code has sought to help prepare young women for jobs in the tech industry and push for greater gender parity in computer science. The arrival of artificial intelligence, though, promises a new era of organization, one that involves wrestling with stude

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