Elen A.

Learning about big data in GLBL 849.

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

Instead of an ethical check before AI is deployed (i.e., surface-level compliance), how about building social and ethical incentives into business models and the tech development process? #jacksonbigdata

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

I wonder where the movements for better tech governance and ESG / social impact in the corporate world will collide. The objectives of both are certainly running along the same lines. #jacksonbigdata

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

All.... I'd hate for us to leave this class resigned to the assumption that the reigning culture of data governance and big data tech will prevail #jacksonbigdata

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

It's a false tradeoff of opting in to all the risks of big data tech or opting out totally and living off the grid. There is a middle ground of many possibilities—including a world of data governance standards that put control in users' hands. #jacksonbigdata

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

And this is why the social and normative dimension of technology use is so important—do we collectively want to maximize efficiency above all else? If there isn't deliberate conversation about this, tech companies will make the decision, and that's that. #jacksonbigdata

[sarahatyale @sarahatyale]

Any given algorithm, for insurance or credit scores or resume scoring, will fail in some cases, and when they fail, they disadvantage the already-disadvantaged. There's no recourse or benefit of the doubt for the vulnerable. #jacksonbigdata

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

@claudiameng_ai Yes! Which is how we got the idea of consent! Which is central to data protection!

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

What we're missing in this to-release-health-data-or-not conversation is the idea of consent, which the entirety of GDPR and most data protection regimes hinge on. Informed and meaningful consent comes first, assessments of proportionality later. #jacksonbigdata

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

GDPR is also much more about data protection and not privacy, which are just different enough to legally matter. This is one of the best explainers on the regulation and conceptual distinction that I've read: https://t.co/HWRvbh1KGw #jacksonbigdata

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

This conversation about predictive models reminds me of a recent Wired story about prescription algorithms and healthcare based on overdose prediction—incredibly broken model that risked well-being https://t.co/BV7pFCsYFe #jacksonbigdata

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

You'd think I wouldn't have a book recommendation for this week, but here's one from my coffee table to you: The Best American Infographics 2014 https://t.co/4O9QCLrjrU #jacksonbigdata

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

Yes! Data viz, like any other form of presenting a message, needs an appropriate structure, a thesis, an argument path, and so on. The bar shouldn't be lowered just because data visualizations can ~ blow us away ~. #jacksonbigdata

[MarkatYale @MarkatYale]

Data visualization can tell a story, but can also overcomplicate the message if its design motivations are misplaced. #jacksonbigdata

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

@LangeLibby Always wondered about this too! Don't think I've ever read info ops analysis focusing on Instagram. #jacksonbigdata

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

Anyone want to start an info ops book club? 👀#jacksonbigdata

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

Just going to tweet book recommendations about info ops, as they come to mind while John is presenting. First up, for anyone interested in a deeper history of influence, information manipulation, and narrative warfare: Thomas Rid's Active Measures. #jacksonbigdata

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

Just going to tweet book recommendations about info ops, as they come to mind while John is presenting. First up, for anyone interested in a deeper history of influence, information manipulation, and narrative warfare: Thomas Rid's Active Measures. #jacksonbigdata

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

Great question raised by @claudiameng_ai about targeted advertising and labor trafficking. I wonder if there are data pathways here that can help investigators. #jacksonbigdata

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

@JackFreed44 Funny thing is that part 2 of Section 230 upholds immunity even when platforms make a "good faith effort" to moderate speech, to protect sites from editor-like liability. Turning this on its head is quite the bold idea, Jack! #jacksonbigdata

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

For anyone interested in a very accessible history of Section 230, highly recommend Jeff Koseff's
The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet. Great, easy-to-read book. #jacksonbigdata

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

For Big Data folks who are interested in regulation of speech online: The Backpage case and SESTA-FOSTA were super important to the evolution of our interpretations of Section 230. #jacksonbigdata

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

For Big Data folks who are interested in regulation of speech online: The Backpage case and SESTA-FOSTA were super important to the evolution of our interpretations of Section 230. #jacksonbigdata

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

@sarahatyale Thinking of that, I get the same unsettled feeling I had when these deepfakes were going around earlier this year: #jacksonbigdata https://t.co/axPooSTsWA

[Elen A. @BigDataElen]

Yes! Really enjoying this strand of discussion into scientists as public servants. #jacksonbigdata