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Shaping AI Systems By Shifting Power
Shaping AI Systems By Shifting Power
Why we need participatory methods in AI, and what this looks like at Data & Society
Data & Society
Oct 18
I Implemented a Federal Government Executive Order on Technology in Mexico. Here’s What I Learned
I Implemented a Federal Government Executive Order on Technology in Mexico. Here’s What I Learned
And how it applies to the Biden administration’s AI executive order
Ania Calderon
Nov 15
Nurturing the Network: Why Meditation for Black Researchers Matters
Nurturing the Network: Why Meditation for Black Researchers Matters
by Joan Mukogosi and Tunika Onnekikami
Tunika Onnekikami
Sep 20
Doppelgangers in a Digital World
Doppelgangers in a Digital World
From deep fakes and avatars to big data, we all have a doppelganger that lives and acts online.
Livia Garofalo
Aug 16
The Social Life of Algorithmic Harms
The Social Life of Algorithmic Harms
The Social Life of Algorithmic Harms
This series of essays seeks to expand our vocabulary of algorithmic harms — and with it, our capacity to defend ourselves against them.
Data & Society
Feb 15
A New Framework for Coming to Terms with Algorithms
A New Framework for Coming to Terms with Algorithms
Reflections on terms of service, gender equity, and chatbots
Bogdana Rakova
May 24
Algorithms’ Transparency Problem is Everyone’s Problem
Algorithms’ Transparency Problem is Everyone’s Problem
Without meaningful transparency, enforcement of any civil or consumer rights is nearly impossible.
Ben Winters
May 10
How Algorithms Are Harming Child Welfare Agencies and the Kids They Serve
How Algorithms Are Harming Child Welfare Agencies and the Kids They Serve
Algorithms have added more barriers to the evidence-based decision-making children in the care of these agencies so badly need.
Devansh Saxena
Apr 12
How Recidivism Risk Assessments Impede Justice
How Recidivism Risk Assessments Impede Justice
These tools illustrate the kinds of insidious algorithmic harms that rarely make headlines
Dasha Pruss
Apr 12
We Need to Talk About “Digital Ageism”
We Need to Talk About “Digital Ageism”
Bridging critical gerontology and data and information scholarship is a win-win.
Agrigorovich
Mar 29
When Things Go Beep in the Night
When Things Go Beep in the Night
The AI system that is keeping me alive is ruining my life.
Laura Forlano
Mar 15
Algorithmically embodied emissions: algorithmic harm and climate change
Algorithmically embodied emissions: algorithmic harm and climate change
by Jutta Haider and Malte Rödl
Jutta Haider
Feb 28
Algorithmic Harms and Algorithmic Wrongs
Algorithmic Harms and Algorithmic Wrongs
The language of harms and wrongs helps us understand what constitutes algorithmic harm, and how to address it.
Nathalie DiBerardino
Feb 15
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