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Response to the NSF’s RFI on Developing a Roadmap for the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
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Data & Society Welcomes Tamara Kneese as Senior Researcher and Project Director of AIMLab
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Comment on Automated Worker Surveillance and Management
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Response to the NTIA's Request for Comment on AI Accountability Policy
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Press CoverageThe AtlanticD&S founder danah boyd was quoted in this Atlantic article discussing valuations of tech firms and start-ups. The mega valuations tech firms are getting these days are absurd—and there’s no way they can last forever. “Ar... Read on The AtlanticOctober 2015
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Press CoverageHuffington PostD&S affiliate Anthony Townsend discusses Oslo's move to ban private cars from its city center by 2019. Banning cars is “not a new idea, but doing it on this scale and this quickly really is a big step forward,” Townsend... Read on Huffington PostOctober 2015
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Press CoverageFrankfurt Big Data LabD&S founder danah boyd, researchers Claire Fontaine and Alissa Chisholm, and affiliate Tricia Wang signed this petition from the Frankfurt Big Data Lab. Goal: To bring people and institutions together who share the motiva... Read on Frankfurt Big Data LabOctober 2015
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Press CoverageThe AtlanticD&S fellow Natasha Singer was quoted in this article by The Atlantic discussing ratings and measurements given by companies to consumers. Natasha Singer, a tech reporter for The New York Times, recently called the book a... Read on The AtlanticOctober 2015
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Press CoverageTech RepublicD&S affiliate Hilary Mason was the opening keynote speaker at the Grace Hopper Women in Computing Conference 2015. ...in a subtle nod to the #ILookLikeAnEngineer movement, Mason introduced herself like this: "I'm a compu... Read on Tech RepublicOctober 2015
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Press CoverageThe Theory of EverythingD&S researcher Tim Hwang was interviewed in Benjamin Walker's Theory of Everything podcast. We take another look at algorithms. Tim Hwang explains how Uber’s algorithms generate phantom cars and marketplace mirages. Read on The Theory of EverythingOctober 2015
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Press CoverageNPRD&S affiliate Desmond Patton was quoted in this piece by NPR discussing 'cyber banging'. "One idea is that if we can decode the language, then perhaps we can send triggers to social workers, violence workers who are embe... Read on NPROctober 2015
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Press CoverageLibrary JournalD&S researcher Bonnie Tijerina was quoted in this piece by the Library Journal that discussed how to integrate online user experience into libraries. “Libraries exist in the digital world and are user-centered at their c... Read on Library JournalOctober 2015
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UncategorizedData & SocietyAs part of its network expansion, the Council for Big Data, Ethics, and Society is commissioning original case studies: The Council is seeking researchers, practitioners, and educators to write case studies based on real-wor... Read moreSeptember 2015
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Press CoverageThe AtlanticD&S fellow Surya Mattu's joint work with Tega Brian on Unfit Bits was discussed in this piece by The Atlantic. The engineers Tega Brain and Surya Mattu have a tongue-in-cheek way around this problem. Enter Unfit Bits, a ... Read on The AtlanticSeptember 2015