Francine Berman
@FranBerman
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Data responsibility advocate and public interest technologist. Stuart Rice Research Professor and Director of Public Interest Tech at UMass. #practicekindness
Joined March 2013
I 💗 @Apple. You have a problem. You talk to a human. Problem is solved. This is how tech should be.
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So excited to see an English Version out of Immaculata DeVivo's great book -- The Biology of Kindness. Congratulations Mac! @AlyssaAGoodman @RadInstitute .
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Now available for preorder! Important book on the opioid crisis by the amazing @Liz_Chiarello! So excited to see this come out! @RadInstitute
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RT @TheHDSR: 🎉 We are very excited to announce the launch of our special issue: Future Shock: Grappling with the Generative AI Revolution!….
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Another reason why my great colleague @EthanZ is a hero ….
Thanks to @AuthorPMBarrett for this insightful analysis of what we're hoping to do with a suit against Meta around @louisbarclay's Unfollow Everything:
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So delighted to be awarded the 2024 Pioneer in Tech award. Thanks so much @NCWIT for this wonderful honor! @womenintech .
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The IT group at @ChaseSupport apparently cannot figure out which customer is using my email address and constantly sending me auto-alerts with personal financial information. Really? You can’t search your own database for this and correct the problem? Really??.
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Thrilled to see my writing group comrade and one of my favorite fellow @RadInstitute fellows publish her book. Way to go Anne! Thanks @Liz_Chiarello for the fabulous pics! 💗.
Loved joining my fellow @RadInstitute Fellow, Anne Higonnet, to celebrate her book release in NYC. Liberty, Equality, Fashion follows three fashion influencers who rose to fame during the French Revolution. It is a beautiful book 💗 @wwnorton
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RT @TheHDSR: Watch this fascinating conversation on #AI with @XiaoLiMeng1 & HDSR editors, @FranBerman @rherbrich & David Leslie (@turingins….
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New in @ConversationUS: Ethan and Chand write a wonderful, plain English history of Trust & Safety at Internet corporations and in community standards.
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danah Boyd is one of my heroes and a podcast with her snd @EthanZ is too good to miss! @pit_umass @womenintech @UMassAmherst @NewAmericaPIT @zephoria.
This week on Reimagining the Internet: @zephoria (danah boyd). We start efforts to "protect" kids from the internet, make our way to the public sphere, cyberutopianism and why the census underlies all of US politics and history. It's a ride.
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This podcast is fantastic. Tune in for insights and wisdom on #AI from @EthanZ and @timnitGebru, both #PublicInterestTech superstars. @pit_umass @NewAmericaPIT #womenintech.
This interview with Dr. @TimnitGebru is the most popular we've ever done on Reimagining the Internet from @iDPI_umass. I learn so much every time I talk with Timnit and this was no exception:
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RT @harvard_data: ⏰ Reminder that @TheHDSR submission deadline is Friday, August 25 for its special issue on #GenerativeAI, edited by @Fran….
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Come work with us co-leading the pioneering @pit_umass program in the beautiful Pioneer Valley! If you care about tech and society and want to help train a more socially responsible citizenry, we want you! @NewAmericaPIT #PIT #PublicInterestTech.
We are #hiring a Public Interest Technology Pathways Director. This faculty position will serve on the leadership team for @pit_umass, direct its outreach efforts, and develop, lead, and teach PIT courses. #facultyjobs See all open positions:
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So impressed by the work my colleague Brian Levine is doing. Really a force for good! @Brichusetts @pit_umass.
Professor Brian Levine @Brichusetts, director of the UMass Rescue Lab, contributed to a @WSJ report alleging that Instagram helps connect and promote a vast network of accounts devoted to creating and purchasing underage sex content. Read more:
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Congratulations to my UMass colleague @nargesmahyar. The Radcliffe Fellowship was transformational for me. So delighted that you will have this amazing experience! @RadInstitute.
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Important work by @EthanZ , Research Director of @pit_umass. This is the future we need to build. @NewAmericaPIT @manningcics.
What is digital public infrastructure? What does my lab do about it? All the answers are here, in this 3 min video introduction to our work at @iDPI_umass : (@UMassAmherst).
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So excited to see inspiring astrophysicist @takeplate selected for a Hubble Fellowship!
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Read short profiles about the 2023 NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP) awardees.
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Impressive work from colleague @EthanZ and collaborators. Such an inspiration to have thought leaders like this @UMass and in @pit_umass. @NewAmericaPIT.
iDPI is thrilled to announce our banner white paper "The Three-Legged Stool.". It's the culmination of our work here at the lab so far and our roadmap for the next few years. Give it a read and tell us what you think.
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