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9/7-9/9
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Welcome! Slides |
“A funny look at the unintended consequences of technology” TED talk by Chuck Nice |
“Ethical Principles for Humane Technology” by Aparna Ashok
Effective altruism
MIT moral machine
“Self-driving car dilemmas reveal that moral choices are not universal” by Amy Maxmen
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Reflection |
Introduction to EA |
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9/14-9/16
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History of Biases/Disparities in Tech Slides |
“Siri, Define Patriarchy” by Leah Fessler, published on Quartz |
“A Century of ‘Shrill’: How bias in Technology has hurt Women’s Voices” by Tina Tallon, published in The New Yorker
Gendering of voice assistants (read ch 6)
“How Kodak's Shirley Cards Set Photography's Skin-Tone Standard” by Mandalit Del Barco, heard on NPR’s Morning Edition
“The Racist History behind Facial Recognition” by Sahil Chinoy, published in The New York Times
"Students of Color are getting flagged to their teachers because testing software can’t see them” by Mitchell Clark, published on The Verge
“How I’m fighting bias in algorithms” TED Talk by Joy Buolamwini
“Timnit Gebru’s Exit From Google Exposes a Crisis in AI” by Alex Hanna, published on Wired
IBM’s everyday ethics (pg 21)
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Reflection |
Coded Bias |
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9/21-9/23
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Social Media 1: Like, Share, and Subscribe Slides |
The Society of the Spectacle (see bCourses) |
“TikTok and the Evolution of Digital Blackface” by Jason Parham, published on Wired
“What internet outrage reveals about race and TikTok’s algorithm” by Jess Kung, published by NPR
“What is ‘Cancel Culture’?” by Katie Camero, published by the Miami Herald
“How social justice slideshows made by activists took over Instagram” by Terry Nguyen, published on Vox
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Reflection |
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4
9/28-9/30
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Social Media 2: Politicking Slides |
“Why cellphone videos of Black people’s deaths should be considered sacred, like lynching photographs” by Allissa Richardson, published on The Conversation
“History tells us Social Media Regulation is Inevitable” by Kalev Leetaru, published by Forbes
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“The App at the heart of the Movement to End Affirmative Action” by Alia Wong, published on The Atlantic
“How activists of color lose battles against Facebook’s moderator army” by Aaron Sankin, published on Reveal
“The History of Twitter’s Rules” by Sarah Jeong, published by Vice
“Fact-Checked on Facebook and Twitter, Conservatives Switch their Apps” by Mike Isaac and Kellen Browning, published by the New York Times
“Digital Disinformation and Vote Suppression” by Ian Vandewalker, published by the Brennan Center for Justice
“High Tech is Watching you” by John Laidler, published by the Harvard Gazette
“The Follower Factory” by N. Confessore, G.J.X. Dance, R. Harris and M. Hansen, published by The New York Times
“Heart of the Movement to End Affirmative Action” by Alia Wong, published by The Atlantic
“The real problem with Twitter under Elon Musk may involve privacy” by Jacob Silverman, published in the Washington Post
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Reflection |
Explore terms of service
Guest Speaker: Micah Carroll, on Recommender Systems (Slides)
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10/5-10/7
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Bioethics Slides |
“What are the Ethical concerns of Genome Editing” published by the National Human Genome Research Institute
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“Digital Phenotyping: Turning our Smartphones Inward” by Miron Derchansky, published in LED Innovation Lab
Google’s Project Nightingale
“Human Enhancement” published by the Pew Research Center
“Researchers take next step toward next-generation brain-computer interface system” by Kevin Stacey, published by Brown University News
“At the Top of the Covid-19 Curve, How Do Hospitals Decide Who Gets Treatment?” by Sheri Fink and Mike Baker, published in the New York Times
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Reflection |
Group Activities
Midterm released |
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10/12-10/14
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Buffer Week Slides |
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7
10/19-10/21
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Environment & Society Slides |
“Why US public transportation is so bad — and why Americans don’t care” by Aditi Shrikant, published by Vox
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Smart Cities Report (you can just skim)
“How Google Powers Its ‘Monopoly’ With Enough Electricity For Entire Countries” by Robert Bryc, published by Forbes
“The Path Towards Responsible and Equitable Digital Assets Innovation” published by the White House
“A 17-minute flight? The super-rich who have ‘absolute disregard for the planet” by Oliver Milman, published on The Guardian
“Bitcoin Miners Want to Recast Themselves as Eco-Friendly” by David Yaffe-Bellany, published by NYT
