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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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Pointsdanah boyd's remarks from her keynote at the 2017 Strata Data Conference in New York City explore media manipulation, data security, and system vulnerabilities. Read on PointsOctober 2017 -
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CaMP AnthropologyAn interview with Sareeta Amrute on her book "Encoding Race, Encoding Class." Read on CaMP AnthropologyAugust 2017 -
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PointsData & Society Researcher Alexandra Mateescu maps out the inequalities and power dynamics within the gig economy. "As on-demand companies like Handy and online marketplaces like Care.com enter the space of domestic work, ... Read on PointsJuly 2017 -
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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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PointsThis piece is adapted, with permission, from “Data, Algorithms, Fairness, Accountability,” danah boyd’s talk at the October 28, 2016, meeting of the U.S Department of Commerce Data Advisory Council. Read on PointsApril 2017 -
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MediumD&S advisor Anil Dash discusses how interviews can exclude people from the tech industry. When we mimic patterns from tech culture without knowing why we do them, we often take good ideas and turn them into terrible barri... Read on MediumMarch 2017 -
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Ford Foundation blogD&S affiliate Wilneida Negrón details the ten tech issues that will impact this year. As we begin a new year and a new political administration takes office in the US, let’s take some time to consider some pressing issues ... Read on Ford Foundation blogJanuary 2017