Data & Society is a research institute focused on the social and cultural issues arising from data-centric technological development.

report | 01.30.19

AI in Context

The Labor of Integrating New Technologies
Alexandra Mateescu, Madeleine Clare Elish

AI in Context shows how automated and AI technologies are reconfiguring work in small family-owned farms and grocery stores.

explainer | 02.06.19

Explainer: Algorithmic Management in the Workplace

Alexandra Mateescu, Aiha Nguyen

explainer | 02.06.19

Explainer: Workplace Monitoring & Surveillance

Alexandra Mateescu, Aiha Nguyen

News & Updates   

03.18.19
Call for Participation—Algorithms on the Shop Floor: Data-driven Technologies in Organizational Context

03.01.19
Data & Society co-signs letter to NYC Automated Decision Systems Task Force calling for public engagement

02.27.19
Now Hiring: Editor

01.14.19
Fellowships Program Redesign in 2019
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Short Reads   

11.16.18

Artificial intelligence can entrench disparities—here’s what we must do

Kadija Ferryman, Robert A. Winn

As AI becomes integrated into different facets of our lives, Data & Society Researcher Kadija Ferryman joins Robert A. Winn in considering what this means for the field of...
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10.12.18

When Your Boss Is an Algorithm

Alex Rosenblat

Building off the research for her book Uberland: How Algorithms are Rewriting the Rules of Work, Data & Society Researcher Alex Rosenblat explains algorithmic management in the gig-economy. “Data...
Read on The New York Times ➚
09.14.18

Media Manipulation, Strategic Amplification, and Responsible Journalism

danah boyd

On September 13th, Data & Society Founder and President danah boyd gave the keynote speech at the Online News Association Conference. Read the transcript of her talk on Points....
Read on Points ➚
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Data & Society's speaker series – Databites – is geared toward engaging our network and the broader public on unresolved questions and timely topics of interest to the D&S community.

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Databite No. 118: Shoshana Zuboff

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