Writer I Speaker I Professor I Historian I Ctr. Dir. I Director, CBI for Computing Info. & Culture; Prof. HST/STS, U of MN
Co-Edit JHUP Computing & Culture bk srs. Research-Social Study of AI, Privacy/Sec., Labor, Race, Gender & Inequality. JUST CODE
Jeffrey Yost
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On this day in 1921, Phyllis Wallace was born. She became a trailblazing economist studying sex and race discrimination in employment at the EEOC and as the first female professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. #WeTheMen
A lot of smart people put a lot of hours into this, and it’s worth some of the attention you might otherwise give to shit posting about AI on this app.
In case you missed it last week, SUNY Buffalo's Prof. of Media Study Andrew Lison gave a terrific CBI book launch online lecture on his new book 100% Utilization. It is now available to stream. #Marx #laborhistory #MooresLaw
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Have those leading the charge not read Ewert v Canada? Or perhaps Parliament will amend correctional services legislation so that reliable evidence is no longer required for decisions affecting incarcerated folks. Admin justice, procedural fairness, substantive equality are all seemingly abandoned.
Jill Hasday
🎉 PREDICTED: How AI Is Restructuring Social Life is OUT w/@ucpress.bsky.social: lnkd.in/e7jGnZ9b. I wrote this book to cut through the noise.
I want people to walk away with understanding #AI's social roots—not the hype, not the panic—to democratically shape #futures. That's what PREDICTED is for.
Matthew Kirschenbaum
Jeffrey Yost
Excellent article by Georgetown's Meg Leta Jones and Megan Beam on the American Federation of Teachers (and parents) pushing back against screens, surveillance, and Artificial Intelligence in the classroom! #artificialintelligence
"Hackers accessed camera systems of nearly 100 clients and compromised the privacy at hospitals, prisons and schools. The Department of Justice fined the company $2.95 million for “severe” data breaches, deceptive business practices and marketing violations."
Jen Raso
Hugo Parra was kept in jail for almost a month advised of a violent crime based on a flock search for a "red Alfa Romeo" and police who refused to consider exculpatory evidence. Cops accused a suburban woman in CO based on bad flock reads but they didn't jail her.
The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy called the decision “a win for Faribault and all Minnesotans concerned about the impacts of hyperscale developments in our state.”
The MLA AI and Research Working Group's new "AI and the Humanities: A Framework for Language and Literary Scholarship" offers questions and case studies on AI literacy, human-centered expertise, and responsibility and ethics to guide discussion and reflection. mlaai.hcommons.org/ai-and-the-h...
Several community members gathered in the square to watch the work start. Many opposed the project, speaking out at city planning sessions over the past several years to ask for an alternate plan that allowed for more pedestrian space — or to halt construction altogether.
Jeffrey Yost
Jeffrey Yost
Lilly Irani
MPR News
MPR News
Somewhat vindicating to see story after story like this after being told for at least a decade that no one cares about privacy. (Also quite frustrating)
Modern Language Association
“Young people are resilient, but too often, the kids are not alright.” AFT President Randi Weingarten's call to limit tech in classrooms signals a growing urgency. Meg Leta Jones and Megan Beam unpack the union's 10-point plan and the wider fight over AI and screens in schools.
The city of Faribault decided it did not need to conduct an extensive environmental review of a massive proposed data center. The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy appealed the city’s decisi...
These technologies are always tested first on our most vulnerable populations. Great reporting that succinctly gets to the problems with using genAI to decide people’s fates, and the “naive”/ignorant government thinking behind its use.
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Controversy flamed by Silicon Valley refugee who says Paonia is “on the cutting edge of violating citizens’ privacy.” He’s running for mayor.
coloradosun.com
Hypervisible
Street construction started Monday at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, after years of planning and debate. Some residents say they still have questions about details of the plan — and who’s paying ...
SDPD jailed the wrong person for several weeks based on Flock ALPR. Flock has led to wrongful accusation elsewhere, and now it happened here.
Tell City Council and @MayorToddGloria not a cent more for for Flock!
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#surveillance #sandiego
Blayne Haggart
San Diego TRUST Coalition
AFT President Randi Weingarten’s recent remarks captured a growing sense of urgency regarding tech in schools.
Mentioned in lengthy documents tabled in Parliament and confirmed by Correctional Service Canada, the test run comes as the Carney government tries to ramp up AI adoption.
