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===== Carl Webb is an Austin-based digital rights and AI-literacy activist and content creator focused on closing the new digital divide. His work sits at the intersection of technology access, worker empowerment, and public-sector transformation. Drawing on years of federal service (IRS and elections systems) and movement organizing, Carl now leads narratives around digital literacy as a civil right, algorithmic transparency, and equitable access to AI tools. =====

For SXSW Interactive, Carl brings:
* Campaign-driven media that moves audiences to action on digital rights and AI access
* Community-rooted storytelling from Austin tech-equity networks including ACC micro-credential AI upskilling pathways
* Movement infrastructure thinking to scale digital literacy beyond slogans into measurable civic outcomes
* Future-forward AI advocacy framed through labor equity, public accountability, and human rights

His content and activism focus on:
* AI literacy as the next frontline of digital rights
* Zero-click platforms, algorithmic power, and civic autonomy
* Tech access, workforce equity, and community resilience
* Rights frameworks for emerging AI systems
* Mobilizing workers, organizers, and creators to fight for open, fair, and accessible technology

Carl is a fit for SXSW Interactive because he treats technology as movement terrain, not consumer spectacle. His mission isn’t abstract: it’s to equip communities and workers with the literacy and rights they need before automation rewrites the rules without them at the table.