On Monday, September 9, join Georgetown University for a panel discussion on the mis- and dis-information challenges to democratic societies and how AI might affect the upcoming U.S. presidential election. This discussion will feature D&S’s Janet Haven, Georgetown University’s Leticia Bode and Laura DeNardis, Ph.D., Center for Democracy & Technology’s Tim Harper, and Stanford Law School’s Nathaniel Persily. Learn more and RSVP: https://lnkd.in/e5uHtGhq
Data & Society Research Institute
Non-profit Organizations
Data & Society studies the social implications of data-centric technologies and automation.
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The Data & Society Research Institute is a New York City-based think/do tank dedicated to addressing social, technical, ethical, legal, and policy issues that are emerging because of data-centric technological development. Data & Society provides a space for researchers, entrepreneurs, activists, policy creators, journalists, geeks, and public intellectuals to gather, debate, and engage one another on the key issues introduced by the increasing availability of data in society. Data & Society hosts events, does directed research, creates policy frameworks, and builds demonstration projects to grapple with the challenges and opportunities presented by an ever-increasing amount of available information.
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Employees at Data & Society Research Institute
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Mary Madden
Adjunct Faculty, Communication, Culture & Technology Program at Georgetown University; Senior Research Advisor, Common Sense Media; Affiliate, Data &…
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Raina Kumra
Don't try to put me in a box. Working on something stealthy and healthy. 🥬🥕🌶
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Suresh Venkatasubramanian
Former White House Tech advisor/Thinks about tech responsibility/computational philosopher/Bias Detective/
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Claudia Perlich
Updates
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In YES! Media, D&S research analyst Joan Mukogosi writes about the urgency of protecting the health and data of Black pregnant people — the subject of her new report, which offers a birth-worker-led analysis of how data collection impacts Black patients. https://lnkd.in/eEibPh_Z Read the full report, “Establishing Vigilant Care: Data Infrastructures and the Black Birthing Experience.” https://lnkd.in/e4bngqm8
Protecting Black Pregnant People’s Health—And Data
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Partner Researcher, Microsoft Research | Visiting Distinguished Professor, Georgetown | Founder, Data & Society
When Michael Golebiewski and I first started talking exploring “data voids,” we had no idea how often this vulnerability would be exploited. But here we are. I am grateful that Data & Society Research Institute let me take a moment to reflect on the twists and turns. Enjoy!
“A search engine is powerful because the public comes to rely on it; it is socially constructed to be powerful,” danah boyd writes. And then, inevitably, “those who are seeking to shape the arrangement of power target the system for their own agendas.” https://lnkd.in/eX8e2c38
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“As commonly used, the terms ‘misinformation’ and ‘disinformation’ suffer from an unreasoned literalism,” writes Sareeta Amrute. “With their focus on information and its veracity, they separate facts from context.” https://lnkd.in/gs-f2Pbb
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Accumulated chaos, crisis, noise, and information undermines healthy public debate, Whitney Phillips writes. But so does giving up on the conversation entirely: "Pluralistic democracy doesn’t work…if too many people are too tired to listen." https://lnkd.in/e_3bKjTM
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Excited to have Janet Haven, Executive Director of Data & Society Research Institute speak at the MIT AI Conference this October in NYC! Secure your spot now: https://lnkd.in/g33PG8SV She has worked at the intersection of #technology #policy, #governance, and accountability for more than 20 years, both domestically and internationally. Her career has spanned technology #startups, philanthropic institutions, NGOs and government roles in leadership and board capacities. Janet is a member of the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC), which advises the #President on a range of issues related to #AI. She writes and speaks regularly on matters related to technology and society, federal AI R&D, and AI governance and policy. Before joining Data & Society, Janet spent more than a decade at the Open Society Foundations leading a global grantmaking program on technology, accountability, and human rights. She holds an MA from the University of Virginia and a BA from Amherst College. Join the conversation IRL with her this Oct: https://lnkd.in/gUNKKUfa MIT Alumni Startups (MITAS) Shuja Keen, Christian Ulstrup, Dima Ayyash Stacy Yu, Rebeca Eun Young Hwang Nhat Nguyen, CFA, Anvisha Pai, Sid Salvi, Mainak G., Laura Hoang, Anant Vashistha, Alejandro Zarate, Duanchen Liu, Raj
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“A search engine is powerful because the public comes to rely on it; it is socially constructed to be powerful,” danah boyd writes. And then, inevitably, “those who are seeking to shape the arrangement of power target the system for their own agendas.” https://lnkd.in/eX8e2c38
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The far-right has been remarkably effective at changing public discourse, Alice Marwick writes. And while social platforms do bear blame, "disinformative narratives are successful precisely because they play on Americans’ pre-existing biases and prejudices." https://lnkd.in/eHXjS9Sj
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New! In this four-part series, Whitney Phillips, Alice Marwick, danah boyd, and Sareeta Amrute reflect on their influential work on mis- and disinformation in the context of today’s challenges, and lay out some essential questions and insights to bolster public discourse in fraught times. https://lnkd.in/eNMnCBpw
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In part two of her series “A Working History of the Verified Internet,” D&S Research Affiliate Robyn Caplan explains some recent history that’s key to understanding the verified badge “as it emerged as a symbol not only of how platforms mediate identity, but also of power and status, and where those concepts meet.” https://lnkd.in/e2DpKxek
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