” It’s a common refrain: AI is neither good nor bad because that depends on how its used. Professor Anita Say Chan begs to differ. […]
Chan documents how the Big Data on which AI are trained are based on long-standing data infrastructures—sets of practices, policies, and logics—that remove, imperil, devalue, and actively harm people who refuse to conform to racialized patriarchal power structures and the priorities of surveillance capitalism—most pointedly immigrant, feminist, and low-income communities.
[…] Chan dedicates half of the book to amplifying and praising the small-scale, community-led projects of the past and present—from the legendary Hull House’s data visualizations to community data initiatives in Champaign, Illinois. There is much fuel for political outrage in this book and also fodder for solidarity and hope.” "—New Books in Critical Theory

Predatory Data - Eugenics in Big Tech and Our Fight for an Independent Future >

https://newbooksnetwork.com/anita-say-chan-predatory-data-eugenics-in-big-tech-and-our-fight-for-an-independent-future-u-california-press-2025

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🌱 FULL PROFESSOR OF GEOMATICS

Deadline: 2025-02-28
Location: Austria, Vienna

https://www.academiceurope.com/job/?id=6668

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🎓 RESEARCH FELLOW IN ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE ANALYSIS – 60 %

Starting date: 1st of December or by agreement

Location: Switzerland, Winterthur

APPLY: https://www.academiceurope.com/job/?id=5902

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Reminder: ⏳ Friday, April 19, is the final day to apply for the Paul Evan Peter's Scholarship for students pursuing graduate studies in #InformationSciences, #Librarianship, or a closely related field that advances the frontiers of #DigitalInformation and technology. 🎓

For more details on the scholarship and information on how to apply, head to the CNI website: https://www.cni.org/about-cni/awards/pep-scholarship

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Reminder: 🎓 We are accepting applications for the Paul Evan Peters Scholarship until April 19th. The scholarship assists students pursuing graduate studies in the #InformationSciences, #Librarianship, or closely related field that advances the frontiers of digital information and technology.

Learn more about how to apply, criteria, eligibility, and past recipients on our website: https://www.cni.org/about-cni/awards/pep-scholarship

We are accepting applications for the Paul Evan Peters Scholarship, which honors the memory of our founding executive director and is awarded to students pursuing graduate studies in the #InformationSciences, #Librarianship, or closely related field. More info: https://www.cni.org/about-cni/awards/pep-scholarship

Two scholarships will be awarded beginning in the 2024-25 academic year, one to a doctoral student and one to a master's student.

🗓 Deadline: APRIL 19, 2024

📣 The University of Coimbra has opened a research fellowship application procedure, as part of the #PHONLAB project - Phonetics Laboratory: Coimbra - Harvard.

https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/fellowship-phonlab-2023/

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