I’m so very proud and happy to see the JUST AI Network website finally live! Such a testament and evidence of this amazing network supported by Arts and Humanities Research Council and Ada Lovelace Institute

This is an important project on sociotechnical audits to assess police use of facial recognition technology. Don't miss it. Thursday at 5pm BST.

🌱new paper alert: Definition drives design: Disability models and mechanisms of bias in AI tech w/ Denis Newman-Griffis 🏳️‍🌈 @disabledphd @rmalharb Harry Amazing and thoughtful team to co-think/write with on bias in AI Great paper for those working in data and AI: firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/…

It's wonderful to see the collective work of Crystal Lee (@crystaljjlee on all platforms) and Gracen Brilmyer out in the world. A dream team who really practices the ethics of working with care when collaborating with others. See thread for all the work included in this issue!

I can't believe that #StillLifeWithBones will soon be here. I can't wait for more people to know these incredible stories of forensics, justice, and resistance. If you'd like to pre-order it's 25% off until Friday at BN.com Barnes & Noble barnesandnoble.com/w/still-life-w…

My article on facial recognition on the battlefield is up. Clearview AI's use to identify the dead is a dangerous humanitarian pretext paving the way for automated weapons. Thanks luis fondebrider, @Damini_Satija, Dr Stephanie Hare for sharing your perspectives! wired.com/story/russia-u…

Released today, Dr Alexa Hagerty Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy has written a haunting account of violence, grief and forensic anthropology and crimes against humanity in Latin America. mctd.ac.uk/released-today…

My book examines authoritarianism, genocide, and forensic teams' search for memory, truth, and justice. This work led me to my current research on tech, surveillance, and human rights. Grateful to be affiliated with MCTD, a team thinking deeply about technology and democracy

Tomorrow, join our Cambridge Festival panel to discuss the right to repair, and why it's important to take back control of things we own. 📅 Tues 28 March, 17:30 BST ➡️John Naughton John Naughton ➡️Marco Caballero ➡️Ramit Debnath ➡️Amy Perzanowski Register: mctd.ac.uk/events/the-rig…

Calling all therapists for this important research project!

I spoke w/ @KerryAMcInerney & Dr Eleanor Drage at The Good Robot Podcast @goodrobotpod.bsky.social podcast about the politics of captioning. There is mention of feminist labour and intimacy of access. I even managed a Darth Vader joke. Transcript of the episode below! open.spotify.com/episode/5YGSXj…

NEW EPISODE ALERT! 😍 Hear the wonderful Louise Hickman on the politics of captioning - something particularly dear to the heart of co-host Dr Eleanor Drage, who transcribes each episode - you can hear the episode here - link.chtbl.com/0Ax8HP9O

For Deaf Awareness Week, listen to The Good Robot podcast episode with Louise Hickman, who explores the politics of captions, subtitles, stenography, and the process of transcribing: Louise Hickman thegoodrobot.co.uk/podcast/episod…

Are new technologies a human rights threat or a resource for action? Watch our panel of experts discuss: ➡️Prof Gina Neff ➡️Dr Alexa Hagerty ➡️@Damini_Satija Amnesty Tech ➡️Anjali Mazumder The Alan Turing Institute ➡️luis fondebrider mctd.ac.uk/watch-how-are-…

Steve Haroz 📊👁️🧠 Visualizing Knowledge Your interest in this though is a good one. Frictions come about in many ways due to biases and generalizations. Genuine access and systems of scale are often in tension for this reason. (I think of this by Louise Hickman and Dr Alexa Hagerty all the time.) adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/standardi…

New work! a brilliant conversation with Cynthia Bennett (she) 👩🏻‍🦯 on "Access Work: Laboring with Non-Innocent Authorization" in interactions. Thank you Sarah Fox @seyramavle for inviting and supporting the process! interactions.acm.org/archive/view/j…

.Hana Anandira asked researchers if there is a way to make sense of the ethical AI discourse beyond the dominating regulatory and technical narratives. Alison Powell @[email protected] JUST AI Network Oxford Internet Institute #Blog mobileworldlive.com/blog/who-is-re…

I wrote a story about access workers in digital space. Online launch 19 September with @jennychambles for CRASSH, Cambridge! Feat. Louise Hickman Hannah Wallis Natalie D Kane Criptörök Cinematic Universe next crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/39686/

📢Upcoming event: we have used fiction to explore the hidden labour of accessibility. Fiction by: @jennychambles Criptörök JoW An External Amanuensis Short stories explore data work, transcribing, mechanical turks, crip time and more. eventbrite.co.uk/e/digitalisati…

TOMORROW! We have an event on the use of fiction to explore the digitalisation of access. Relevant discussions for those working with/ access workers, or doing access work Readings: @Jennychambles JoW Discussion: Natalie D Kane 19 Sep: 5 pm BST // 12 pm EST // 9 am PST