Members of the Trustworthy Infrastructures team write about their research road trip through Pennsylvania, where they traced the connection from the industrial past to our tech-dominated present.

In a personal reflection, Brian J. Chen offers some lines of inquiry, directions, and tentative explanations for understanding and engaging on matters of tech policy in this moment.

Anuli Akanegbu reflects on the connections between data practices and systemic racism, and offers resolutions to guide work that prioritizes the humane over the artificial.

As 2024 comes to a close, we’re looking back on some highlights of a milestone year.

Part Three: The Celebrity Wars

Start by recognizing that every technical system represents a set of choices.  

AI Accountability, Infrastructural Struggles, and the Surveillance of Labor

The AIMLab team reflects on why they’ve shifted from thinking about their work as being about “impact assessment” to understanding it as a form of impact engagement.

"It’s been too many years of too much everything — chaos, crisis, noise, and information. Too much accumulates."