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Data & Society

Data & Society
Generative AI
Queer Data Studies
Data & Society
Algorithmic Management
Labor Rights
Data Privacy
LGBTQ Activism
Surveillance
Data Ethics
Social Justice
Taiwan
Historical Analysis
Platform Economy
Gig Workers
Gig Economy
Human Agency
Semiconductors
Red Teaming
Risk Assessment
AI Governance

Presenting timely conversations about the purpose and power of technology that bridge our interdisciplinary research with broader public conversations about the societal implications of data and automation. For more information, visit datasociety.net.

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While many people have found benefit and respite in using chatbots for companionship, mental health, and emotional support, the widespread adoption of these tools has also resulted in harm and raised deep concerns about identity and safety. How are c... more

In her new report (404) Job Not Found: What Workforce Training Can’t Fix for Black Atlantans in the Age of AI, Data & Society researcher Anuli Akanegbu provides the first ethnographic examination of how AI-related skills are defined, taught, and valu... more

The second Trump administration has launched a full-scale effort to achieve “unchallenged global technological dominance.” It is accelerating the construction of AI infrastructure, from opening up federal lands to ramping up energy production. It has... more

Generative AI models are marketed as the next revolution in workplace automation, but they ultimately rely on human labor — from the people labeling content and checking outputs, to the content creators and workers whose data are extracted to build t... more

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Luca Belli
AI Safety Lead at Spring Health; co-founded Twitter's ML Ethics Transparency and Accountability team
Spring Health
Episode: Mental Health, Chatbots, and the Future of Care | Databite No. 165
Miranda Bogen
Founding director of the AI Governance Lab, Center for Democracy & Technology
Center for Democracy & Technology
Episode: Mental Health, Chatbots, and the Future of Care | Databite No. 165
Marlynn Wei
Harvard-trained psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and author
Independent clinician; based in New York City
Episode: Mental Health, Chatbots, and the Future of Care | Databite No. 165
Anuli Akanegbu
Researcher with Data and Society's Labor Futures Program
Data & Society
Episode: (404) Job Not Found: The AI Literacy Trap at Work | Databite No. 164
Tim Newman
Senior Vice President of Labor Programs at TechEquity
TechEquity
Episode: (404) Job Not Found: The AI Literacy Trap at Work | Databite No. 164
Annabel Rothschild
Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Bard College
Bard College
Episode: (404) Job Not Found: The AI Literacy Trap at Work | Databite No. 164
Jasmine McNeely
Attorney, critical public interest technologist, and social scientist.
University of Florida
Episode: The Environmental Costs of AI Are Surging – What Now? | 'Understanding AI' — NYPL x D&S Event Series [2]
Sanjana Paul
Engineer, environmental justice researcher, and systems thinker.
Rooted Futures Lab
Episode: The Environmental Costs of AI Are Surging – What Now? | 'Understanding AI' — NYPL x D&S Event Series [2]
Tamara Kneese
Director of Data and Society's Climate, Technology, and Justice Program and author of the report discussing climate action in tech.
Data & Society
Episode: Climate-Conscious Tech Workers: Turning the Tide from Within | Databite 162

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Brian Chen
Policy Director at Data & Society, focused on AI and data-centric technologies.
Nick Dawes
Journalist and media executive.

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 38 ratings
  • Seems to be losing its touch

    In the past I valued D

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    timgorichanaz
    United States5 years ago
  • Empowering, insightful and actionable! 🙌

    Whether you’re well established as a data innovator, or just getting started channeling your creative energy into the societal change you want to see - this is a must-listen podcast for you! Robyn and the entire D&S team do an incredible job leading conversations that cover a huge breadth of topics related to the ins and outs of navigating an ever evolving data landscape - with leaders who’ve actually walked the path. Highly recommend listening and subscribing!

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    JoshCrist
    United States5 years ago

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The Environmental Costs of AI Are Surging – What Now? | 'Understanding AI' — NYPL x D&S Event Series [2]
Q: What strategies can communities use to fight against harmful technology deployment?
Communities can organize to advocate for legal and policy changes, raise awareness, and ensure local governance transparency.
The Environmental Costs of AI Are Surging – What Now? | 'Understanding AI' — NYPL x D&S Event Series [2]
Q: What are the pressing issues regarding data centers?
The pressing issues include their environmental impact, higher energy costs for local communities, and the health effects from pollution.
The Environmental Costs of AI Are Surging – What Now? | 'Understanding AI' — NYPL x D&S Event Series [2]
Q: What does it mean to understand AI through the lens of the public's interest?
It emphasizes the need to prioritize the community's needs over corporate interests in technology development.
Reorienting AI for the Public Interest | 'Understanding AI' — NYPL x D&S Event Series [3]
Q: What good AI policy would look like that would generate a more public interest version of AI?
Good AI policy must prioritize transparency, accountability, and address corporate power to ensure equitable access to technology.
Climate-Conscious Tech Workers: Turning the Tide from Within | Databite 162
Q: Can you talk about how you organize or communicate across workers who work at Amazon HQ and workers who work in warehouses or in delivery?
It's grown increasingly hard because Amazon has been really cracking down on the ways that workers can communicate with each other internally over the last couple of years.

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