Speculative algorithms are the new invisible cage for workers
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by Teresa Iafolla
3M ago
By Hatim Rahman, author of Inside the Invisible Cage: How Algorithms Control Workers It was barely a decade ago that many of us became enamored by the “gig” economy. Booking a room ..read more
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Q&A with Julie Guthman, author of The Problem with Solutions
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by Teresa Iafolla
4M ago
Why has Silicon Valley become the model for addressing today’s myriad social and ecological crises? With this book, Julie Guthman digs into the impoverished solutions for food and agriculture currently emerging from ..read more
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Do You Want AI To Be Used in Your Healthcare?
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by Teresa Iafolla
4M ago
By Charles Binkley, co-author of Encoding Bioethics: AI in Clinical Decision-Making Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being introduced into every sector of the human experience, and healthcare is no exception. AI models were ..read more
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Ethical AI has the potential to revolutionize healthcare
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by Teresa Iafolla
5M ago
By Charles Binkley and Tyler Loftus, co-authors of Encoding Bioethics: AI in Clinical Decision-Making Encoding Bioethics begins where all good healthcare stories begin: in the trenches of patient care. We have many ..read more
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A Critical Yet Hopeful Comic on Pregnancy Privacy
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by Teresa Iafolla
5M ago
By Meg Leta Jones and Amanda Levendowski, co-editors of Feminist Cyberlaw After the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, many feared that America was returning to a time before Roe v ..read more
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The Chilling Truth Behind Silicon Valley’s Surveillance of Immigrants
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by Teresa Iafolla
5M ago
By Melissa Villa-Nicholas, author of Data Borders: How Silicon Valley Is Building an Industry around Immigrants Around 2018, I started to read reports about increasing information technology surveillance at the U.S.-Mexico border ..read more
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by Jolene Torr
6M ago
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Q&A with Benjamin Shestakofsky, author of Behind the Startup
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by Teresa Iafolla
8M ago
In recent years, dreams about our technological future have soured as digital platforms have undermined privacy, eroded labor rights, and weakened democratic discourse. In light of the negative consequences of innovation, some ..read more
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How Online Black Resistance Efforts Outlive Political Clickbait
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by Teresa Iafolla
8M ago
By Raven Simone Maragh-Lloyd, author of Black Networked Resistance: Strategic Rearticulations in the Digital Age For my sanity, I’ve mostly avoided politics this 2024 season. Yet somehow, I found myself glued to ..read more
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Moving in Silence and the Business of Being “Anti-Social Media”
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by Teresa Iafolla
8M ago
By Francesca Sobande, author of Big Brands Are Watching You: Marketing Social Justice and Digital Culture Life can be loud. Many expressions point to different perceptions of online noise and the sounds ..read more
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