“Disparities in rooftop photovoltaics deployment in the United States by race and ethnicity” research by Deborah A. Sunter , Sergio Castellanos , and Daniel M. Kammen
"Expert speaks about the effects of oil drilling and fracking on the environment" by 23 ABC News
“What is renewable energy?" published by the UN
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Reflection |
Class Activity |
8
10/26-10/28
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Ethics of Automation Slides |
“Should a Self-Driving Car kill the baby or the grandma? Depends on where you are from” by Karen Hao, published by the MIT Technology Review
"I prerecorded myself in video meetings for a week (and nobody knew)" Youtube video from CNET
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“The Pip in the Kiwi: An Analysis of the Automated Delivery Industry” published in the Berkeley Economic Review
“Now the Courts will Decide Whether Uber Drivers are Employees” by Aarian Marshall, published on Wired
“Automation may take jobs—but AI will create them” by Kevin Scott, published on Wired
“Technology isn’t Destroying Jobs, but it is Increasing Inequality” by Adi Gaskell, published by Forbes
“How to keep human bias out of AI” TED Talk by Kriti Sharma
“6 big Ethical Questions about the Future of AI” TED Talk by Genevieve Bell
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Reflection |
Class Activity
Guest Lecture |
9
11/2-11/4
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Education Slides |
“Can Technology Change Education? Yes!” TED talk by Raj Dhingra
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“What is EdTech?” published by National University
“Understanding and Addressing Educational Marginalization” published by the Girls’ Education Challenge
“EdTech to Reach the Most Marginalized: A Call to Action” by Asma Zubairi, Adam Kreimeia, Kate Jefferies, and Susan Nicolai, published by the EdTech Hub
“College May not be Worth It Anymore" by Ellen Ruppel Shell, published by The New York Times
“'I Work 3 Jobs And Donate Blood Plasma to Pay the Bills.' This Is What It’s Like to Be a Teacher in America” by Katie Reilly, published by Time
“The Impact of COVID-19 on student achievement and what it may mean for educators” by Jim Soland, Megan Kuhfeld, Beth Tarasawa, Angela Johnson, Erik Ruzek, and Jing Liu, published by the Brookings Institute
“COVID-19 and gender equality: Countering the Regressive Effects” by Anu Madgavkar, Olivia White, Mekala Krishnan, Deepa Mahajan, and Xavier Azcue, published by McKinsey
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Reflection |
Class Activity
Guest Lecture: Professor Lisa Yan
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10
11/9
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Surveillance and Social Control Slides |
“Consent Is Not an Ethical Rubber Stamp” by Crystal Lee and Jonathon Song, published by slate
“Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm” by Kashmir Hill, published NYT
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“How we Analyzed the COMPAS Recidivism Algorithm” published by ProPublica
"ICE uses facial recognition to sift driver license/records" by Bill Chappell, published by NPR
“The Perpetual Line-up” by Center on Privacy & Technology
"Why Face Surveillance Must Be Banned" TEDx Talk by Kade Crockford
“Gun Control and the Media” published by the Pew Research Center
“School Social Media Monitoring Won’t Stop the Next Mass Shooting” by Rachel Levinson-Waldman, published by the Brennan Center
“Deleting Your Period Tracker Won’t Protect You” by Kashmir Hill, published by NYT
“Could smart guns save lives?” by Steven Zeitchik, published by the Washington Post
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Explore the Internet Freedom Map
Reflection |
Watch Christopher Soghoian: Government surveillance — this is just the beginning
Final Project Released |
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11/16-11/18
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Art, culture, & accessibility Slides |
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“Deepfakes and Cheapfakes: The Manipulation of Audio and Visual Evidence” by Britt Paris and Joan Donovan
“The State of Deepfakes: Landscape, Threats, and Impact” by Henry Ajder, Giorgio Patrini, Francesco Cavalli & Laurence Cullen
“Free Access to Science Research Doesn't Benefit Everyone” by Rose Eveleth, published The Atlantic
“GameStop is letting someone sell an NFT that references a famous 9/11 photo” by Igor Bonifacic
“Why Etsy’s latest fee increase has inspired thousands of sellers, including its most marginalized, to strike” by Candice Norwood, published by PBS
“The BAYC Bible: Everything To Know About Bored Ape NFTs” by Langston Thomas, published by nftnow
"The AI that creates any picture you want, explained" by Vox
“Meet DALL-E, the A.I. That Draws Anything at Your Command” By Cade Metz, by NYT
“Designed to Deceive: Do these people look real to you?” by Kashmir Hill and Jeremy White, published by NYT
DALL·E 2 Preview - Risks and Limitations
CS182 slides: style transfer
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Reflection |
Class Activity |
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11/30-12/2
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Present Final projects |
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Reflection |
Have a great break!! |