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Data-Driven Diplomacy: China’s Growing Surveillance Industrial Complex
Data Ethics
Surveillance
“As more authoritarian countries implement Chinese surveillance techn...
Pandora’s Bots: Cheaper than Free Speech?
Politics
Social Media
Do traditional speech theories hold up against new speech technologies?
Black Voters Matter
Activism
Election
Black Voters Matter is centered around the people because we believe that there are a lot of folks that care about Black votes, but don’t care about Black voters.
A Second Look at Second Life
gaming
The responsible and rational thing to do on the internet is to ‘wear a mask’ against social plagues as well.
Data and Discretion: Why We Should Exercise Caution Around Using the COMPAS Algorithm in Court
Data Ethics
What is at stake here...
137 Questions: Criminal Risk Assessment Algorithms as a Case Study for Data Ethics
Data Ethics
In a world where 137 questions can change one’s life, governments oug...
Technology and Government: A Q&A with Congresswoman Eshoo
Politics
Q&A
I worry most about the role of social media in spreading misinformation and disinformation, especially with respect...
What Can Computer Algorithms Tell Us About Literature?
Literature
What can computer algorithms reveal about Romantic poetry and the Victorian novel that a human reader cannot?
Resisting the “Facebook-ization” of Our Public Spaces
Social Media
Surveillance
Digital systems now control everything from our energy grid to transportation systems, educational venues to hospit...
Transgender Robots: Some Reflections on “Her”
Film
At its heart, science-fiction dreams up ideal worlds as expressions of our innermost desires. This film is an alter...
Smart Solutions, Not Just Smart Cities: Proposing Design Thinking for 21st-Century Urban Planning
Urban Design
Cities need a more holistic approach to solving problems: one that in...
Deepfakes Versus Democracy
Politics
Deepfakes can render elections meaningless while also dismantling the accountability and governance structures that are central to a vibrant democracy.
An Old Dance with New Moves: Modern China’s Digital Civil Society
China
Social Media
China’s attitudes towards its digital civil society is merely an old...
Acquiring Real Estate in the Electromagnetic Spectrum
“What is the role of the government in regulating the frequency spectrum?”
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