#CfC: Christian Katzenbach @[email protected]& the “Shaping AI” project are looking for contributions for their conference on AI #controversies. How do we succeed in articulating society-centred AI? ScPo médialab, CIM Warwick, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, ZeMKI Deadline is 30 October: hiig.de/en/cfc-shiftin…

Join us in demanding a #CeasefireNOW and #NoTechForApartheid. Our full statement here: dair-institute.org/blog/palestine…

Breaking: Over a hundred global civil society orgs, unions, experts and campaigners challenge the Gov's in an #AISummitOpenLetter convened by Connected by Data, Trades Union Congress and Open Rights Group. FT coverage here. More to follow. on.ft.com/46N5wwb #AISafetySummit

What does 'AI safety' mean? What can we learn from existing approaches to safety-based governance? We're hosting a session on defining AI safety this morning at the AI Fringe Watch live from 9:30am youtube.com/watch?v=oYQsO6…

What goes, AI decides. With the #DataGrabBill, automated decision-making will be let loose over decisions that impact our lives – from banking to housing, policing to insurance. #HandsOffOurData

The Generative Methods Conference at Aalborg Universitet & org. by @MASSHINE_AAU was incredible & inspiring✨We presented the AI Methodology Map genmap.designingwithai.ch/conference a pedagogical device designed to structure, visually represent and explore GenAI Apps for digital methods-led research

Join this fantastic lecture on "AI and Governmentality" by [email protected] McKelvey and Jonathan Roberge on Thursday 1 February 2024 from 16:00 to 17:00 in Utrecht. Hosted by Fabian Ferrari Governing the Digital Society. More information: uu.nl/en/events/the-…

❗️an important read on gendered service work in academia. confirms findings that women do more service tasks (& are both asked to do more & accept more), but it also looks at why that is & how our existing institutional structure enable disparity. journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.11…

#postdoc position ScPo médialab Ecologies of LLMs Practices What happens when #LLMs land in different practices and disciplines? What is asked of them? What do these technologies ask of their users? How to account for their effects, limits and danger? more info 👇

medialab.sciencespo.fr/en/news/hiring…

You know that we appreciate you all helping us so far, but we are not over the line yet. The government still need approve the sale to #vishay @RuthNewportWest Jessica Morden MP Jayne Bryant Newport West David TC Davies 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧 Andrew RT Davies Vaughan Gething South Wales Argus #uksemiconductors

What role can deliberative mini-publics play in shaping the future of AI? This conversation will take place 14:00 - 15:00 UK time, Thursday 7 March 2024 on Zoom. For more information and for the link to register visit: connectedbydata.org/events/2024-03…

Terrible news from the University of Kent: "we have taken the decision to phase out Anthropology, Art History, Health & Social Care, Journalism, Music & Audio Technology, and Philosophy/Religious Studies" kent.ac.uk/news/statement…

On April 2, I'll be at IFRAE (Inalco) for the round table "Alternative world orders : #Chinese and #Russian perspectives": ifrae.cnrs.fr/activites/even…

Tomorrow's rollout of Live Facial Recognition in Lewisham is deeply concerning LFR has serious racial bias and privacy implications, is legally dubious and has never been debated in parliament. Local consultation has been minimal, with elected members notified just 2 weeks ago🧵

This article was a long time coming and has been in the works for over 3 years. But it’s an important one, critically asking what happens to data justice when it is translated into policy. DM me for access if needed.

Voici la carte des violences d’extrême droite qui se multiplient en Bretagne, publiée par Basta! basta.media/violences-extr… Leurs cibles sont nombreuses: «gauchistes», LGBTQI+, immigrés, juifs, musulmans, élus, journalistes… Leur haine ne se borne pas aux réseaux sociaux.

📢 New pub is out! “AI as super-controversy: Eliciting AI and society controversies with an extended expert community in the UK” from the special theme on ‘Analysing AI Controversies’ by @NoortjeMarres Michael Castelle @gobbo_beatrice Chiara Poletti - ccpollon.bsky.social James Tripp (he/him) 🔗 buff.ly/45nEknQ

NEW EVENT 🗣️ Do you work on, or are you interested in, the public sector engaging the public on data and AI? Our first Data and AI Public Engagement Community of Practice catch-up  with Gavin Freeguard (same on BSky). Thurs 18 July, 2-3.15pm, online. Sign up! connectedbydata.org/events/2024-07…

Kneecap at Glastonbury vm.tiktok.com/ZNHb8fVomudfb-…