These product certifications provide rigorous, credible signals for education organizations, school administrators, instructors, and families looking to acquire technology that was designed specifically to meet the actual and diverse needs of learners.
SoapBox Labs, a voice technology company, is the first to be certified for Prioritizing Racial Equity in AI Design Products. The voice technology developed by SoapBox Labs is specifically designed for children’s unique speech patterns, and it powers some of the most widely used digital learning solutions for literacy and language instruction and assessment across all grades PreK-12.
SoapBox Labs achieved the certification by presenting documentation demonstrating that they are:
To commit to developing an equitable tool, they must be intentional and transparent in their technology design; critical, collaborative, and reflective in iterative improvements to their technology; and accountable for delivering technology that establishes equitable and powerful learning experiences and outcomes that recognize and address learner variability.
“This award not only recognizes SoapBox Labs’ commitment to racial equity, but it also signals a huge step forward for the edtech sector,” said Nidhi Hebbar, co-founder of the Edtech Equity Project.
Madison Jacobs and I are ecstatic to see SoapBox Labs produce best-in-class voice-enabled technology that sets a high industry standard by investing in the important work necessary to ensure that AI performs effectively for learners of color.”
This Product Certification promotes racial fairness by proactively recognizing and minimizing racial prejudice in product algorithms and design, as well as requiring goods to be transparent about the design processes and measures they take to identify and minimize racial bias.
This accreditation is the first in a series that will honor edtech products that prioritize racial justice throughout design and development.
