The NYU Alliance for Public Interest Technology (NYU Alliance) is a dynamic and multidisciplinary group of NYU faculty, administrators and staff who are experts on the responsible and ethical creation, use and governance of technology in society. The Alliance is sponsored by NYU’s Center for Faculty Advancement, whose mission is to facilitate faculty research, teaching and ability to make a significant and lasting impact in the communities across the globe with whom we work. As an institution committed to understanding and developing the field of Public Interest Technology (PIT), the Alliance is committed to supporting PIT students and graduates, support new interdisciplinary PIT research, develop pipelines for diverse students doing PIT work, recognize faculty for PIT work, collaborate with public and private sector institutions and peer institutions in higher education to further understand, provide insight into, expand and build networks of collaboration to further the development of technology that served the public interest.
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Please check out our call for a postdoctoral researcher in the area of critical AI studies. At the MIC Center, we are launching a new research program that focuses on how tech corporations are shaping policy discourses and AI governance agendas in three national contexts. If you're a critical data/political economist/AI studies researcher, please check out our call! https://lnkd.in/exk7YaCt
From The Verge: California could become the first state to require social media warning labels / A new bill would require social platforms to warn users about the potential impact on the mental health of kids and teenagers. https://lnkd.in/g2RNwDZs
Watch this video from WIRED about the Fight Against Surveillance Capitalism: A Conversation with Meredith Whittaker https://lnkd.in/gcQRbite
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There are lessons from the social media age that AI search firms can adopt to safeguard the flow of reliable news and information, writes Diane Chang. https://lnkd.in/ePrmh9Hy
Mila Samdub and Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci disentangle two prominent but very different visions of digital public infrastructure (DPI): DPI as roads, and DPI as radio.
From New America: A Digital Equity Agenda for Democracy: 5 Tech Policy Recommendations for the New Trump Administration https://lnkd.in/gHCsfUy6
Cable companies and Trump’s #FCC chair agree: Data caps are good for you via Ars Technica https://lnkd.in/gcj4hUhh
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Welcome to a new edition of CFA’s Faculty Spotlight (https://lnkd.in/gCxBf_Vs) featuring Sunoo Park, Assistant Professor, NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences & Affiliated Faculty, New York University School of Law. Learn how her interdisciplinary research in law and computer science aims to enhance the reliability of our election systems, improve privacy in digital library lending, and explore legal risks in computer security and platform transparency. Read about the new course for lawyers and other professionals that she designed in collaboration with the NYU Alliance for Public Interest Technology. And discover one of her passions outside of law and computer science! https://lnkd.in/gCxBf_Vs Look for more Faculty Spotlights in the coming months, and if you have a suggestion for someone to spotlight, feel free to reach out to: [email protected] #NYUCFA #HigherEducation
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Author of "The Algorithm" and Assistant Professor of Journalism at New York University | Keynote Speaker | Emmy-award winning investigative journalist
I am so honored to share that my book "The Algorithm" (published by Hachette Book Group) is a finalist for the SABEW Best in Business Books 2024 award. What an amazing recognition! https://lnkd.in/ghz4fiA5 (SABEW stands for The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing) #AI #artificialintelligence #thealgorithm #algorithm #hiring #books #reading #jobs
A Public Interest Agenda For The Technological Gilded Age via Forbes and Katy Knight, Executive Director and President of Siegel Family Endowment, a foundation focused on the impact of technology on society. "During the Gilded Age, political initiatives like Teddy Roosevelt's trust-busting and market-driven decisions like Henry Ford’s choice to raise wages and shorten the workday to eight hours—giving him a competitive edge in talent recruitment—helped shape the economy. Similarly, with PIT as less of a distinct sector and more of a thread to be woven through sectors like healthcare, education, finance and beyond, today’s transformation will depend on a combination of regulatory reforms and strategic business decisions..." https://lnkd.in/gBA3xfGm