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Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy

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Radically rethinking power relationships between digital technologies, society and the planet @Cambridge_Uni | @CRASSHlive | Sign-up: https://t.co/5156mZ5uq3

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Following the King's Speech, we've published a tech policy statement that builds on @UKLabour's manifesto. It focuses on: 1️⃣ A Digital Econ that Works for the UK 2️⃣ Clean Energy and Secure Infrastructure 3️⃣ Rights-Based Data and Internet Governance mctd.ac.uk/safe-sustainab…

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Highlights from this week's in-conversation with @AntonioCasilli and @james_muldoon_ – an evening of sharing workers' stories and discussing the human and environmental costs of AI. What's inside the belly of AI? (cheap labour❗️) And who is feeding the machine? (big tech❗️)...

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Join @ginasue @DanAldridgeWSM @HetanShah and Sophia Knight at a @Demos panel on embedding data and AI within public service reform. They discuss how tech for the public sector can be designed to respond to changing priorities and needs on the ground. ➡️ mctd.ac.uk/events/panel-h…

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Cycle tracking apps promise to unlock the secrets of menstruation with data science and AI... @Flsbrgr spoke about this at @DarwinCollege, looking at how users of period trackers navigate the datafication and commodification of their menstrual cycles ⤵️ mctd.ac.uk/data-flows-men…


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Event: Join @lawrennd as he explores the gap between AI innovation & societal needs—such as health, education, & security—& discusses how we can ensure AI serves the greater good of citizens & society. 📅3 December ⏰17:30 📍@FitzwilliamColl, #Cambridge bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/events/mind-th…

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Congratulations to CDH Associate Audrey Borowski on the publication of 'Leibniz in His World' 👏

NEW BOOK!✨ Our Research Fellow Audrey Borowski has published a new biography of Leibniz. It delves into Leibniz's engagement with the intellectual currents of his time, looking at how he approached uncertainty and paved the way for tech advancement. 📙➡️mctd.ac.uk/book-leibniz-i…

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NEW BOOK!✨ Our Research Fellow Audrey Borowski has published a new biography of Leibniz. It delves into Leibniz's engagement with the intellectual currents of his time, looking at how he approached uncertainty and paved the way for tech advancement. 📙➡️mctd.ac.uk/book-leibniz-i…

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In a @CSciPol case study, @ginasue shares her reflections on the value of CSaP’s work, and how they have supported our policy goals. "CSaP has improved our game and helped us grow in ways that would have been unthinkable without CSaP’s support." 🤝 ⤵️ mctd.ac.uk/case-study-gin…


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Check out this preview video from @MCTDCambridge, featuring the OII's @ana_valdi sharing more about the environmental costs of AI.

🎬 In the Belly of AI While #bigtech promises a new humanity, the workers behind AI remain hidden. Annotating data, moderating content, and training algorithms; low-wage human labour is keeping AI going. An eye-opening documentary on the human and environmental costs of AI...



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Join Nikita Sonavane, Amy Gaeta, and Matt Mahmoudi for a panel discussion on transnational approaches to abolition, policing, technology and power on Nov 22nd. Co-organised with @MCTDCambridge @CambridgeGender @AestheticsDrone Register now! lu.ma/x62l5my4?tk=XZ…


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Reminder to sign up to this fantastic panel! lu.ma/x62l5my4

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On Nov 22 Nikita Sonavane @glorious_gluten Matt Mahmoudi @DocMattMoudi and Amy Gaeta @GaetaAmy are in conversation about policing, tech, power and abolition - come along to hear 3 incredible scholar-activists who I feel lucky to learn from: lu.ma/x62l5my4



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@CGHR_Cambridge we are very excited to host Dr Azadeh Akbari for an online seminar on the Digital Development Dilemma this Wednesday (13 Nov)!! Please register to attend. @LeverhulmeCFI @MCTDCambridge @AlgorithmicGov1 @CamDigHum @Dept_of_POLIS @CamSociology

Don't miss our online talk by Dr Azadeh Akbari this Wednesday: Digital Development Dilemma - From Progress to Control 🗓️13 Nov 2024 🕔5pm 📍Online (registration required) To register and find out more: eventbrite.com/cc/global-expe… @sharath_sri @DrEllaMcPherson @vargheseashwin5



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🚨 Event alert! 🚨 Join us as we discuss how public sector workforces are navigating AI and digital transformation with speakers @DanAldridgeWSM, @ginasue and @HetanShah, hosted by our own @sophia_a_knight 📺 In person and online ⬇️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/demos-how-ca…


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🗣️ Online event for civil society and campaigners: How AI is affecting welfare rights. Join us, @BigBrotherWatch & @publiclawprojct on Tuesday 3 December for an introduction to the key issues. Register here 👇 connectedbydata.org/events/2024-12…


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On Nov 22 Nikita Sonavane @glorious_gluten Matt Mahmoudi @DocMattMoudi and Amy Gaeta @GaetaAmy are in conversation about policing, tech, power and abolition - come along to hear 3 incredible scholar-activists who I feel lucky to learn from: lu.ma/x62l5my4


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🤖 'In the Belly of AI: Feeding the Machine' Join @MCTDCambridge for an event in-conversation event with @AntonioCasilli and @james_muldoon_, and learn about the reality of AI-human labour conditions 12 November at 5.30pm, Churchill College, Cambridge crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/44664


TODAY 💬 Can democracy survive AI? The big question on our minds after the @realDonaldTrump win this week. Prof @ginasue sits down with @DavidCStark6 at The Forum @Columbia to discuss and share her insights. mctd.ac.uk/events/problem…

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