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Data & SocietyJohn discusses his candid take on the challenges New York City has had implementing the Open Data Law, what has worked, what has not worked, and what it will take for NYC open data to achieve its enormous potential. In his rema... Read moreMarch 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 -
Limn.itD&S Affiliate Geoffrey C. Bowker considers our collective archives as central cultural, social, and economic constructions and asks "What kind of people will we become if we keep trying to archive everything?": I have grad... Read on Limn.itMarch 2016
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SIGCASAbstract: What claims are made about the objectivity of machines versus that of human experts? Whereas most current debates focus on the growing impact of algorithms in the age of Big Data, I argue here in favor of taking a lon... Read on SIGCASMarch 2016 -
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Points"The processes editors have used to filter information were never transparent, hence the enthusiasm of the early 2000s for unfiltered media. What may be new is the pervasiveness of the gatekeeping that algorithms make possible,... Read on PointsFebruary 2016 -
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Pointsdanah boyd's “What is the Value of a Bot?” is an output of a weeklong workshop at Data & Society that was led by “Provocateur-in-Residence” Sam Woolley and brought together a group of experts to get a better grip on the que... Read on PointsFebruary 2016 -
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MediumD&S Board Member Anil Dash contrasts two recent approaches to making internet connectivity more widely available. Comparing the efforts to build consensus behind Facebook's Free Basics initiative to LinkNYC, the recently-la... Read on MediumFebruary 2016 -
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PointsAlexis Lloyd's "Our friends, the bots?" was a contribution to a weeklong workshop at Data & Society that was led by “Provocateur-in-Residence” Sam Woolley and brought together a group of experts to get a better grip on the ... Read on PointsFebruary 2016 -
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DatabitesAlgorithms may now be our most important knowledge technologies, “the scientific instruments of a society at large,” and they are increasingly vital to how we organize human social interaction, produce authoritative knowledge, ... Read moreFebruary 2016 -
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Feminist Media StudiesIn this commentary, D&S fellow Karen Levy's considers the gendered dimensions of shifting cultures of work in response to the growing demands of the technologized/mediated workplace. She also explores the impact of new digi... Read on Feminist Media StudiesFebruary 2016