Alison Powell @[email protected]
@a_b_powell
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Associate Prof - data/AI ethics, citizenship, practice based research. Book: Undoing Optimization with Yale Uni Press. @justainet https://t.co/MbFqZ3LYbr she/they
London
Joined April 2009
At the risk of being misrecognized as an 'AI sceptic' bot account, here's another actual research result: emotional AI tech is not good for security.
At the EAI Lab we find little evidence for effectiveness of emotional AI tech in a policing or security context, risk of bio-deterministic framings of criminality, deep skepticism from law enforcement (interviews), and high risk in trying to gauge emotion and/or human intent (1).
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The headline of this article ......
This Australian data scientist has some thoughts about AI and the current state of his industry https://t.co/9ryxFBHjiG
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Presenting a wonderful piece of work with a great collaborator - we talk about why we use storytelling and creativity to shape ideas about politics and policy
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Alison Powell @a_b_powell and Alex Taylor @alxndrt are presenting chapter "How can anyone be more than one thing" which is was written as their dialogue! #MTHSmartCities
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Just doing my little bit (along with my brilliant colleagues) to show just how essential media and communications studies are for understanding the present and future
“They are crucial in addressing global issues, from developing media and information literacy and combating disinformation to guiding the future adoption and use of AI tools.” @Robin_Mansellx @BritishAcademy_ #MediaStudies
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“They are crucial in addressing global issues, from developing media and information literacy and combating disinformation to guiding the future adoption and use of AI tools.” @Robin_Mansellx @BritishAcademy_ #MediaStudies
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📣Absolutely amazing 3-yr post doc opportunity, working with @saralara_heit on More-than-human sustainability and smart cities at @cityuni_hcid (London). Sara is incredible, topic couldn’t be better and HCID Centre is the best!! I’d do it if I could! https://t.co/Kmxr1j7gxs
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👩💻 An insightful piece on the hidden costs of AI: "First, we need to understand better what makes AI expensive. Then, we need to consider what factors can actually lead to real efficiency." #AIdevelopment
#UCDdigitalpolicy
AI is Expensive - how stories told by the technology industry conceals the real costs of AI
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someone please do an environmental impact assessment of apple’s push to get people to buy new hardware made of rare minerals because literally phones do everything people need and they were just slowing down replacing them which would have made a very big environmental difference
"Apple Intelligence will be available in beta on iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPad and Mac with M1 and later" RIP regular iPhone 15 owners who foolishly purchased a unit under the assumption that they would be all set for a few years
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“AI is expensive, not cheap. The efficiencies that are promised do not necessarily involve less work and fewer costs – just different work and different costs, some of which will only reveal themselves in time”
AI is Expensive - how stories told by the technology industry conceals the real costs of AI
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AI is Expensive - how stories told by the technology industry conceals the real costs of AI
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LSE's Alison Powell explains the real costs of AI, and how these might be mitigated.
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My colleagues @GoldsmithsUoL are fighting hard to point out that staff cuts are not necessary. Goldsmiths has an incredibly influential place in UK and global scholarship (and I always dreamed of working there) - why not work to grow this? #NotaDoneDeal
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This is consistent with my experience having students identify and reflect on their use of genAI in writing assessments. One assessment including the line 'Not worth £20' - critical thinking is of higher value than chatbot text!
Given the likelihood students will use AI during their studies, educators must find strategies to ensure tools are used to enhance rather than bypass learning. A new @LSEImpactBlog offers key recommendations for what educators need to consider. https://t.co/TujSucQqgj
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“The future of AI is not in the future. It is about what we do right now” #BeebanKidron "Tech tantrums – when tech meets humanity": A #DigitalFutures4Children public lecture All welcome in person/online https://t.co/hjZcQye3N0
@MediaLSE @5RightsFound 📖 https://t.co/MJDU6n6j74
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In advance of her LSE public lecture, Baroness Kidron argues that in the face of growing capacity and use of artificial intelligence, we need to tackle tech exceptionalism.
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STUDENTS: REGISTER TO VOTE RIGHT NOW! The law is as follows. 1. You can register at home AND at your term-time address, if that's more convenient for you. 2. You can CHOOSE on the day where to vote. 3. But you can ONLY legally vote in ONE place on the day.
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Every day new papers, regulations and treaties on #AI are released. But where are people - the public? Come and join us on June 5 in Edinburgh. All welcome!
📢 OPEN EVENT: Where are AI's Publics? Tilting the balance away from those usually wielding the power✊, @NoortjeMarres, @bettinanissen & @a_b_powell will explore possibilities for the public in responsiblising #AI Register here:
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With the UK elections arriving, the consequences of marginalizing citizen voices become more apparent - conspiracy theories are on the rise - see https://t.co/AUBUXJH4Ys. I hope my paper shows the risks of relying on 'objective data' in these conditions.
theguardian.com
MPs and election candidates to be given guide about conspiracy theories covering topics such as 5G and the climate crisis
🔍 How does objectivity get tangled in politics? 🗣 Citizen voices meant to be heard end up lost in the noise of social media. Dive into @a_b_powell's paper on how competing forms of legitimacy fuel #publicdebate in data-driven consultations https://t.co/Mb3UyPHVrA
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New project "Deceptive Stories about Technology" has its first keynote lecture outing at #revaluingexpertise conference in Helsinki. What's the deceptive story you'd most like to question?
#RevaluingExpertise It’s time for the first keynote speaker, @a_b_powell (LSE) ⚡️ Her presentation explores ‘deceptive stories’ about technology and describes the mismatches between the promises of digital scalability and the multi-scalar nature of the UK’s National Health.
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#RevaluingExpertise It’s time for the first keynote speaker, @a_b_powell (LSE) ⚡️ Her presentation explores ‘deceptive stories’ about technology and describes the mismatches between the promises of digital scalability and the multi-scalar nature of the UK’s National Health.
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