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InteractionsFebruary 2022 -
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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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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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Communications of the ACMData & Society Researcher Jacob Metcalf reconsiders research ethics in the wake of big data. "Many of the familiar norms and regulations of research ethics formulated to prior paradigms of research risks and harms, and thu... Read on Communications of the ACMJuly 2016 -
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The Council for Big Data, Ethics, and SocietyThe Council for Big Data, Ethics, and Society has released a comprehensive white paper consolidating conversations and ideas from two years of meetings and discussions: Today’s release marks a major milestone for the Council... Read moreMay 2016 -
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Surveillance & SocietyResearchers Alexandra Mateescu and Alex Rosenblat published a paper with D&S Founder danah boyd examine police-worn body cameras and their potential to provide avenues for police accountability and foster improved policy-co... Read on Surveillance & SocietyMay 2016 -
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University of Pennsylvania Law ReviewD&S Affiliate Solon Barocas and Advisors Edward W. Felten and Joel Reidenberg collaborate on a paper outlining the importance of algorithmic accountability and fairness, proposing several tools that can be used when designi... Read on University of Pennsylvania Law ReviewMarch 2016 -
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arXivSuresh VenkatasubramanianSorelle FriedlerPhilip D.F. AdlerCasey FalkGabriel RybeckCarlos E ScheideggerBrandon SmithThe ubiquity and power of machine learning models in society to determine and control an increasing number of real-world decisions presents a challenge. D&S fellow Sorelle Friedler and a team of researchers have developed ... Read on arXivFebruary 2016