Psych of Tech Institute

Our mission is to advance and amplify research on the psychological impact of new technologies to improve the future of humanity.

[Matt Motyl @MattMotyl]

With social media playing such a large part in so many people's lives, my colleagues (@nate_fast, @J_R_Schroeder, & @RaviDataIyer) and I at the @USCMarshall Neely Center launched a study of people's experiences. Today, we released the 1st month of results: https://t.co/UFtVCzcTmw

[Psych of Tech Institute @psych_of_tech]

In our latest Psych of Tech newsletter, managing director @RaviDataIyer argues that we should "regulate value aligned design, not speech."

https://t.co/60H5KXasJE

[CASBS @CASBSStanford]

JUNE 14: Next in CASBS's webcast series Social Science for a World in Crisis

"Building Social Science into the Foundation of AI Practice"

PANEL: @KJ_Hammond, @DanHo1, & Jenn Logg
Moderator: @byjacobward

DETAILS & RSVP: https://t.co/BXarlKZuJs

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To see the dissertation topics of this year's winners, click here: https://t.co/KLcenS3Av1; and you can check out the past winners here: https://t.co/1HARdWTYp3
Lastly, a huge thank you to all who applied; the future of the field is in great hands!

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🏆Congratulations🏆 to the 2022 Psych of Tech Dissertation Award Winners: Nicole Abi-Esber @nicole_ae, Emaad Manzoor @emaadmanzoor, Lisa Walsh @lisawalsh08, & Honorable Mentions: Ian Anderson @aanixel, Hannah Mieczkowski @hnmiecz, and Simona Sciara @SciaraSimona. Amazing work!!!

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Does culture impact which posts have more influence? While media users with US cultural values produce more positive emotion and Japanese users produce more low-arousal emotion, they are influenced more by emotion that violates their cultural values. https://t.co/xqt3UfPtWA.

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Encryption is great for privacy. But in the past, these platforms have enabled the spread of misinformation.

A thought-provoking article covering encryption's role in the Russia-Ukraine information war. https://t.co/OYaB64d9NL

[Psych of Tech Institute @psych_of_tech]

How do machine learning systems operate in society?

Recording of Andrew Smart's presentation on ethical AI in #SPSP Psych of Media & Tech preconference is available online: https://t.co/3mGoosCfQT

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Dissertation awards - this is a friendly reminder that the deadline for the annual psych of tech dissertation award is Feb 7th at 5pm PST. Winners will receive $1,000 and public recognition. If your dissertation is relevant, please apply! https://t.co/Xn4dUWkNvC

[Terri Griffith @terrigriffith]

Dissertation Awards: The Psychology of Technology Institute: 3 dissertation grants of $1,000 each and up to 3 additional honorable mentions. Applications due Jan 31 2022 https://t.co/b3X3FbtRbn @psych_of_tech

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@michalkosinski @lesliekjohn @azimshariff @nate_fast Thanks to all of you for such a great conversation!

[Michal Kosinski @michalkosinski]

Listen to @lesliekjohn, @azimshariff, @nate_fast and me chatting about privacy in the podcast recorded by @psych_of_tech https://t.co/OWRjOeDSTw

[Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan]

The Moral Dilemmas of Autonomous Cars

@JakeOrthwein of @psych_of_tech interviewed @azimshariff, @JFBonnefon & I on the topic.

https://t.co/079GlvHa2e via @YouTube

[Aspen Digital @AspenDigital]

We depend on tech to work, learn, govern. It's ⏰ to reimagine how the digital 🌎🌍🌏 shapes the human experience. So we're bringing together 2⃣4⃣ thought leaders from across perspectives to launch #AspenVirtuallyHuman.

Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/5P5ygxi9TR
Meet the Group ⬇️

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[Isabela Granic @PlayNiceInst]

“We urge transparent and credible collaborations between scientists and technology companies”👏

There Is No Evidence That Associations Between Adolescents’ Digital Technology Engagement and Mental Health Problems Have Increased - Vuorre, Orben, Przybylski https://t.co/IkNUOJMKz7

[William J. Brady @william__brady]

New preprint: How robust is the association between moral emotional language and diffusion in online networks? @jayvanbavel and I replicate our original 2017 findings in a pre-reg direct replication (N=849,266) & meta-analysis (5 labs, 28 studies, N=4.8m) https://t.co/utxG5IEz9O

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An amazing opportunity!! 👇👇

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Deepfake technology has officially become democratized in the form of apps anyone can download on their iPhone.

What are the implications and how will deepfakes change us? @washingtonpost's @geoffreyfowler says we're not ready.

https://t.co/yhDGIFYA7K