Subtitle
Researching Social Media, Online Platforms, and Algorithmic Systems From the Outside
Teaser
Join us at the University of Michigan for a discussion with Eric Gilbert, Cedric Langbort, Jeff Larson, Casey Pierce, and Christo Wilson on how researchers can navigate and investigate huge and complex datasets, algorithms, and online platforms to improve transparency and accountability.
Event Date
Sep
29
2017
10:00am
to
Subtitle
The Bad News About Online Discrimination in Algorithmic Systems
Teaser
Join us at the University of Michigan for a discussion with Solon Barocas, J. Nathan Matias, H. V. Jagadish, and Christian Sandvig on the potential for discrimination and digital redlining posed by the development of purportedly neutral algorithms.
Event Date
Sep
28
2017
4:00pm
to
Sep
28
2017
4:00pm
Thumbnail Image:
Hasan Bakhshi et al at Nesta: “In recent years, there has been an explosion of research into the impacts of automation on work. This makes sense: artificial intelligence and robotics are encroaching on areas of human activity that were simply unimaginable a few years ago.
Was als Planspiel einer wissenschaftlichen Konferenz im Rahmen des Graduiertenkollegs begonnen hat, findet nun am 28. und 29. September mit rund 100 angemeldeten Teilnehmern tatsächlich statt. Die Konferenz richtet sich an Bachelor, Master, Doktoranden und Post-Doktoranden. Präsentiert werden bedeutende und innovative Methoden der Leberforschung.
Given the data-intensive nature of approaches such as machine learning, and the increasing ubiquity of AI in everyday products and services, there is a growing interest within the privacy community to understand its implications. At the same time, a tremendous amount of innovation and entrepreneurship in the AI space is emerging from Asia and Latin America, not just western economies, to address local challenges. This global roundtable focused on trust, which is essential to the relationship between governments and citizens, companies and users, as well as amongst users.
About: “Our Goal is to revolutionize discovery of scientific knowledge. We are building a visual interface that dramatically increases the visibility of research findings for science and society alike. We are a non-profit organization and we believe that a better way to explore and discover scientific knowledge will benefit us all.
A report on OpenROV conducted in the context of the Open Design & Manufacturing project.
Where did things go wrong on the way to modern life, and what should we do instead? This question always seems to lurk in the background of our fascination with many indigenous cultures. The modern world of global commerce, technologies and countless things has not delivered on the leisure and personal satisfaction once promised. Which may be why we moderns continue to look with fascination at those cultures that have persisted over millennia, who thrive on a different sense of time, connection with the Earth, and social relatedness.
This is a live blog account from the Data For Equity: The Power of Data to Promote Justice event.
La exhibición, que se realiza en el contexto de la conmemoración de los 25 años de trayectoria de Balmaceda Arte Joven, estará abierta al público desde el 13 de septiembre al 5 de noviembre de este año.
El reconocimiento, dirigido a ex estudiantes ejecutados y detenidos desaparecidos por agentes del Estado, se inscribe en una serie de iniciativas que ha realizado la comunidad universitaria, como la desclasificación de los sumarios de la dictadura, y fue anunciado en el marco del acto conmemorativo de los 44 años del golpe de Estado.
Profesionales y académicos de reconocida experiencia en contingencia y desastres naturales, se dieron cita en el marco de la presentación de los aportes científicos que ha realizado dicho Programa de nuestro plantel en los últimos años, particularmente en su colaboración con expertos del Ministerio de Obras Públicas.
Encontrar las marcas, escritos y materiales que dejan los lectores en los textos y tensionar el concepto de lo que es un libro, son parte de los objetivos de esta iniciativa que encabezan los investigadores Ariadna Biotti y Tomás Cornejo en el Archivo Central Andrés Bello.
La obra, inspirada en los volcanes de Chile y la energía de la Tierra, es una colaboración entre Metro de Santiago y el Centro de Excelencia en Geotermia de Los Andes (CEGA) de la Universidad de Chile que tiene como objetivo intervenir con arte y ciencia una de las zonas donde se construye la nueva Línea 3 del tren subterráneo.
Teaser
The Berkman Klein Center summer internship program is a cohesive, integrated experience that brings together students from around the world to work closely with faculty, staff, and fellows on a wide range of projects and initiatives related to the internet and society.
Thumbnail Image:
Briefing by the European Parliamentary Research Service: “This briefing recognises the role of cross-border and cross-sector use of electronic identification (eID) and trust services in advancing the digitisation of public services in Europe as well as the potential impact of the implementation of the ‘once-only’ principle in public administrations.
This article was also published at this link on medium.com.