Summary contributed by our researcher Alexandrine Royer, who works at The Foundation for Genocide Education. *Link to original paper + authors at the bottom. Overview: This paper lays out the on-the-ground … [Read more...] about Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Freedom, Flexibility, Precarity and Vulnerability in the Gig Economy in Africa (Research Summary)
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The Political Power of Platforms: How Current Attempts to Regulate Misinformation Amplify Opinion Power (Research Summary)
Summary contributed by our researcher Alexandrine Royer, who works at The Foundation for Genocide Education. *Link to original paper + authors at the bottom. Overview: Tackling the latest European … [Read more...] about The Political Power of Platforms: How Current Attempts to Regulate Misinformation Amplify Opinion Power (Research Summary)
In 2020, Nobody Knows You’re a Chatbot
The classic 90’s guideline of “On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog” has evolved. Instead of nobody knowing you’re a different kind of being, the tagline now refers to whether you’re interacting with someone who … [Read more...] about In 2020, Nobody Knows You’re a Chatbot
When Algorithms Infer Pregnancy or Other Sensitive Information About People
Written by Eric Siegel, PhD (@predictanalytic). He is the founder of Predictive Analytics World, and the instructor of the Coursera's Machine Learning for Everyone. *Originally published in Harvard Business … [Read more...] about When Algorithms Infer Pregnancy or Other Sensitive Information About People
Considerations for Closed Messaging Research in Democratic Contexts (Research summary)
Summary contributed by our learning community member Khoa Lam (Technology Strategy Researcher, Uncharted Power) *Link to original paper + authors at the bottom. Overview: Closed messaging apps such as … [Read more...] about Considerations for Closed Messaging Research in Democratic Contexts (Research summary)