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InteractionsFebruary 2022 -
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Proceedings of the 2021 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and TransparencyOur study of the history of impact assessments shows that "impacts" are an evaluative construct that enable institutions to identify and ameliorate harms experienced because of a policy decision or system. Read on Proceedings of the 2021 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and TransparencySeptember 2020 -
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Social Science Research NetworkBecause AIAs are still an incipient governance strategy, approaching them as social constructions that do not require a single or universal approach offers a chance to produce interventions that emerge from careful deliberation. Read on Social Science Research NetworkMay 2020 -
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Social ResearchData & Society Researchers Jacob Metcalf, Emanuel Moss, and Founder and President danah boyd investigate the tensions that arise when adapting ethics initiatives at Silicon Valley tech companies. "By talking with people ... Read moreSeptember 2019 -
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Engaging Science, Technology, and SocietyIn this article, Research Lead Madeleine Clare Elish investigates who bears the responsibility when an automated system fails. "Just as the crumple zone in a car is designed to absorb the force of impact in a crash, the human ... Read on Engaging Science, Technology, and SocietyMay 2019 -
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ACM.orgD&S founder and President danah boyd & affiliate Solon Barocas investigate the practice of ethics in data science. "Critical commentary on data science has converged on a worrisome idea: that data scientists do not r... Read on ACM.orgNovember 2017 -
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First MondayPhilip Napoli and D&S researcher Robyn Caplan write on why companies like Google and Facebook insist that they are merely tech companies with no media impact, and why they are wrong for First Monday. Abstract is below: A c... Read on First MondayMay 2017 -
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PLOS Computational BiologyMatthew ZookSolon Barocasdanah boydKate CrawfordEmily F. KellerSeeta Peña GangadharanAlyssa GoodmanRachelle HollanderBarbara A. KoenigJacob MetcalfArvind NarayananAlondra NelsonFrank PasqualeMatthew Zook, D&S affiliate Solon Barocas, D&S founder danah boyd, D&S affiliate Kate Crawford, Emily Keller, D&S affiliate Seeta Peña Gangadharan, Alyssa Goldman, Rachelle Hollander, Barbara A. Koenig, D&S researcher Jacob Met... Read on PLOS Computational BiologyMarch 2017 -
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New Media & SocietyD&S researcher Monica Bulger, with Patrick Burton, Brian O'Neill, and Elisabeth Staksrud, writes "Where policy and practice collide: Comparing United States, South African and European Union approaches to protecting childre... Read on New Media & SocietyJanuary 2017 -
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Sage JournalsD&S affiliate Kate Crawford co-wrote, with Mike Ananny, this piece discussing transparency and algorithmic accountability. Models for understanding and holding systems accountable have long rested upon ideals and logics of... Read on Sage JournalsDecember 2016