How do structurally disempowered people respond to algorithmic harms? In our new #FAccT2024 paper, we synthesize documented cases into a taxonomy that connects to existing theorizations of power. 1/n

If you've ever felt your chatGPT spidey senses going off after reading someone's genuine email, you've experienced how genAI has sown distrust in our information ecosystem. On my blog, I consider how this phenomenon harms folks who *aren't* using genAI: rajivmovva.com/2024/11/08/gen….

If you've found yourself motivated to think deeply about digital safety from a sociotechnical lens, and to build technical & conceptual tools with community orgs protecting the vulnerable, apply to do your PhD with me at @hcdeUW I'll also be at #CSCW24 next week.

Hi friends! I’m on the academic job market this year :) I’m a critical participatory design researcher who builds pathways for communities to participate in the design, monitoring, and reg of workplace tech. Please lmk if there are positions you think I’d be a good fit for <3

Glad to be able to opt out of TSA facial recognition at airport security without it being a big deal on a couple trips this week — but disappointed it’s 1) happening at all, 2) opt-out and 3) only really a choice if you read/take action on the small sign at security

I'm on the job market for tt faculty positions! I conduct research to resist harmful tech, data and AI and empower communities to imagine and build better data and AI futures. Please let me know if there are any positions I might be a good fit for!

A snippet of the work we did over the summer during my internship with MSR FATE Montreal—we highlight the need for more work investigating the impacts of anthropomorphic AI systems, which is critical to understanding the impact of genAI systems: arxiv.org/pdf/2410.08526

I’m on the academic job market! I'm a PhD candidate @cmuhcii With a social cognition approach 👥 (e.g. examining perspective-taking, othering), I: (1) build digital environments to improve local/civic participation 💬, and (2) systematize how people interact with/through AI 🤖.

I’m excited to announce that I'm recruiting a PhD student in Human-Centered Computing (HCC) at @UMBC! If you're passionate about building AI systems, the future of work, or community-engaged research, apply to our HCC PhD program! Why UMBC, you ask? Let me tell you! (1/5)

The fact that Google has integrated AI generation into every search—using up an absurd amount of water and power in service of making their product markedly worse—is absurdly evil. It’s unconscionable that this is allowed to continue.

*APPALACHIA HELENE RELIEF* See document below for emergency resources, rescue, recovery, and donation information. If you have links to add DM me or email at address in bio. (I’m working with friends across the affected area to compile best info.) docs.google.com/document/d/14h…

Made this quick map based on drivenc.gov data since their map tools are not great. Hope it helps folks trying to get out of the western carolinas and understand road closures near them. #HurricaneHelene mapsl.ink/KIpVPhv

National media hasn't grasped the severity of the flooding in Appalachia. Entire downtowns and highways are gone, homes washed away, many without power, cell service, or escape routes. We are one of the poorest regions in the U.S. and many won’t recover. Our region needs help.

Severe flooding has washed away roadways and has possibly placed infrastructure at risk in East Tennessee. Please use extreme caution if you must travel. We stand with these communities and our partners as we continue to work together to get through this traumatic time.

I can't comprehend what has happened in western North Carolina. This is Asheville. National Weather Service has said this is one of the region's most significant weather events of the modern era.

interested in accessibility, visualization, and data ethics? i'm recruiting phd students to join @cudatadesign we're building a collaborative and inclusive space for people to grow into interdisciplinary researchers of technology and society. data-and-design.org/recruiting

🎉📢 I'm on the tenure track job market! 👋✨ I study how people building “AI” think about the downstream harms their work makes possible, and the epistemic and political economic systems which shape their thoughts, and our future.

In light of #CarnegieMellonUniversity’s new “expressive activity registration” policy, students are circulating a petition calling for the university to rescind the policy. Please read and sign the petition here: bit.ly/CMUFreeSpeechP…

Pleased to announce the launch of Surveillance Watch, an interactive map and resource that documents the hidden connections within the opaque surveillance industry: surveillancewatch.io Thank you to @DAIRInstitute, @AINowInstitute & @logic_magazine for the support! #Privacy

📢 New semester is here, so syllabus prep time📚🫡, nd here r some recommendations, esp if you teach anything: tech n society, race & gender, creators, moderation, data, internet, media, justice, ... PLEASE (retweet🙏) talk about Caste ✊ 1) dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/36… [1/5]

PLANT YOUR OWN GLORBO A 4-step process for measuring the distance in latent space between you and generative AI models