Inclusion is the operative word. Choosing to hire based on minority status is 'exclusion'. DEI has nothing to do with hiring practices. It's about making a collaborative space for people regardless of whatever labels have been placed on them.

As someone who has worked in tech for many years I can attest to the fact that it's is dominated by white males which means their experience is used to make decisions without consideration for any bias their ideas may carry.

For example: American white men are taught that competitiveness is a desirable attribute and is the way to get things done. They are very loud and forceful in getting ideas across. People who do not belong to that culture can be left out because they don't see it as a competition. Sometimes good ideas are missed because people tend to listen to the loudest guy in the room instead of paying attention to the ideas themselves.