Inside the protests taking place at the online giant which is accused of exploiting workers and awarding derisory pay offers

Although data systems are rapidly rolled out in the public sector and state-citizen relations become increasingly automated, there is little public knowledge about these developments, with few possibilities to intervene into, and participate in, decisions about the use of data systems. How, then, do we advance people’s voice in the deployment of data and AI? How do we democratise datafied governance?

The AI-powered online doctor app is ditching its controversial NHS contracts as it focuses on the US market.

Surfacing Systemic (In)justices: A Community View shares findings from an extensive Europe- wide consultation undertaken by Systemic Justice that seeks to learn from the perspectives and experiences of affected community groups and organisations, in order to inform potential litigation and other strategies for change.

The Dutch tax authority ruined thousands of lives after using an algorithm to spot suspected benefits fraud — and critics say there is little stopping it from happening again.

Sahdya Darr on Twitter. As many folks leave Twitter for Mastodon, I want to draw attention to thoughts being shared and discussions taking place about Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter beyond white, left leaning accounts👇🏼— Sahdya Darr (@sahdyadarr) November 9, 2022

At EdTech Hub, we’ve been reflecting on how coloniality is embedded in the work we do: from the colonial roots of the international development sector, to colonial practices embedded in research methods, to “core-to-periphery” design and deployment of EdTech interventions. We’ve just begun this journey, but in trying to embody one of our EdTech Hub values of ‘fearless and humble…

Since April, DALL-E has triggered an explosion of images generated using artificial intelligence. But the technology is spreading faster than creators can shape norms around its use.

I’m thrilled to share this new creative & educational video, “Toxic Clouds and Dirty Data” on the environmental impacts of data centers made in collaboration with the talented @adamcooperteran w/ support from @KleinmanEnergy and @internetsociety https://t.co/vLuesFXHwS— Lauren Bridges (@Laurenebridges) October 12, 2022

Energy policy research from the University of Pennsylvania. A project from Kleinman Center grantee Lauren Bridges, made in collaboration with artist and media-maker Adam Cooper–Terán, explores why we need to rethink the energy, water, and waste-intensive model of cloud computing.

Nature - An audit of commercial facial-analysis tools found that dark-skinned faces are misclassified at a much higher rate than are faces from any other group. Four years on, the study is shaping research, regulation and commercial practices.

In light of fast-growing popular, political and professional discourses around AI in education, this article outlines five broad areas of contention that merit closer attention in future discussion and decision-making. These include: (1) taking care to focus on issues relating to 'actually existing' AI rather than the overselling of speculative AI technologies; (2) clearly foregrounding the limitations of AI in terms of modelling social contexts, and simulating human intelligence, reckoning, autonomy and emotions; (3) foregrounding the social harms associated with AI use; (4) acknowledging the value-driven nature of claims around AI; and (5) paying closer attention to the environmental and ecological sustainability of continued AI development and implementation. Thus, in contrast to popular notions of AI as a neutral tool, the argument is made for engaging with the ongoing use of AI in education as a political action that has varying impacts on different groups of people in various educational contexts.

Here are 18 books written by scholars and technology experts that cut through all the hype and will forever change the way you think about…

In this report, researchers develop “minimum ethical and legal standards” for the governance of facial recognition technology and test them on three British police deployments – with all three failing.

A BIG PROBLEM with the fediverse is that there’s no mechanism for call and response — quote tweeting — and this is purposeful. This is going to be an issue with trying to port Black Twitter, which is prob one reason @shengokai says BT is non-fungible. https://t.co/dNx3NFHssc— Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (@IBJIYONGI) November 7, 2022

Artificially intelligent analysis of job applications or videos is "pseudoscience", researchers say.

Comprehensive review of digital poverty in the UK

Warnings vulnerable people in danger of being ‘unfairly penalised’ by AI system

🚨NEWS: after the Met spent massive resources in central London on Saturday using live facial recognition cameras all day, scanning *36,420* people’s faces, guess what the outcome was?0 correct matches1 wrong match, requiring a member of the public to prove their innocence 🥴 https://t.co/gKDtT0Jjp5— Silkie Carlo (@silkiecarlo) July 18, 2022

In buying iRobot, the e-commerce titan gets a data collection machine that comes with a vacuum.

A partnership with the Health Foundation to study the relationships between data-driven systems and inequalities in health

In the first study to examine this issue among COVID-19 patients, researchers found that the inaccurate measurements resulted in a “systemic failure,” delaying care for many Black and Hispanic patients. The study adds a growing sense of urgency to an issue raised decades ago.

Meta—the company formerly known as Facebook—is running a new TV ad showing a future in which college students slip on a lightweight VR headset to enter ...

Dozens of scientific fields that have adopted machine learning face a reproducibility crisis. At a Princeton workshop today, ten experts discuss how to find and fix ML flaws. We had to cap Zoom signups at 1,600, but we’ve added a livestream. Starting NOW:https://t.co/14ypK6NguA— Arvind Narayanan (@random_walker) July 28, 2022

Mayor’s decision to give police access to more data described as ‘gargantuan increase of surveillance in London’

Police should be able to mon­itor pas­sen­gers who spend hours on the rail­way net­work in case they are pick­pock­ets or sex offend­ers — or are in need of help — a chief con­stable has said. Lucy D’Orsi, the head of the Brit­ish Trans­port Police,...

Huge yikes in this story about school surveillance: schools sent teens home with chrome books pre-loaded with Gaggle spyware. Teens plugged their phones into their laptops to charge them. Gaggle sent administrators alerts when teens texted each other nudes https://t.co/SIX1Tdn5PV— Evan Greer (@evan_greer) August 3, 2022

As the post-Roe era underscores the risks of digital surveillance, a new survey shows that teens face increased monitoring from teachers—and police.

(1/7) Home Office is now introducing facial recognition smart watches to monitor foreign nationals who have completed their sentences and released back into the community. Lucy Audibert (@privacyint) and I clearly explain as to why this is problematic and must be challenged. pic.twitter.com/1h5KrwLa38— Monish Bhatia (@DrMonishBhatia) August 5, 2022