"They propose considering not just whether the performance of an AI model is deemed fair or good but whether it shifts power" We’re in Wired and with very good company!! TY Khari Johnson wired.com/story/move-alg… Apryl W. Michael Yang HMI at ANU @Ouranu ANU Sociology

Just submitted work on buy now pay later apps to first PhD-related conference. Deadline was great motivator to get a chunk of work done that I would have otherwise sat on for months #phdlife #phdchat

📣 Pre-print alert📣 "Gender Dynamics in Human-AI Role-Taking" w/ Daniel Shank, Dr. Love, Courtney Stefanik & Abigail Wilson osf.io/preprints/soca… Two weird findings threaded below

I'm in awe. Thanks in large part to the #AcademicTwitter community, over 600 current & recent graduate students have participated in my survey on #gradstudent writing & program persistence. My goal is 750 to conduct a 2-level HLM analysis (student & program). However, if ...

Are you a mid-stage #PhD student studying emerging #tech ? Check out this upcoming workshop on innovative research #methods & #design to connect, share research projects & build networks. Expressions of interest close 15 July. Find out more at: bit.ly/3D4yaL5.

This year's CITAMS special issue of icsjournal is now available in full! Congrats to all authors and many thanks to guest editors Jenny Davis, Ditto, Muyang Li, Rachel Aalders, and Tyler Burgese tandfonline.com/toc/rics20/25/…

We're excited that the #AusSTS2022 call for applications is now open 👏👏 This multi-sited event will be hosted across Sydney, Melbourne, Darwin and Wellington from 28th - 29th July ✨ Check out the brand-new website for more info! #STS #PhDtwitter aussts.wordpress.com/aussts2022/

Registrations for #AFPLsra22 close today 10 am UTC (so this evening Canberra time); get in while you can. Details here: algorithmicfutures.org/sra22 A collaboration between @anucecs @ANUcybernetics @ANUFennerSchool DIMACS LAMSADE

Discussants of moral AI are likely familiar with the trolley problem that embody stark and idealized dilemmas in life-or-death situations, but what are the dilemmas in our daily lives with lower stakes and full of nuances? Our paper looks into /r/AmItheAsshole for answers. (1/n)

EOIs for our upcoming workshop on innovative methods for critical studies of emerging technologies, supported by HMI at ANU and @ANUcybernetics , close soon (15 July). Amazing group of students already registered. More details here: hmi.anu.edu.au/events-2/innov…

In celebration of ANU anthropologist Marie Reay's 100th birthday, we invite you to view the Marie Reay in Papua New Guinea exhibition in the Menzies Library and online. This is a joint exhibition by the ANU School of Archaeology & Anthropology and The ANU Archives archives.anu.edu.au/exhibitions/ma…

Trying to figure out how I want to use this thing... #ANUSOME

Doing a #phd can be lonely. If you’re: ✅ mid-phd ✅ studying emerging #tech ✅ interested in innovative methods  Join us for a workshop in September in #Canberra to: 💡make new connections 💡share your research  EOIs close TODAY Friday 15th July bit.ly/3D4yaL5 #phdchat

I’ve been collaborating on this piece with ⁦Guardian Australia⁩ for months, and I could be more excited to have it out in the open. Please read and share to highlight the urgent need for better protections for renters (and you’ll understand my PhD topic) theguardian.com/australia-news…

And that's a wrap on the CAIDE 2023 Summer Research Academy. A great group to spend 2 days with. @KBHeylen Bec Johnson Xanthe Lowe-Brown BingyiHan Rachel Aalders Steph Slack Cath Thompson Ben Loveridge @domonation17 Heidi Peart L. Nicol Cabe @tmiller_unimelb Centre for AI and Digital Ethics Gabby Bush

Excited to announce our second annual workshop, this July. If you're a PhD studying technologies from a critical perspective, make sure to save the dates. Travel funding will be available too. Details to come.

Excited to be presenting on my research this week in Melbourne :)

Today ANU Sociology HDR students took part in a fantastic masterclass on feminist cultural analysis with Charlotte Kroløkke and Karen Hvidtfeldt. Thank you both so much - we are so lucky to have you here for a few weeks! Rachel Aalders tatemcallister