Debates about the societal influence of data and automation cannot meaningfully happen without an evidence base, drawn from empirical research, that challenges the hype and fear surrounding sociotechnical systems. At Data & Society, we pursue frame-breaking research questions informed by the realities of those who may be adversely affected by the integration and implementation of these technologies.
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Featured Reports
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Keywords of the Datafied State
Jenna Burrell, Ranjit Singh, Patrick Davison, et al.
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Blooming in Muddy Waters: DEI at AI Ethics Conferences
Emnet TafesseMeg YoungJacob MetcalfRanjit Singh
Primer
A Primer on AI in/from the Majority World
Sareeta AmruteRanjit SinghRigoberto Lara Guzmán
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Electronic Visit Verification: the Weight of Surveillance and the Fracturing ...
Alexandra Mateescu
Our Approach to Research
Fellowship Highlights
Capstone Conversations: 2022-23 Race & Technology Fellows
Lindsey Cameron, Christina Harrington, Sareeta Amrute
In Fellowship: Capstone Conversation
Chaz Arnett, Tamara K. Nopper, Tiara Roxanne, Murali Shanmugavelan, Sareeta Amrute
Race, Surveillance, Resistance
Tamara K. Nopper, Alyx Goodwin, Raúl Carrillo, Chaz Arnett
Black Lives Monitored
Chaz Arnett
Latest Academic Articles
Participatory versus Scale: Tensions in the Practical Demands on Participatory AI
Read in First Monday
Introduction for the special issue of “Ideologies of AI and the consolidation of power”: Naming power
Read in First Monday
Intermediaries as Infrastructure: Interrogating the Phatic Labor of State-Building
Read in Journal of Sociology
'Scaling Up Mischief: Red-Teaming AI and Distributing Governance
Read in Harvard Data Science Review
The Curious Case of Tweeting an Aadhaar Number: Trust/Mistrust in Security Practices of Public Data Infrastructures
Read in the Journal of Cultural Economy
Taking Algorithms to Courts: A Relational Approach to Algorithmic Accountability
Read on ACM
Networked Platform Governance: The Construction of the Democratic Platform
Read in the International Journal of Communication
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Work on Mis/Disinformation
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Council for Big Data, Ethics, and Society
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Data and Equity in School Choice
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Digital Privacy & Data Literacy
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Education & Data
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Human Rights & Data
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Human Rights, Data, and Migration
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Mapping Inequalities Across the On-Demand Economy
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Privacy & Data
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Socio-technical Security
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Understanding Privacy as a Means of Economic Redistribution
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Cities of Data
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Data & Fairness
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Reframing Privacy
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Supporting Ethics in Data Research
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Survey Research into the Privacy and Security Experiences of Low-SES Populations
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What Lenders See
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Cyberstalking and Digital Domestic Abuse
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Enabling Connected Learning
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Empowering the next generation of civic leaders
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Intelligence and Autonomy
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Ethics in “Big Data” Research
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Network Geography 101
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Privacy
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Algorithms and Publics
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Data, Human Rights & Human Security
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Understanding and Evaluating Health Technologies for Patients with Chronic Multiple Conditions
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Data Science Reasoning
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Tech Translation
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Fairness in Precision Medicine
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Disinformation Action Lab