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Critical theories of tech, surveillance studies, tech/AI ethics, youth & future media, SDG4 | Gen Donkey Kong

[Prof Allison Littlejohn @allisonl]

Thought-provoking panel session from these colleagues thinking about past, present and future of #AIEd critical studies and how studies might help shape fairer education systems @Bali_Maha @GulsonKalervo @j_k_knox @digiteracy @lisard @AntoniaWulff @wayneholmes

[Tom London @TomLondon6]

Despite the patriotism that silenced dissent in the US after 9/11, this period was a key shift toward a crisis of faith, with trust in media & politicians increasingly shattered, the media were becoming more widely perceived as “all being propaganda”
- @meganboler @digiteracy

[Office for Artificial Intelligence @OfficeforAI]

NEW: Common Regulatory Capacity for AI report

@turinginst has published an independent report that found there is a need for greater coordination between regulators to meet the challenge of regulating the use of AI.

Read the report's 7 key findings here: https://t.co/U2sBgLBWQi

[MIT Technology Review @techreview]

Here's five things we got wrong about the brain, including that we're the only conscious animals. 🕷️ https://t.co/rquBmnmWAk

[Panos Andriotis @PanosAndriotis]

Our paper "AI hyped? A horizon scan of discourse on artificial intelligence in education (AIED) and development" is now available with open access https://t.co/Atnm0lwyhQ
Thanks @digiteracy and @AVlachidis for the great collaboration

[selena @digiteracy]

New paper "A horizon scan of discourse on artificial intelligence in education (AIED) and development" is now available on open access. A collaboration with @PanosAndriotis, @AVlachidis and @hmayerakwa. https://t.co/PwdTmubX5d

[MIT Technology Review @techreview]

The cyborg insects could one day be used in a breath test to screen for disease—or inspire a new type of device. https://t.co/EmaonAoqmM

[MIT Technology Review @techreview]

Artificial intelligence is creating a new colonial world order https://t.co/3ozvheJ9xZ

[Ada Lovelace Institute @AdaLovelaceInst]

📢As biometrics move into more aspects of our lives, Ada has conducted a three-year programme of research with experts, regulators and the public.

Our new report identifies the need for comprehensive legislation and enforcement on the use of biometrics.

https://t.co/EQDgX5zKcK

[Sonia Livingstone @Livingstone_S]

Metaverse: Opportunities, risks and policy implications - briefing doc by @EuropeanParl

A balanced and evidenced assessment of the pros and cons of the #metaverse, including for #children, noting likely regulatory implications

https://t.co/6nrDf54CpJ

[Kashmir Hill @kashhill]

Microsoft will no longer offer facial analysis tools that predict age, gender and emotion as part of a broader push for more responsible AI. It will also restrict its facial recognition tool to those who apply and explain how it will be used.
https://t.co/UgDsec3qls

[MIT Technology Review @techreview]

Artificial intelligence might not need us to become smarter than we are. https://t.co/Ggc8gePZSd

[Defend Digital Me @defenddigitalme]

New post: Data protection reform and a reality check. https://t.co/roPN0TgTgD What changes might it make compared with the law as it stands today? Here are six ways we see the reform will undermine children’s data protection with examples from the 2020 ICO DfE audit summary.

[Paul Gilroy @bungatuffie]

Handing UK health data over to Peter Thiel. Palantir is poised to provide the NHS ‘operating system’ https://t.co/Ymu0w0VkRg

[MIT Technology Review @techreview]

Beauty filters, commonplace across social media, are changing the way young girls see themselves. And it’s all happening without much oversight. https://t.co/vXp37jRAQX

[WIRED @WIRED]

A lot of things could go wrong when we're talking about entrusting our kids to the care of robots, but one possibility we don't often consider is what if kids start to prefer the predictable, reliable company of AI over humans? https://t.co/jj4VddNqe3

[Jeff Allen @jeff4llen]

The @Integrity_Inst has updated our analysis of Facebook's Widely Viewed Content for Q1 2022!

Our key flag: there is a lot of content that violates Facebook's policies, including violations that Facebook appears to have missed. Details here in 🧵 1/

https://t.co/59k8Y2Qz0k

[Responsible Technology Adoption Unit @RTAUgovuk]

1/6 @DefenceHQ has today published its Defence AI Strategy (https://t.co/IZEHsjHt3r), alongside a policy statement (https://t.co/5WiBdRTsx5) detailing its approach to ensuring safe and responsible AI, which includes a set of ethical principles we helped develop.