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The Center for Ethics, Society, and Computing at the University of Michigan. Header art by @OriginalWaffles
Ann Arbor, MI
Joined March 2019
Welcome to the cyborg studio. 🤖🎨 UMSI + @UM_Stamps associate professor Sophia Brueckner blends sci-fi, design and digital ethics in classrooms that imagine entirely new futures for tech. Explore her visionary teaching ✨🔭 https://t.co/snkf6utmfx
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As Artificial Intelligence claims increasing influence over our lives, it’s easy to believe AI’s creeping dominance is inevitable. But is it? @_KarenHao will talk about Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI at Rackham Auditorium on October 20th. Stay tuned!
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Please save the date for the upcoming new talk on "Forging Feminist Futures from `Creepy` Technologies: The Politics of Smart Tech and Liberation Dreams."
👀 A week away! Join us at “Forging Feminist Futures from 'Creepy' Technologies: The Politics of Smart Tech and Liberation Dreams” with Neda Atanasoski & Nassim Parvin. 🗓 Tue, Sept 30 | 3–4:30 PM 📍 1010 Weiser Hall + Zoom 🔗 Register: https://t.co/OatoBLmnKI
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🏛️ Art, AI & resistance! Elisa Giardina Papa discusses her video installations Cleaning Emotional Data & U Scantu with Lisa Nakamura @lnakamur . 📅 April 1, 2025 ⏰ 3:00-4:30 PM 🌐 Zoom: https://t.co/sekvaEcBzm 🔗 Register:
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Looking forward to discussing the history of Shenzhen Electronics Industry with Center for Ethics, Society $ Computing (ESC) $ the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies @UMich Thank you Silvia Lintner for the invite https://t.co/oYzSELAvGI
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Join Erin McElroy & Matt Bui @matthew_bui on Feb. 18 @ 3 PM for "Silicon Valley Imperialism." Explore gentrification & tech’s global impacts. 📍LSA 1040 🌐Zoom: https://t.co/OJvg08DVdC In-person: https://t.co/m8t7o9ZYvw Virtual: https://t.co/czxPqDpdyj
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with our co-sponsors: @UM_CommStudies, @UMichDigital, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Just XR Futures Lab, @umichLSAtech, Search Engines, @UMSpectrumCtr, and @LGBTQ_VR_Museum
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Mark your calendars for the LGBTQ+ VR Museum Open House! 🌈✨ Immerse yourself in groundbreaking digital experiences that celebrate queer history and stories. Dates: Oct. 7 & 10; Location: 2001 Modern Languages Building. Register here:
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Our co-sponsors include: Digital Studies Institute: @UMichDigital Department of American Culture: @umichAMCult Department of Communication & Media: @UM_CommStudies Institute for Research on Women and Gender: N/A
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Dr. Roxanne will be in conversation with Rebecca Uliasz: @beccauliasz
#UofMEvents #DigitalAttunement #BodyMemory #AIethics #Cyberfeminism
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Join us on Oct. 1 (3-4:30 pm ET) for "Digital Technology & Body Memory"! This talk explores how tech shapes connection & feelings (joy, fear, desire). Dr. Roxanne, a Purhépecha Mestiza scholar/artist, will delve into "digital attunement." Register:
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The other co-sponsors are: Department of English Language and Literature: @UM_English, Digital Studies Institute: @UMichDigital, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, and Spectrum Center: @UMSpectrumCtr
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Join Professor @whitneypow on Sept. 24 @ 3:00 pm for ESC co-sponsored DSI Lecture. Learn about the history of determinism through the world of the Bally Astrocade, a game console designed by trans programmer and game designer Jamie Faye Fenton. Register: https://t.co/RDYlKaHJl9
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What are algorithms, and how do they affect our everyday lives? UMSI’s Patricia Garcia demystifies algorithms on @michigan_public’s “Stateside” program, explaining why they should be used as tools — not automatic decision makers. https://t.co/QZsen7uU5w
@thebigfiveone
michiganpublic.org
Tensions rise between Israel and Iran, demystifying the algorithms of everyday life, and the risks of freighters to the Mackinac Bridge
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🎉🎉 Congratulations to Christian Sandvig @niftyc on winning UM's 2023 presidential award for public engagement for his impactful work on computer algorithm auditing. @UM_CommStudies @MichiganESC @umsi @umisr @UMichPrezOno
https://t.co/COxPqfmMf4
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