I literally talked about this phenomenon to my students last week.

• This AI does not "read children's emotions" • There are not seven universal emotions • Facial muscle data does not correlate reliably with a person's inner state Covid is being used as a pretext to install this in remote classes, then keep it. edition.cnn.com/2021/02/16/tec…

Good news everyone.

I'm back from a week at my mom's house and now I'm getting ads for her toothpaste brand, the brand I've been putting in my mouth for a week. We never talked about this brand or googled it or anything like that. As a privacy tech worker, let me explain why this is happening. 🧵

A most warm congratulations to my wonderful students & their well-deserved recognition. Their project was thoughtful & practical, and they were a pleasure to teach. They are so smart.

Happy to report that Farida Vis & I have published a framework for investigating patterns of bias in neural networks contributing to #criticalai on computer vision and large-scale visual analysis. doi.org/10.1007/s00146…

Very happy to officially announce the start of the Figleaf Project. @JennySaul1 & I will investigate linguistic & visual mechanisms that mitigate the perceived offensiveness of racist & conspiracist discourse online. uwaterloo.ca/arts/news/proj…

your grandparents destroying the climate and LGBTQ rights on Tuesday

Looking forward to speaking at the #ICA23 Mis/Disinfo Pre-Conference tomorrow at York University! The subject is the use of figleaves online, highlighting our conceptualisation, methodology & initial findings.

Augmenting the analysis of large image clusters using Warburgian iconology and AI, in SComS: Studies in Communication Sciences: doi.org/10.24434/j.sco…

Coming soon - this year's last issue of 21inquiries, with articles by Iris Brahms, Kristin Plys, Jules Pelta Feldman, Ray Drainville & Paul Werling and five book reviews! For a sneak preview have a look here: 21-inquiries.eu/en/preview #arthistory #OpenAccess

Out today: 21inquiries's new issue #4–2023! With articles by Iris Brahms, Kristin Plys, Jules Pelta Feldman, Ray Drainville & Paul Werling and five book reviews: doi.org/10.11588/xxi.2… #openaccess #arthistory #globalarthistory

I'm honoured to be published in the latest issue of 21: Inquiries into Art, History, and the Visual. My article looks at Internet memes from a visual point of view, and notes surprising parallels with Renaissance emblems. doi.org/10.11588/xxi.2…

I'm so pleased this issue has been published—highly recommended :)

It's out! "Visual and Linguistic Dogwhistles" by @JennySaul1 & me is available online. Because it's me, we talk about Panofsky, alchemy, Barthes and Panzani advert, and ancient dudes masturbating on statues. Because it's Jenny, it all makes sense. doi.org/10.1093/oxford…

“Dogwhistles are particularly important to those whose messages might be shut out of mainstream spaces if they were noticed, so it’s no surprise that they are popular with avowed Neo-Nazis, White supremacists, and those pushing dangerous conspiracy theories.” @JennySaul1 and

In this article, @JennySaul1 & I suggest "perspectival" dogwhistles with examples including AI-generated imagery, rats, and the recent pro-Trump "What's Next for America" advert. iai.tv/articles/polit…

Very pleased that @JennySaul1 & I will be giving a keynote address to the BSA Annual Conference @ St Anne's, Oxford on 8 September. Our talk is called "Can't Unsee: Perspectival Dogwhistles & Deniability". british-aesthetics.org/portfolio/annu…

A BIG thank-you to the organisers and participants of the @BritAesthetics conference. What a great group of incredibly thoughtful people!

I'm very happy to report that my article, "The Syrian Refugee Crisis and the Iconology of the Interval", has been published in the Universitat Pompeu Fabra's volume "Challenging the Visual". upf.edu/web/movep/publ…