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DatabitesK. Sabeel Rahman discusses the prospects for remedying private platform power in the 21st century. The informational, economic, and political influence of the dominant tech platforms — Google, Faceboo... Read moreDecember 2017 -
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DatabitesTim O'Reilly shares insights from his book WTF: What's the Future and Why It's Up to Us (Harper Collins, 2017). WTF? can be an expression of amazement or an expression of dismay. In today’s economy, w... Read moreOctober 2017 -
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Centre for Public ImpactIn late August, D&S Researcher Anne Washington talked real-world implications of AI with the Centre for Public Impact's Joel Tito. Who wants to talk about the end of the world? CPI’s Joel Tito and Data & Society’s Anne... Read on Centre for Public ImpactOctober 2017 -
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The Ezra Klein ShowD&S founder danah boyd discusses machine learning algorithms and prejudice, digital white flight on social media, trust in the media, and more on The Ezra Klein Show. "Technology is made by people in a society, and it has ... Read on The Ezra Klein ShowJune 2017 -
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WNYC The TakeawayD&S lawyer-in-residence Rebecca Wexler describes the intersection of automated technologies, trade secrets, and the criminal justice system. For-profit companies dominate the criminal justice technologies industry and prod... Read on WNYC The TakeawayJune 2017 -
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DatabitesAnne Washington talks about the risks of efficiency and optimization, and the need for a common language when speaking about data science and public policy. It is often difficult for technology experts to have conversations wit... Read moreJune 2017 -
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DatabitesData & Society Fellow Ravi Shroff studies the development and implementation of predictive models for decision making in city and state government. This talk covers Shroff’s research on improving decision making within poli... Read moreJune 2017 -
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DatabitesRebecca Wexler discusses the automation of the criminal justice system in America and the ownership of new technologies used by law enforcement. Automation is currently driving privatization. Wexler explains that “new criminal ... Read moreJune 2017 -
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DatabitesAlice Marwick presents the major findings from her recently published report, Media Manipulation and Disinformation Online. Her talk describes how disinformation campaigns occur following major news events and explains how the ... Read moreJune 2017 -
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DatabitesDaniel Grushkin speaks about the origin of GenSpace, The DNA Revolution, and merging data with biology. This talk delves into the evolution of ubiquitous biology during the past decade, and what promo... Read moreJune 2017