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Engaging professionals, specialists & the public to explore & address concerns related to CAS. Inexpensive to join https://t.co/7hy4XNSXFy! Mng'd: douglas schuler
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Joined July 2019
Using flawed, untested, biased, inaccurate, unreliable #AI to munch through #veteran #health data. Oversight is yesterday's news apparently. #professional #computing #socialresponsibility
propublica.org
Experts who reviewed the code for ProPublica found numerous and troubling flaws in the system, providing a disturbing glimpse into how the Trump administration is allowing artificial intelligence to...
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computers and society and weather and data
thebulletin.org
The Trump administration is undermining the collection and distribution of essential weather and climate information, right before hurricane season.
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Well this is one way to get the issue out there. If & when it actually does get out there — for reasoned discussion . WHO is part of the discussion? Or are we just breaking more things because the market told us to do so? @vardi @acmethics @doctorow.
techcrunch.com
Every now and then, a Silicon Valley startup launches with such an “absurdly” described mission that it’s difficult to discern if the startup is for real
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Economic strip mining? AKA "negative externalities" Shouldn't this be taxed?.
Pollution from Big Tech’s data centre boom costs US public health $5.4bn.
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Upcoming event on protection of defenders against tech enabled rights violations. What hath computing wrought?! Hope @acm and @ComputerSociety are listening. #pandorasbox #socialresponsibility #whatgoesupmustcomedown @vardi @doctorow
ishr.ch
New and emerging technologies have become a fundamental tool for human rights defenders to conduct their activities, boost solidarity among movements and reach different audiences. Unfortunately…
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What should professional organizations say about these data breaches? #acmethics.
"If the lawsuit follows a similar trajectory as the Treasury Department suit, a US district court judge. may insist that DOE finally identify all DOGE employees currently accessing #education databases like StudentAid. gov": #ethics #law #gov #privacy.
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Computing and Society! Exploring connections with computer tech / business and ideology #bigtech #technofascism
theguardian.com
The industry’s liberal reputation is misleading. Its reactionary tendencies – celebrating wealth, power and traditional masculinity – have been clear since the dotcom mania of the 1990s
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Maybe the computing profession could consider its social responsibility?.
"The world generates more than 68 million tons of e-waste every year, according to the UN, enough to fill a convoy of trucks stretching right around the equator. By 2030, the total is projected to reach 75 million tons": #ethics #tech #environment.
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It's a kluge. like our own minds. But,shouldn't we think twice before abandoning our own autonomy, or what's left of it?.
On the Stone Soup of LLM Reasoning #SundayHarangue . Stone soup is the European folk story where some clever travelers convince the gullible locals that they are making delicious soup with a stone--and they do need a few things to "improve its flavor"--such as carrots, potatoes,
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good luck to them! (seriously) And to rest of us as well. .
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RT @ChinasaTOkolo: I look forward to returning to Rio de Janeiro to deliver a keynote at the 7th Brazilian Meeting on Research Integrity, S….
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What type of "collective intelligence" is needed for today's wicked problems? How do we get there? The 1st international symposium on educating for collective intelligence. This Thursday! @landay @vardi #education #collectiveintelligence #civicintelligence
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Open University Inaugural Lecture Anna De Liddo Rethinking Collective #DecisionMaking in the Age of #SocialMedia live streaming on YouTube: @sigchi @ademoor
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REMINDER! Understanding&Developing Decentralized Systems Yuhan Liu, Nov 22, 1pm EST. Food delivery platforms control commissions, prices, wages. Liu explores decentralized solutions & Open Deli Protocol Free, Reg req'd: connect url sent day of .@doctorow
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Computing helped get us into these messes, can it help get us out? @vardi @doctorow @sigchi #socialResponsibility #cybercene #professional #reality #cseducation @ACM_Ethics #followthemoney
dl.acm.org
Sound advice, and not just for Americans.
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