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Data & Society
Mar 15
Why We’re Endorsing the AI Environmental Impacts Act
Why We’re Endorsing the AI Environmental Impacts Act
By Brian J. Chen and Tamara Kneese
Tamara Kneese
Feb 1
Getting Beyond the AI Existential Crisis
Getting Beyond the AI Existential Crisis
What’s happening with generative AI and labor, why it matters, and what we can do about it
Aiha Nguyen
Jan 3
When Kindness Kills
When Kindness Kills
How Algorithms Accelerate Savior Swarms
William R. Frey
Jan 24
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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