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ViceData & Society's Intelligence and Autonomy initiative commissioned authors to envision future scenarios for intelligent systems in four domains: medicine, labor, urban design, and warfare. The future scenario around medi... Read on ViceMay 2015 -
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The NationD&S artist in residence Ingrid Burrtington writes about the history of the term "predictive policing", the pressures on police forces that are driving them to embrace data-driven policing, and the many valid causes for conc... Read on The NationMay 2015 -
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MotherboardData & Society's Intelligence and Autonomy initiative commissioned authors to envision future scenarios for intelligent systems in four domains: medicine, labor, urban design, and warfare. The future scenario around medi... Read on MotherboardMay 2015 -
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Data & SocietyD&S fellow Gideon Lichfield's short story for the Police Technology and Civil Rights Roundtable: "The year is 2019, and body cams have become standard for patrol officers in most police departments in the US. The cams an... Read moreMay 2015 -
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The AtlanticExcerpt: "Police-worn body cameras are coming. Support for them comes from stakeholders who often take opposing views. Law enforcement wants them, many politicians are pushing for them, and communities that already have a stron... Read on The AtlanticMay 2015 -
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TIME"James Bond had one. So did Maxwell Smart and Captain Kirk. Science fiction is littered with examples of heroes and villains barking orders into their wrists or pressing the right combination of tiny buttons to save the day." ... Read on TIMEApril 2015 -
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TIME"Even if 50,000 people shorten their showers, this is a drop in the proverbial bucket." The drought in California is a serious issue that needs to be addressed but as D&S advisor Janet Vertesi explains in this article, w... Read on TIMEApril 2015 -
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MediumD&S fellows Karen Levy and Tim Hwang ask after the ethics of design theater. Excerpt: "A machine’s front stage performance gets enacted through design. Just as a human provides front stage cues through her appearance and... Read on MediumApril 2015 -
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OpenNews SourceBots are slippery and weird and not particularly monetizable–which is part of what makes them magic and what maybe puts them at risk. In this article D&S fellow Ingrid Burrington shares her thoughts on bots, GIFs, and ma... Read on OpenNews SourceApril 2015 -
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Data & SocietyHeld March 24-25, 2015 at Data & Society, the I&A Forum was an in-person intensive working session that used scenarios drawn from science fiction as a means of bringing together experts from a variety of different secto... Read moreMarch 2015