✍️ 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
Upgrading China Through Automation: Manufacturers, Workers and Techno-Development State (Research Summary)
🔬 Research summary contributed by Nga Than (@NgaThanNYC), a doctoral candidate in the Sociology program at City University of New York – The Graduate
Rethinking Gaming: The Ethical Work of Optimization in Web Search Engines (Research Summary)
🔬 Research summary contributed by Dr. Iga Kozlowska (@kozlowska_iga), a sociologist working on Microsoft’s Ethics & Society team where she’s
Diagnosing Gender Bias In Image Recognition Systems (Research Summary)
🔬 Research summary contributed by Nga Than (@NgaThanNYC), a doctoral candidate in the Sociology program at City University of New York – The Graduate
The Sociology of AI Ethics (Column Introduction)
AI research, development and deployment have “a social sciences deficit.” Predominantly AI systems are built by technologists, using datasets that are
Why civic competence in AI ethics is needed in 2021
Op-ed by Abhishek Gupta, founder of the Montreal AI Ethics Institute. "So it’s not only important for you to participate in this technological