✍️ Column by Dr. Marianna Ganapini, our Faculty Director. This is part 2 of her Office Hours series. The interviews in this piece were edited for
The AI Junkyard: Thinking Through the Lifecycle of AI Systems
✍️ Column by Alexandrine Royer, our Educational Program Manager. In mid-March, Netflix revealed the details behind our streaming consumption
Algorithmic Impact Assessments – What Impact Do They Have?
🔬 Research summary by Dr. Iga Kozlowska (@kozlowska_iga), a sociologist working on Microsoft’s Ethics & Society team where she guides responsible
Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare: From Sci-Fi to Reality
✍️ Guest column by Marcel Hedman, founder of Nural Research. This past year has been filled with huge disruption due to the onset of
How Artifacts Afford: The Power and Politics of Everyday Things
📚 Book summary by Dr. Iga Kozlowska (@kozlowska_iga), a sociologist working on Microsoft’s Ethics & Society team where she guides responsible AI
Who Is Governing AI Matters Just as Much as How It’s Designed
✍️ Column by Muriam Fancy (@muriamfancy), our Network Engagement Manager. The evolution of technology is at an exciting but also at an alarming
Sociological Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence: A Typological Reading
🔬 Research summary by Nga Than (@NgaThanNYC), a doctoral candidate in the Sociology program at City University of New York – The Graduate Center.
“Cold Hard Data” – Nothing Cold or Hard About It
🔬 Research summary contributed by Dr. Iga Kozlowska (@kozlowska_iga), a sociologist working on Microsoft’s Ethics & Society team where she’s
If It’s Free, You’re the Product: The New Normal in a Surveillance Economy
✍️ Column by Masa Sweidan, our Business Development Manager. The emergence of new financial models in the digital space, ranging from
How Do We Teach Tech Ethics? How Should We?
✍️ Column by Dr. Marianna Ganapini, our Faculty Director. This is the introductory piece to her Office Hours column. Introduction A key
The Artificiality of AI – Why are We Letting Machines Manage Employees?
✍️ Column by Alexandrine Royer, our Educational Program Manager. Algorithms already heavily mediate several aspects of our daily lives, from
The algorithmic imaginary: exploring the ordinary affects of Facebook algorithms (Research Summary)
🔬 Research summary contributed by Dr. Iga Kozlowska (@kozlowska_iga), a sociologist working on Microsoft’s Ethics & Society team where she’s