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PointsWhat does it mean to do “ethics” in the technology industry? We found four overlapping meanings. Read on PointsApril 2020 -
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PointsSpeculative fiction about the future of AI systems. Read on PointsAugust 2019 -
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PointsThe Algorithmic Accountability Act is a great first step, and regulators who are tasked with implementing it should take sociotechnical frames into account. "A sociological lens can help illuminate appropriate points of inst... Read on PointsApril 2019 -
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PointsData & Society Research Analyst Melanie Penagos summarizes three blogposts that came as a result of Data & Society's AI & Human Rights Workshop in April 2018. "Following Data & Society’s AI & Human Rights... Read on PointsJune 2018 -
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PointsD&S founder and president sings praise for Virginia Eubank's new book Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor. "This book should be mandatory for anyone who works in social service... Read on PointsJanuary 2018 -
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Ford Foundation blogD&S affiliate Wilneida Negrón details the role of bots and automation in activism today. As everyone from advertisers to political adversaries jockey for attention, they are increasingly using automated technologies and pr... Read on Ford Foundation blogMay 2017 -
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PointsD&S researcher Josh Scannell responds to Georgetown Center on Privacy & Technology's "The Perpetual Line-Up" study. "Reports like 'The Perpetual Line-Up' force a fundamental question: What do we want technologies lik... Read on PointsOctober 2016 -
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CultureDigitally.orgD&S Advisor Tarleton Gillespie responds to Gizmodo's recent piece alleging bias in Facebook's Trending Topics list. He argues that information algorithms like the ones used to identify “trends” on Facebook do not work alone... Read on CultureDigitally.orgMay 2016