MA DataCulture&Society @ UoW

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⚡Discussing the impact of #data #algorithms #tech #AI on #society

🎓 MA Data, Culture & Society - https://www.westminster.ac.uk/data-culture-and-society-ma

➡️ University of Westminster - https://www.westminster.ac.uk/
➡️ CAMRI - https://camri.ac.uk/

And then there is some completely gratuitous #AIhype: "alien intelligence" and "artificial minds". No, language models, no matter how large, are not "intelligences" nor are they "minds".

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The Governance in Online Speech Leadership Series is an interdisciplinary 3-day workshop that aims to connect those currently working at speech platforms in trust & safety, content moderation, content policy, integrity, and governance with the generation of people in industry, civil society, and academia who pioneered these fields as lawyers, policy-makers, project managers, engineers, stakeholders, and scholars.

https://rebootingsocialmedia.org/events/governance-in-online-speech-leadership-series/

As part of our research on ethical review processes, we worked with our partners The Alan Turing Institute and University of Exeter's Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence to develop six case studies that represent hypothetical submissions to a Research Ethics Committee. These can be used to help evaluate common ethical issues in AI research.

Explore them on our website: https://www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/resource/research-ethics-case-studies/

Looking before we leap: Case studies

Six case studies to support learning about common ethical issues in AI and data science research

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“Thank you @datasociety !!! Love the new tote bag.”

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📢 Interested in #data #algorithms #AI #tech & their impact on #society? 💻 🤖

🎬 One of our students, Jean, talks about why he has chosen to study an MA in Data, Culture & Society @[email protected] @[email protected]

ℹ️ More info: https://www.westminster.ac.uk/data-culture-and-society-ma

https://youtu.be/mY8yUr772LQ

Data, Culture and Society MA - Courses | University of Westminster, London

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Last two days to apply. Become our partner to work together on digital & media literacy initiatives!
🌟Run workshops & events
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Apply to get support, honorarium & promotion.
📅Deadline:31 Jan
https://tacticaltech.org/news/open-call-partners-literacy

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Info_Activism/status/1619975874258038784

Open Call for Partnerships – Digital and Media Literacy Interventions

The Data Detox Kit, The Glass Room, What the Future Wants, and the Digital Enquirer Kit are seeking partners!

Teaching for Digital Citizenship

What is Digital Citizenship anyway? Where does it fit in the curriculum – is it Computer Science, or is it Citizenship & PSHE? Where does it sit in the wider life of the school, whether in the...

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Prof @[email protected] on the AI-narrative:
"AI is not magic. Contrary to what some may want us to believe, the algorithms used by AI are not a magic wand that gives their users powers of omniscience or the ability to achieve any and everything."
Read her book! 👇
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-30371-6

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/CoolsHannes/status/1618702059490127872

Responsible Artificial Intelligence

This book examines issues related to the integrity of researchers, technologists, and manufacturers as they design, construct, use, and manage artificially intelligent systems. It is suitable for undergraduate students and for interested and concerned researchers, practitioners, and citizens.

SpringerLink

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📢 Interested in #data #algorithms #AI #tech & their impact on #society? 💻 🤖

🎬 One of our students, Oreoluwa, talks about why she has chosen to study an MA in Data, Culture & Society @[email protected] @[email protected]

ℹ️ More info: https://www.westminster.ac.uk/data-culture-and-society-ma

https://youtu.be/lsCz4We8X8M

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/UoW_DataCS/status/1618202021919657986

Data, Culture and Society MA - Courses | University of Westminster, London

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🚨NEW EPISODE!🚨 Hear the incredible @[email protected] talk to us about cognition extends beyond the brain, why why we need to transform computing cultures, and why human behaviour can’t always be modelled computationally. LISTEN NOW: https://link.chtbl.com/0Ax8HP9O

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/TheGoodRobot1/status/1617988265944166400

Feminism And Technology | The Good Robot Podcast

Join Dr Eleanor Drage and Dr Kerry Mackereth as they explore feminist approaches to technology on The Good Robot Podcast. They ask the experts: what is good tech? Is it even possible? And how does feminism help us work towards it?

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