MarekIntervention from @e_farries and @abebab on the Gardai's frothing appetite for what is really just bad technology and over-surveillance.
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Ryan Steed (on the job market)We also find that most published audit work focuses products/models/algorithms — so we echo calls from others to expand audit work to include the entire ecosystem of affected stakeholders.
I learned a lot from this study — some of the most impactful audit work is done academia (e.g. by journalists or regulators) often using very different methods.
Excited to share a new paper with @abebab, Victor Ojewale, Briana Vecchione & Deb Raji
We surveyed 300+ AI audit studies from academia, civil society, govt etc. to understand what work is being done + how it relates to impact & accountability.
AI auditing: The Broken Bus on the Road to AI Accountability
One of the most concrete measures to take towards meaningful AI accountability is to consequentially assess and report the systems' performance and impact. However, the practical nature of the "AI audit" ecosystem is muddled and imprecise, making it difficult to work through various concepts and map out the stakeholders involved in the practice. First, we taxonomize current AI audit practices as completed by regulators, law firms, civil society, journalism, academia, consulting agencies. Next, we assess the impact of audits done by stakeholders within each domain. We find that only a subset of AI audit studies translate to desired accountability outcomes. We thus assess and isolate practices necessary for effective AI audit results, articulating the observed connections between AI audit design, methodology and institutional context on its effectiveness as a meaningful mechanism for accountability.
Emtiyaz Khan“Japan: Foreign-born residents sue government for alleged racial profiling”
Pax Ahimsa GethenThe only kneeling I want to see before a sportsball game is a Black Lives Matter protest.
danmcquillanDrafted a banging 1000-word piece that links the Post Office scandal to the future harms of AI. It's with the University's press office but if you know any outlets or contacts that might be interested, please let me know.
Timnit Gebru (she/her)."A group of hackers gained access to the backend of an AI chatbot that fast food franchises use to help automate hiring. The researchers were seemingly able to accept or reject specific job applicants, and had access to a wealth of sensitive information on applicants, the fast food franchises, and the AI company itself, called Chattr."
https://www.404media.co/hackers-break-into-hiring-ai-chat-bot-chattr/
https://www.404media.co/hackers-break-into-hiring-ai-chat-bot-chattr/
Marco RogersSo mastodon doesn't do quoted posts. I think I understand the goal of avoiding that feature. People have decided that "dunking" is the overriding usage of quoting and that we should avoid the inherent toxicity.
But quoted posts are also the foundation of true discourse in a medium like this. It is the primary way to start *new* conversation that is an offshoot of an existing conversation rather than a direct response.
I'm finding it hard to do that on here. And the result is I just don't post.
mekka okereke 
👴🏻How can a person be expected to defend themselves against accusations of plagiarism with only 1 day notice?
👩🏿How many days advanced notice did Claudine Gay get before her story dropped?
Y'all aren't serious. You want different rules for you vs attacking Black women.
But no.