Concerning new research from Michal Kosinski at Stanford University shows that facial recognition can expose people's political views from their profile pictures. These findings have critical implications for the protection of privacy and civil liberties. buff.ly/3qrMwO2

Deepfake technology has officially become democratized in the form of apps anyone can download on their iPhone. What are the implications and how will deepfakes change us? The Washington Post's Geoffrey A. Fowler says we're not ready. washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

New preprint: How robust is the association between moral emotional language and diffusion in online networks? Jay Van Bavel, PhD and I replicate our original 2017 findings in a pre-reg direct replication (N=849,266) & meta-analysis (5 labs, 28 studies, N=4.8m) osf.io/s4w2x

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Work with us! We at the Center for Adaptive Rationality Center for Adaptive Rationality (MPIB, Berlin) Max Planck Institute for Human Development & @scibeh are looking for 1 postdoctoral or predoctoral researcher for a project on "Machine Tools for Behavioral Science and Evidence-Informed Policy Making". Job ad: bit.ly/3hGkttm

We depend on tech to work, learn, govern. It's ⏰ to reimagine how the digital 🌎🌍🌏 shapes the human experience. So we're bringing together 2⃣4⃣ thought leaders from across perspectives to launch #AspenVirtuallyHuman. Learn more ➡️ aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/ann… Meet the Group ⬇️

The Moral Dilemmas of Autonomous Cars Jake Orthwein of Psych of Tech Institute interviewed Azim Shariff, @JFBonnefon & I on the topic. youtu.be/iRGt2aEKQs4 via YouTube

Listen to Leslie John, Azim Shariff, Nate Fast and me chatting about privacy in the podcast recorded by Psych of Tech Institute youtu.be/P4Ouwuw1ALM

Dissertation Awards: The Psychology of Technology Institute: 3 dissertation grants of $1,000 each and up to 3 additional honorable mentions. Applications due Jan 31 2022 buff.ly/3qOz8nC Psych of Tech Institute

Dissertation awards - this is a friendly reminder that the deadline for the annual psych of tech dissertation award is Feb 7th at 5pm PST. Winners will receive $1,000 and public recognition. If your dissertation is relevant, please apply! psychoftech.org/dissertationaw…

How do machine learning systems operate in society? Recording of Andrew Smart's presentation on ethical AI in #SPSP Psych of Media & Tech preconference is available online: buff.ly/3pZWtof

Encryption is great for privacy. But in the past, these platforms have enabled the spread of misinformation. A thought-provoking article covering encryption's role in the Russia-Ukraine information war. buff.ly/3pZocFu

Does culture impact which posts have more influence? While media users with US cultural values produce more positive emotion and Japanese users produce more low-arousal emotion, they are influenced more by emotion that violates their cultural values. buff.ly/34ItRbO.

JUNE 14: Next in CASBS's webcast series Social Science for a World in Crisis "Building Social Science into the Foundation of AI Practice" PANEL: Kristian Hammond, @DanHo1, & Jenn Logg Moderator: Jacob Ward DETAILS & RSVP: bit.ly/3GmquWf

In our latest Psych of Tech newsletter, managing director Ravi Iyer argues that we should "regulate value aligned design, not speech." open.substack.com/pub/psychoftec…

With social media playing such a large part in so many people's lives, my colleagues (Nate Fast, Juliana Schroeder, & Ravi Iyer) and I at the USC Marshall School of Business Neely Center launched a study of people's experiences. Today, we released the 1st month of results: psychoftech.substack.com/p/unveiling-th…