Digital Life Initiative @ Cornell Tech

Societal perspectives on digital technology. Director: @HNissenbaum | Home: @cornell_tech

[Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia]

NEW "Optimizing for What?" ESSAY: Algorithmic Displacement of Social Trust by Ben Laufer & Helen Nissenbaum @cornell_tech. They outline existential threats posed by what they call "problematic" algorithmic amplification, and the processes these inform. https://t.co/9HDS7IHws3

[Digital Life Initiative @ Cornell Tech @dlicornelltech]

Huge congrats to DLI Director @HNissenbaum on being named the Andrew H. and Ann R. Tisch Professor at Cornell Tech! ⭐️

[Cornell Tech @cornell_tech]

Helen Nissenbaum, Professor at Cornell Tech, member of the Information Science Department at Cornell University and Director of the Digital Life Initiative, has been named the Andrew H. and Ann R. Tisch Professor at Cornell Tech. https://t.co/8Q6G64xdte

#CorrnellTech #Faculty

[Digital Life Initiative @ Cornell Tech @dlicornelltech]

Don't forget to register for next month's Annual Symposium on Contextual Integrity, hosted this year by York University, Canada, Sept 21-22, 2023 https://t.co/LYM4bmsGxN

[Cornell Tech @cornell_tech]

Michael Byrne, Creative Lead for Tech, Arts & Culture at Cornell Tech, has been announced as a 2023-24 Dance Research Fellow by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Congratulations, Michael! 🎉 https://t.co/UxxBXoyRWN

@nypl_lpa @Cornell #Art #Dance #CornellTech

[Digital Life Initiative @ Cornell Tech @dlicornelltech]

In their compelling article for @TheAtlantic, DLI's Thomas Krendl Gilbert (@sociotiose) and Nathaniel Lubin posit that "the better way to understand the internet is to compare it to a much older infrastructure problem: citywide sanitation systems."

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

"Today we are living in an online version of the Great Stink, and have dire need of John Snow’s methods," Nathaniel Lubin and @sociotiose write: https://t.co/pMu4wlGD7u

[Benjamin Laufer @BenDLaufer]

In a 📢new paper📢 forthcoming at #FAccT2023 with Tom Gilbert (@sociotiose) and Helen Nissenbaum (@HNissenbaum), we focus on optimization: a paradigm used to approach and guide decisions. (🧵1/7)

[Dan Adler @dadler27]

Excited to present some of our work on validating and implementing data-driven mental health measurement tools at the @dlicornelltech seminar tomorrow, 1PM ET! DM me if you’re interested in Zoom-ing in.

https://t.co/LFifMBrvzI

[Digital Life Initiative @ Cornell Tech @dlicornelltech]

Huge congrats to DLI Postdoc @Elibietti on her appointment as Assistant Professor at Northeastern University, starting July 2023! We're thrilled for you!👏

[Digital Life Initiative @ Cornell Tech @dlicornelltech]

Big congrats to DLI Associate Michael Byrne and DLI Affiliate Faculty @wendyju for this dynamic collaboration with @BalletHispanico and @4FreedomsPark on the intersections of dance, drones and robotics!

[Cornell Tech @cornell_tech]

Innovación Monumental — the collaboration between @cornell_tech, @BalletHispanico & @4FreedomsPark to highlight the generative collisions of dance and emerging technology: https://t.co/EmWMkKJ1hi

More: https://t.co/EmWMkKJ1hi

@Cornell #Dance #Tech #Arts #NYC #OnlyAtCornellTech

[Digital Life Initiative @ Cornell Tech @dlicornelltech]

We're thrilled to have you join us, Corin (@corintxt)! A warm welcome to DLI! 😀

[corin.bsky.social @corintxt]

Some personal news: truly thrilled to announce that for the next year I'll be a visiting scholar at Cornell Tech's Digital Life Initiative, continuing my research on tech, privacy, social media + civic participation.

[Seth Lazar @sethlazar]

Just gave a talk to the legendary @HNissenbaum’s @dlicornelltech , including some of my favourite early career folks—@Elibietti @sociotiose @megyoung0 and others. Superb group, great questions, just a great (flying) visit. Will have to stay longer next time… Now to Ithaca!

[Digital Life Initiative @ Cornell Tech @dlicornelltech]

Applications are open for the 2023 class of DLI Postdoctoral Fellows! We're looking for researchers from across disciplines to join us at @cornell_tech to investigate ethics, politics, and quality of life in digital societies. Learn more & apply: https://t.co/VZkc5H5HqP

[CI Research and Applications @priva_ci]

We are off! Session #1 CI Theory, Applications, and Case Studies, chaired by @HNissenbaum!!! #CI_sympoisum22 @dlicornelltech

[Digital Life Initiative @ Cornell Tech @dlicornelltech]

If you're at @ubicomp this year, catch this talk by DLI Doctoral Fellow Dan Adler!

[Dan Adler @dadler27]

After 2.5 years of COVID PhD, excited for my first in-person conference presentation #UbiComp2022 (@ubicomp) in Atlanta next Wednesday (10AM ET Healthcare session). Will present our paper on measuring stress using wearables and generative models. (1/2)

https://t.co/Ri9oKJvmGd

[Digital Life Initiative @ Cornell Tech @dlicornelltech]

Registration is still open for the 4th Symposium on Applications of Contextual Integrity! On Sept 22-23, join our diverse community of practice as we discuss new ways to use CI to think about privacy. Learn more and register: https://t.co/EYBZuzZV88

[Digital Life Initiative @ Cornell Tech @dlicornelltech]

Today we're thrilled to welcome @jennykennedy to the DLI as a Visiting Scholar. At @cornell_tech she'll work on how digital inclusion and the ways automation impacts those living in low-income households. Get in touch if you're interested in collaborating! https://t.co/crNzKqHBba

[CI Research and Applications @priva_ci]

📣Registration is now open!

Join us in NYC for a a jam-packed and
diverse program:

https://t.co/EL92DzyThC

[Digital Life Initiative @ Cornell Tech @dlicornelltech]

New from DLI's Thomas Gilbert (@sociotiose) and @natelubin in @techreview: When content moderation alone can't clean up social media, policy frameworks can help tackle the root of the problem. Read more: https://t.co/xuRhyJbji5

[CI Research and Applications @priva_ci]

If you're using Contextual Integrity in your work, we want to hear from you.

Don't forget to register your intent/abstract on June 17!

𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦
All deadlines are AoE

Register an intent/abstract: June 17
Submissions Due: June 24

[deborahestrin @deborahestrin]

✨ Some news ✨ We've hired the inaugural Director for our growing @Cornell_Tech Public Interest Tech (PiTech) Initiative! Please join us in welcoming @malgosiarejniak