Ariana Dongus

critical media scholar and researcher, invested in the social effects of AI, digital labor exploitation & politics of data infrastructures

[Ariana Dongus @ArianaDongus]

Don’t believe the (Criti)-hype:
Between changing diapers and trying to stay sane in this world, I wrote a small (somewhat polemical) piece about AI hype, ChatGPT, Solutionism and Claim Making for UMBAU, the journal of @hfg_karlsruhe

https://t.co/FFCKFkCvha

[Ariana Dongus @ArianaDongus]

AI Art/Aesthetics:

Looking forward to be in conversation with artists Hana Yoo, Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm and students from @UCPH_Research

Art after Generative AI: (How) can aesthetic practices critically engage with generative AI-technologies?
https://t.co/03v47kBLTF

[Raphael Mimoun @RaphMim]

The @torproject just published an insightful report on how Israel's defense and surveillance industry, which is marketed as "field-proven" on Palestinians, exports to the rest of the world and threatens privacy and human rights everywhere.

Here are some examples 🧵⬇️

[Ariana Dongus @ArianaDongus]

@haltingproblem 😢🫠

[Ariana Dongus @ArianaDongus]

Didn’t come up with this title, but here’s my essay for @hyperallergic speaking about how two artists, @nadjaverenamarcin Nadja Verena Marcin and Sarah Ciston @sarahciston are finding some let’s say workarounds💅

https://t.co/HCq2e3dFYo

[Science Notes @science_notes_]

KI und Sprache am 25.02. in Heidelberg mit @kathrinpassig @JanStuehmer @HITStudies @emgehoh @ai_rhet @JanLause @uni_tue @ArianaDongus @tudresden_de @HLForum Eintritt frei!

[@timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social) @timnitGebru]

I can't emphasize enough my disdain for the whole AGI scam. Used to centralize & consolidate power by the already rich & powerful while selling a techno-utopia they promise will come any day now, if we just let them continue to kill the environment, exploit labor & steal data 👍

[Science Notes @science_notes_]

KI und Sprache – Freut euch auf einen spannenden Abend im @HLForum mit: den Wissenschaftler:innen @JanLause, @JanStuehmer, @ArianaDongus, @emgehoh und der Schriftstellerin @kathrinpassig . Begleitet von @Stroeme1 an ihren modularen Synthesizern.
Am 25.01 ab 19h
Eintritt frei!

[AI Now Institute @AINowInstitute]

“Given the use of AI systems in the targeting of civilians in Gaza, it’s a notable moment to make the decision to remove the words ‘military and warfare’ from OpenAI’s permissible use policy," @sarahbmyers told @samfbiddle.

1/3🧵

[Data & Society @datasociety]

One week left to apply! At this March workshop, we'll develop theories about how trust and mistrust shape data-centric technologies and the ways they unfold. https://t.co/GpdTEEvvVu

[Ariana Dongus @ArianaDongus]

Für @jacobinmag_de habe ich meine Kritik am Tech Start-up Worldcoin aufgeschrieben, das mit biometrischer Identifikation und Krypto die Welt verbessern will. Doch dahinter verbirgt sich Ausbeutung von Arbeit & Daten armer Menschen im Globalen Süden:

https://t.co/o5Hi0LlJlF

[MMitchell @mmitchell_ai]

Really good article pointing out the gender bias in making decisions&shaping understanding about AI.
One point it misses that I've observed: When men speak up abt AI&society, they gain tech opportunities. When non-men speak up, they **lose** them.
https://t.co/Z5KsnQ040v

[Ariana Dongus @ArianaDongus]

@syrian_archive @OSFJustice @SyrianCenter @crdefenders Congrats!

[SyrianArchive @syrian_archive]

Historic News: French judges have issued arrest warrants against Syrian President and his associates for the 2013 chemical attack in Ghouta, following complaint by @OSFJustice, @SyrianCenter, Syrian Archive and @crdefenders

For the Press Release:
https://t.co/3DCsOPyiA5

[Ariana Dongus @ArianaDongus]

@simongoeshill @xriskology @richardbarbrook @OrangoQuango @morgangames @PBialski @AnnaNosthoff @CDCleuphana Super! Is there a zoom link?

[Matthias Monroy @matthimon]

New EU biometrics system:
#Frontex and German #Bundespolizei develop app for EU travelers to avoid long queues after start of #EES:
https://t.co/KgWEQFGIAV
In the process, travellers are to answer questions that can also be asked by border officials.
@edri

[Laura Hille @simongoeshill]

#ichbinhanna #ichbinreyhan #notmywisszvg

Stoppt die Dauerbefristung in der Wissenschaft!

🔥 Bitte unterschreiben, dauert nur ne Minute 🔥
https://t.co/KemPJcALw3

[Ariana Dongus @ArianaDongus]

Taught this course on critical AI focusing on hidden histories of experimentation at @StudiumUdk
It was good to return to discussing with students; they created a little zine at the end so that the knowledge they acquired can travel beyond class 🌪️
https://t.co/fuSDnypZmj

[ARCHIVED: Border Violence Monitoring Network @Border_Violence]

A report on New Technologies and Enforced Disappearances by the #UN @WGEID is out: https://t.co/I6Bd68f1av

BVMN submitted evidence to the @WGEID on use of #surveillance and #AI #tech in context of #pushbacks at external EU borders.

[Ariana Dongus @ArianaDongus]

Highly recommendable 🫰🏻

[Madhumita Murgia @madhumita29]

NEW: Our visual in-depth explainer of how a “large language model” works - & what makes it such a powerful, general cognitive engine. Months in the making from dream team ⁦@samjoiner⁩ ⁦@sam_learner⁩ ⁦@Dan_Clark5⁩ ⁦@inari_ta⁩ et al https://t.co/Wm0wOrl5ZE